Antifungal and cytotoxicity activities of Banisteriopsis argyrophylla leaves.

Daiane M OliveiraTomás F R SilvaMário M MartinsSérgio A L de MoraisRoberto ChangFrancisco J T de AquinoClaudio V da SilvaThaise L TeixeiraCarlos H G MartinsThaís S MoraesLuís C S CunhaMarcos PivattoAlberto de Oliveira

Published in: The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology (2018)

The EtOH extract, fractions and the isolated (-)-catechin showed lower toxicity to Vero cells than cisplatin, used as a positive control. Thus, the leaves of B. argyrophylla are a promising source of antifungal agents.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
induced apoptosis
oxidative stress
cell cycle arrest
essential oil
signaling pathway
cell death