Leishmanicidal Effect of Curcumin in Vitro

Tatsuo Koide; Mitsuhiko Nose; Yuiko Ogihara; Yoshisada Yabu; Nobuo Ohta

doi:10.1248/bpb.25.131

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Leishmanicidal Effect of Curcumin in Vitro

Tatsuo Koide, Mitsuhiko Nose, Yuiko Ogihara, Yoshisada Yabu, Nobuo Ohta

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Keywords: curcumin, leishmanicidal effect, Leishmania major

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2002 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 131-133

DOI https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.25.131

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Abstract

From a study to find anti-parasitic agents from natural resources, we found that curcumin showed the cytotoxicity against leishmania in vitro. The LD₅₀ value of this activity was 37.6±3.5 µM.

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