[PDF][PDF] Acanthamoeba

NA Khan - Biology and pathogenesis, 2009 - caister.com
1. A host for viruses 2. A host for yeast 3. A host for protists 4. Acanthamoeba and bacteria
interactions 5. Is Acanthamoebaan evolutionary ancestor of macrophages? 6 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the current research trends in the application of medicinal plants as a source for novel therapeutic agents against Acanthamoeba infections

M Niyyati, S Dodangeh… - Iranian journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a sight-threating infection of the cornea that mostly affects
contact lens wearers. Until now, AK treatment remains very difficult due to the existence of a …

Programmed cell death in Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff induced by several molecules present in olive leaf extracts

I Sifaoui, A Lopez-Arencibia, CM Martín-Navarro… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Therapy against Acanthamoeba infections such as Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis
(GAE) and Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK), remains as an issue to be solved due to the …

Synergistic antileishmanial activity of erythrodiol, uvaol, and oleanolic acid isolated from olive leaves of cv. Chemlali

O Lafi, R Essid, L Lachaud, C Jimenez, J Rodríguez… - 3 Biotech, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the antileishmanial activity of biomolecules obtained from Olea
europaea L. leaves and twigs recovered from eight Tunisian cultivars. The extraction was …

In vitro activity of Camellia sinensis (green tea) against trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii

LB Fakae, CW Stevenson, XQ Zhu… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of Camellia sinensis (green tea) on the growth of Acanthamoeba castellanii
trophozoites was examined using a microplate based-Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. C …

Amebicidal activity of the essential oils of Lippia spp. (Verbenaceae) against Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

IGA Santos, R Scher, MB Rott, LR Menezes… - Parasitology …, 2016 - Springer
Amoebic keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis are caused by some strains of
free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba. In the case of keratitis, one of the greatest …

Voriconazole as a first-line treatment against potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains from Peru

AM Cabello-Vílchez, CM Martín-Navarro… - Parasitology …, 2014 - Springer
Pathogenic strains of Acanthamoeba genus are the causative agents of fatal granulomatous
amoebic encephalitis and a serious sight-threatening infection of the eye known as …

Amoebicidal and Amoebistatic Effects of Artemisia argyi Methanolic Extracts on Acanthamoeba castellanii Trophozoites and Cysts

O Kolören, Z Kolören, ZA Şekeroğlu, M Çolayvaz… - Acta Parasitologica, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The present study aimed to investigate the amoebicidal and amoebistatic efects of
Artemisia argyi leaf methanolic extract by testing the effects on trophozoites and on cysts …

Anti-Acanthamoeba activity of Tunisian Thymus capitatus essential oil and organic extracts

S Saoudi, I Sifaoui, N Chammem, M Reyes-Batlle… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Acanthamoeba species are free-living amoebae widely distributed in the environment and
which cause serious human infections. The treatment of Acanthamoeba infections is always …

Caffeic Acid Phosphanium Derivatives: Potential Selective Antitumor, Antimicrobial and Antiprotozoal Agents

M Lukáč, L Slobodníková, M Mrva, A Dušeková… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Caffeic acid (CA) is one of the most abundant natural compounds present in plants and has
a broad spectrum of beneficial pharmacological activities. However, in some cases …