Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Aguiar DP

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• Research Article
  In Vitro Antischistosomal Activity and Cytotoxicity of 5-Methoxylated Flavones fom Vochysia divergens, a Flood-Adapted Species from Brazilian Pantanal
  Author(s): Pimenta LP, Kellner Filho LC, Liotti RG, Soares MA, Aguiar DP, Magalhães LG, Oliveira PF, Tavares DC, Andrade Silva ML, Cunha WR, Pauletti PM and Januario AHPimenta LP, Kellner Filho LC, Liotti RG, Soares MA, Aguiar DP, Magalhães LG, Oliveira PF, Tavares DC, Andrade Silva ML, Cunha WR, Pauletti PM and Januario AH
  
  Background: Vochysia divergens is native to the Amazon Basin and considered an invasive species in the Brazilian Pantanal. In this work, the ethanolic extract of V. divergens leaves was chemically investigated and evaluated in vitro against Schistosoma mansoni adult worms together with the isolated compounds. Methods: The samples were available at concentrations of 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 μM. The parasites were kept for 4 days and monitored every 24 h to evaluate their viability and motor activity comparing with the positive control praziquantel. The cell viability of isolated flavones as determined by XTT assays in V79 cells. Results: The flavones 3′,5-dimethoxy luteolin-7-O-β-glucopyranoside, 5-methoxy luteolin and 3′,5-dimethoxy luteolin were isolated from V. divergens. Flavone 5-methoxy luteolin caused the death of 2.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1052.1000182

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