Cationic Peptides Harboring Antibiotic Capacity are Selective for Leishmania panamensis and Leishmania major

The fairly recent appearance of Leishmania resistance to currently-used therapy has led to the search for new therapeutic strategies. This work was thus aimed at evaluating the in vitro effect of 18 cationic synthetic antimicrobial peptides for antileishmanial and cytotoxic and haemolytic activity....

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Autores Principales: Lozano, José Manuel, Cuadrdo, Bernarda Soraya, Delgado, Gabriela, Patarroyo, Manuel-Elkin
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/21775
https://doi.org/10.4172/1948-5948.1000122