Toxicity assessment of synthetic chalcones with antileishmanial potential in BALB/c mice.
Karina CancinoInes Castro DionicioCarlos YauriValérie JullianJorge ArévaloMichel SauvainVanessa AdauiDenis CastilloPublished in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica (2021)
The LD50 for all three chalcones was greater than 550 mg/kg of body weight. Chalcones 40 and 42 were found to be relatively non-toxic. Both can be considered safe for intraperitoneal application in BALB/c mice and, consequently, are potential candidates for use in the treatment of leishmaniasis.