Brazilian Propolis Antileishmanial and Immunomodulatory Effects
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Brazilian Propolis Antileishmanial and Immunomodulatory Effects
The antileishmanial and immunomodulatory effects of propolis collected in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil, were evaluated in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis experimental infection. The antileishmanial effect of propolis on promastigote forms was verified by reducing growth and by promoting morphologic alterations observed by scanning electron microscopy. In in vitro immunomodulatory assays,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1155/2013/673058