The photodynamic effects of protoporphyrin IX, protoporphyrin IX dimethyl, ester or metallated, protoporphyrin IX on Leishmania tarentolae in culture

Leishmania are parasites that cause leishmaniasis for which there are currently few treatments. Protoporphyrin IX (PIX), PIX-ester, PIX-Zn, and PIX-Sn were used at various concentrations to test their ability to inhibit growth of axenic Leishmania tarentolae. The compounds (in dimethyl sulfoxide, DM...

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Autores:

Taylor Orozco, Viviana Milena
Vélez Bernal, Iván Darío
Robledo Restrepo, Sara María
Nguyen, Victoria H.
Droege, Kristin D.
Beio, Matthew L.
Carcu, Ancuta
Hooker, Jaqueline D.
McMahon, Conor
Cedeño, David L.
Jones, Marjorie A.

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2012

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/47254

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/47254

Palabra clave:

iones metálicos
Metal ions
Leishmania
Porfirinas
Porphyrins
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084061
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007891
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011166
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