Natural Products That Target the Arginase in Leishmania Parasites Hold Therapeutic Promise

NS Carter, BD Stamper, F Elbarbry, V Nguyen, S Lopez… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a variety of devastating and often fatal diseases in
humans worldwide. Because a vaccine is not available and the currently small number of …

In vitro and in vivo therapeutic potentials of 6-gingerol in combination with amphotericin B for treatment of Leishmania major infection: Powerful synergistic and …

A Keyhani, I Sharifi, E Salarkia, A Khosravi… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing conventional drugs for leishmaniasis treatment are insufficient. The present
study aimed to assess 6-gingerol alone and in combination with amphotericin B on …

Assessment of the antileishmanial activity of diallyl sulfide combined with meglumine antimoniate on Leishmania major: Molecular docking, in vitro, and animal …

F Zarrinkar, I Sharifi, E Salarkia, A Keyhani, Z Babaei… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Currently, no safe vaccine against leishmaniasis is available. So far, different control
strategies against numerous reservoir hosts and biological vectors have not been …

Antileishmanial potentials of azacitidine and along with meglumine antimoniate on Leishmania major: In silico prediction and in vitro analysis

A Derakhshani, I Sharifi, E Salarkia, A Keyhani… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to investigate the in vitro and in silico antileishmanial activity of azacitidine
(AZA) on Leishmania major promastigotes and amastigotes. The in silico method was used …

HAS 1: A natural product from soil-isolated Streptomyces species with potent activity against cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica

B Awada, M Hamie, R El Hajj, G Derbaj… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease, classified by the World
Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most unrestrained diseases. The Syrian war and …

The potential effect of silver nanoparticles synthesized with Coffea arabica green seeds on Leishmania major proliferation, cytotoxicity activity, and cytokines …

F Sharifi, N Mohamadi, R Tavakoli Oliaee… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2023 - Springer
The goal of this study was to analyze the antileishmanial and antibacterial activity of Coffea
arabica green seed biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (C. arabica AgNPs), as well as …

In silico and experimental potentials of 6-shogaol and meglumine antimoniate on Leishmania major: multiple synergistic combinations through modulation of …

S Shahsavari, I Sharifi, E Salarkia, A Keyhani… - Immunologic …, 2024 - Springer
Conventional therapeutic agents are no longer adequate against leishmaniasis. This
complex condition continues to have a high mortality rate and public health impact. The …

Leishmanicidal potentials of Gossypium hirsutum extract and its fractions on Leishmania major in a murine model: parasite burden, gene expression, and …

F Sharifi, F Sharififar, M Pournamdari… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical and subtropical disease caused by over
20 protozoan species. Hypothesis. Treatment of this complex disease with traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-leishmanial activity of Avicennia marina (Avicenniaceae family) leaves hydroalcoholic extract and its possible cellular mechanisms

Z Rashno, I Sharifi, RT Oliaee, S Tajbakhsh… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural products are the main source of potent antioxidants and anti-leishmanial agents.
This study was aimed to evaluate Avicennia marina (Avicenniaceae family) extract inhibitory …

In silico and in vitro potentials of crocin and amphotericin B on Leishmania major: Multiple synergistic mechanisms of actions

E Salarkia, I Sharifi, A Keyhani, R Tavakoli Oliaee… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A significant barrier to optimal antileishmanial treatment is low efficacy and the emergence
of drug resistance. Multiple approaches were used to monitor and assess crocin (a central …