X Li, R Sun, R Liu - Pharmacological Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Liver diseases related complications represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, creating a substantial economic burden. Oxidative stress, excessive …
Diseases caused by insect borne trypanosomatid parasites are significant, yet remain a neglected public health problem. Leishmania, a unicellular protozoan parasite is the …
Leishmaniasis is a group of disease caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite of the genus Leishmania. Infection by different species of Leishmania results in various host …
S Kar, S Palit, WB Ball, PK Das - Apoptosis, 2012 - Springer
This study investigates the efficacy of carnosic acid (CA), a polyphenolic diterpene, isolated from the plant rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis), on androgen-independent human …
Parasitic infections are among the leading global public health problems with very high economic and mortality burdens. Unfortunately, the available treatment drugs are beset with …
G Sharma, S Kar, S Palit, PK Das - Journal of cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Triterpenes found in plants display a multitude of biological activities, including anti‐tumor properties. The present study investigates the effect of 18β‐glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) a …
Objectives The aim of the present study was to characterize glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and assess its immunomodulatory potential in a model of experimental visceral leishmaniasis …
Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. Depending on …
D Soulat, C Bogdan - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The kinetoplastid protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania are the causative agents of different clinical forms of leishmaniasis, a vector-borne infectious disease with …