Essential oil of the plants growing in the Brazilian Amazon: Chemical composition, antioxidants, and biological applications

OO Ferreira, JN Cruz, ÂAB de Moraes… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Essential oils are biosynthesized in the secondary metabolism of plants, and in their
chemical composition, they can be identified different classes of compounds with potential …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived compounds in treatment of leishmaniasis

A Oryan - Iranian journal of veterinary research, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leishmaniasis is a neglected public health problem caused by the protozoan species
belonging to the genus Leishmania affecting mostly the poor populations of develo** …

Legionella pneumophila: The Paradox of a Highly Sensitive Opportunistic Waterborne Pathogen Able to Persist in the Environment

JM Berjeaud, S Chevalier, M Schlusselhuber… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Legionella pneumophila, the major causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is found in
freshwater environments in close association with free-living amoebae and multispecies …

Medicinal plants from the Brazilian Amazonian region and their antileishmanial activity: a review

BJM Da Silva, AAP Hage, EO Silva… - Journal of Integrative …, 2018 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis, a neglected disease caused by Leishmania protozoans, primarily affects
people in tropical and subtropical areas. Chemotherapy based on the use of pentavalent …

The potential of traditional knowledge to develop effective medicines for the treatment of leishmaniasis

LFD Passero, ES Brunelli, T Sauini… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects people living in tropical and
subtropical areas of the world. There are few therapeutic options for treating this infectious …

Natural products derived steroids as potential anti-leishmanial agents; disease prevalence, underlying mechanisms and future perspectives

MA Elawad, MEM Elkhalifa, AAE Hamdoon, LHM Salim… - Steroids, 2023 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infection caused by protozoan parasites from the genus
leishmania and is among the most neglected tropical diseases. It is highly prevalent …

Active essential oils and their components in use against neglected diseases and arboviruses

EC Luna, IS Luna, L Scotti… - Oxidative medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The term neglected diseases refers to a group of infections caused by various classes of
pathogens, including protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and helminths, most often affecting …

The leishmanicidal activity of essential oils: A systematic review

SN Ghadimi, N Sharifi… - Journal of Herbmed …, 2020 - herbmedpharmacol.com
Leishmaniasis is the neglected disease among parasitic diseases with an increasing rate of
infections. Recently, numerous studies have been conducted on the leishmanicidal …

Linalool, derived from Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl leaf extracts, possesses molluscicidal activity against Oncomelania hupensis and inhibits infection of …

F Yang, E Long, J Wen, L Cao, C Zhu, H Hu, Y Ruan… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Schistosomiasis japonicum remains a considerable economic and public
health concern in China, the Philippines and Indonesia. Currently available measures to …

[HTML][HTML] Vernonia brasiliana (L.) Druce induces ultrastructural changes and apoptosis-like death of Leishmania infantum promastigotes

R Mondêgo-Oliveira, JC de Sá Sousa… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to evaluate the antileishmanial effect, the mechanisms of action
and the association with miltefosine of Vernonia brasiliana essential oil against Leishmania …