Evaluation of in vitro anti-leishmanial activities of curcumin and its derivatives ''gallium curcumin, indium curcumin and diacetylecurcumin''

摘要

Background: Leishmania species are intracellular parasitic hemoflagellates that infect macrophages of the skin and viscera to produce diseases in their vertebrates’ hosts. Curcumin is the active ingredient in the herbal remedy and dietary spice turmeric (curcuma longa linn). Curcumin was identified to be responsible for most of the biological effects of turmeric.