Plants with anti‑Leishmania activity: Integrative review from 2000 to 2011
Ana Maria G. Brito1★, Derivaldo dos Santos1, Sheyla A. Rodrigues1, Renan G. Brito2, Lauro Xavier-Filho1★ Corresponding author
- 1Institute of Technology and Research, Department of Biomedicine, Tiradentes University, Aracaju‑SE, BRAZIL.
- 2Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão‑SE, BRAZIL.
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Ana Maria G. Brito
Institute of Technology and Research, Department of Biomedicine, Tiradentes University, Aracaju‑SE, BRAZIL.
Received: 04-10-2012; Revised: 29-12-2012; Accepted: 06-05-2013.
Volume 7, Issue 13 · pp. 34–41 · PUBLISHED 1 June 2013 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112840
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The search for more effective new drugs to treat Leishmaniasis is undoubtedly relevant. Our objective in this study was to investigate research publications addressing plants with anti‑Leishmaniasis activity. An integrative review of the literature from 2000 to 2011 was carried out in the databases such as Latin‑American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). In the initial search, 150 articles were found, with 25 based in LILACS, 68 in SciELO, and 46 in MEDLINE. From these data, after reading the abstracts that were available online, we excluded 12 from LILACS, 39 from SciELO, and 28 from MEDLINE for presenting article duplications. This left 61 articles to be read; however, only 18 of them answered the research questions and determined the final sample of this review. The results showed that research involving the search for new drugs against Leishmaniasis should be intensified, especially for the amastigote form, and studies with in vivo tests could become a great strategy for successfully finding new treatments for Leishmaniasis. It is believed that it is extremely important and urgent to conduct more trials in search of new effective drugs against Leishmaniasis that possess minimal adverse effects and that are easily accessible to the public.
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Brito, A. M. G., Santos, D. D., Rodrigues, S. A., Brito, R. G., & Xavier-Filho, L. (2013). Plants with anti‑Leishmania activity: Integrative review from 2000 to 2011. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 7(13), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.112840