In vitro activity of the clinical pulmonary surfactant Surfacen® against Leishmania amazonensis

Surfacen® is an exogenous natural lung surfactant, composed by phospholipids and hydrophobic proteins, which is applied successfully in Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In this paper, in vitro activity of Surfacen® against Leishmania amazonensis is described. The product showed activity against the amastigote form found in peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice, with an IC50 value of 17.9 ± 3.0 µg/mL; while no toxic effect on host cell was observed up to 200 µg/mL. This is the first report about the antileishmanial activity of Surfacen®.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 53(2011), 4 vom: 07. Juli, Seite 235-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Blanco, Odalys [VerfasserIn]
Lugones, Yuliannis [VerfasserIn]
Díaz, Elaine [VerfasserIn]
Monzote, Lianet [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antiprotozoal Agents
Journal Article
Phospholipids
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins
Pulmonary Surfactants
Surfacen

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.02.2012

Date Revised 08.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM211451142