Antiparasitic Activity of <i>Plumbago auriculata</i> Extracts and Its Naphthoquinone Plumbagin against <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>

• Main Authors: Raiza Brandão Peres (Author), Marcos Meuser Batista (Author), Ana Luíza Rangel Bérenger (Author), Flávia da Cunha Camillo (Author), Maria Raquel Figueiredo (Author), Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease (CD) caused by the protozoan <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> affects more than six million people worldwide. Treatment is restricted to benznidazole (Bz) and nifurtimox (Nf) that display low activity in the later chronic stage besides triggering toxic events that result in treatm...