Immunological Modulation and Control of Parasitaemia by Ayahuasca Compounds: Therapeutic Potential for Chagas's Disease

Autor:	Albert Katchborian‐Neto, Mário Ferreira Conceição Santos, Diego Fernandes Vilas‐Boas, Elda Gonçalves dos Santos, Márcia Paranho Veloso, Paula Carolina Pires Bueno, Ivo Santana Caldas, Marisi Gomes Soares, Danielle Ferreira Dias, Daniela Aparecida Chagas‐Paula
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Plant Extracts Banisteriopsis Bioengineering General Chemistry General Medicine Biochemistry Tryptamines Molecular Docking Simulation Harmine Alkaloids N N-Dimethyltryptamine Immunoglobulin G Hallucinogens Molecular Medicine Humans Chagas Disease Molecular Biology Carbolines
Zdroj:	Chemistrybiodiversity. 19(10)
ISSN:	1612-1880
Popis:	Ayahuasca is a psychoactive and psychedelic decoct composed mainly of Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis plant species. The beverage is rich in alkaloids and it is ritualistically used by several indigenous communities of South America as a natural medicine. There are also reports in the literature indicating the prophylaxis potential of Ayahuasca alkaloids against internal parasites. In the present study, Ayahuasca exhibited moderate in vitro activity against Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes (IC
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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