Research Article

Platonia insignis Mart., a Brazilian Amazonian Plant: The Stem Barks Extract and Its Main Constituent Lupeol Exert Antileishmanial Effects Involving Macrophages Activation

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The influence of EtOH- Ext (a), Hexanic fraction (b), and Lupeol (c) on the lysosomal volume in macrophages. Murine peritoneal macrophages were incubated for 48 h after treatment. Lysosomal volume was analyzed spectrophotometrically by the increase in neutral red (NR) uptake following solubilization with the extraction solution. Data are presented as mean ± SEM of three experiments carried out in triplicate. versus control; versus control; versus control.
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