Title:	Effectiveness of miltefosine-pentoxifylline compared to miltefosine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in C57Bl / 6 mice
Authors:	Santarem, Ana Angélica Amorim Greggianin, Gabriel Frizon Debastiani, Rafaela Garcia Ribeiro, Jefferson Bruno Pereira Polli, Démerson André Sampaio, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro
Assunto::	Leishmaniose cutânea Pentoxifilina Miltefosina
Issue Date:	Aug-2014
Publisher:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
Citation:	SANTAREM, Ana Angélica Amorim et al. Effectiveness of miltefosine-pentoxifylline compared to miltefosine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in C57Bl / 6 mice. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 47, n. 4, p. 517-520, jul./ago. 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0202-2013. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000400517&lng=en&tlng=en. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2020.
Abstract:	Introduction The treatment of leishmaniasis ischallenging, given the difficulties in drug administration and resistance. Therefore, we chose to test the efficacy of miltefosine combined with pentoxifylline. Methods Twenty-seven isogenic C57Bl/6 mice were infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, and equally divided into three groups: miltefosine (200mg/kg/day), miltefosine (200mg/kg/day) with pentoxifylline (8mg/kg/day), and untreated. Response to treatment was evaluated using paw diameter and parasitological criteria. Results The number of viable Leishmania reduced significantly within the miltefosine-pentoxifylline group (p < 0.05). Conclusions There is hope that a viable treatment exists for Leishmania infection.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade de Medicina (FMD)
Licença::	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - (CC BY-NC) - This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fonte: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000400517&lng=en&tln g=en. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2020.
DOI:	https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0202-2013
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