Violacein extracted from Chromobacterium violaceum inhibits Plasmodium growth in vitro and in vivo.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 53(5): 2149-52, 2009 May.
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ABSTRACT
Violacein is a violet pigment extracted from the gram-negative bacterium Chromobacterium violaceum. It presents bactericidal, tumoricidal, trypanocidal, and antileishmanial activities. We show that micromolar concentrations efficiently killed chloroquine-sensitive and -resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains in vitro; inhibited parasitemia in vivo, even after parasite establishment; and protected Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi-infected mice from a lethal challenge.
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Assunto principal:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Chromobacterium
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Plasmodium chabaudi
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Indóis
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Antimaláricos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil