Essential oils from Syzygium aromaticum and Zingiber officinale, administered alone or in combination with benznidazole, reduce the parasite load in mice orally inoculated with Trypanosoma cruzi II

• Main Authors: Marcella Paula Mansano Sarto (Author), Hevillyn Fernanda Lucas da Silva (Author), Nilma de Souza Fernandes (Author), Ana Paula de Abreu (Author), Gerson Zanusso Junior (Author), Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease (CD) or American trypanosomiasis, an important public health problem in Latin America. Benznidazole (BZ), a drug available for its treatment, has limited efficacy and significant side effects. Essential oils (EOs) have...