2013
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-05722013000400016
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In vitro effect of Acanthospermum australe (Asteraceae) extracts on Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

Abstract: ABSTRACT:Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoan widely distributed in the environment, occurring in vegetative trophozoite and resistance cyst stages during its life cycle. It constitutes an etiological agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a disease that may cause severe ocular inflammation and blindness. New drugs can be developed from molecules found in plants and thus help in its difficult treatment. Acanthospermum australe (Asteraceae), a plant used in folk medicine, had its effect tested on Acanthamoeba poly… Show more

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“…Examples are bacteriocinlike compounds, (63) alpha-helical and beta-hairpin antimicrobial peptides, (64) S-nitrosothiols, (65) silver nanoparticles, (66) plant extract, or essential oils directly assayed. (67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73) Two studies have explored alternatives such as photodynamic therapy by using riboflavin and curcuminoids as photosensitisers for treating Acanthamoeba keratitis. (74,75) The effectiveness of contact lens multipurpose solutions against Acanthamoeba, a topic debated by the FLA community, (76) has been also investigated in Brazil, (77,78) including the suggestion of imidazolium salt, an antiamoebic substance, as a suitable option for lens storage.…”
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“…Examples are bacteriocinlike compounds, (63) alpha-helical and beta-hairpin antimicrobial peptides, (64) S-nitrosothiols, (65) silver nanoparticles, (66) plant extract, or essential oils directly assayed. (67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73) Two studies have explored alternatives such as photodynamic therapy by using riboflavin and curcuminoids as photosensitisers for treating Acanthamoeba keratitis. (74,75) The effectiveness of contact lens multipurpose solutions against Acanthamoeba, a topic debated by the FLA community, (76) has been also investigated in Brazil, (77,78) including the suggestion of imidazolium salt, an antiamoebic substance, as a suitable option for lens storage.…”
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