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amsacrine and Leishmaniasis

amsacrine has been researched along with Leishmaniasis in 1 studies

Amsacrine: An aminoacridine derivative that intercalates into DNA and is used as an antineoplastic agent.
amsacrine : A sulfonamide that is N-phenylmethanesulfonamide substituted by a methoxy group at position 3 and an acridin-9-ylamino group at position 4. It exhibits antineoplastic activity.

Leishmaniasis: A disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus LEISHMANIA. There are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (Old and New World) (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), mucocutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS), and visceral (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL).

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Several drugs are available for treating leishmaniasis."2.44Anticancer compounds as leishmanicidal drugs: challenges in chemotherapy and future perspectives. ( Alonso, C; Castilla, J; Fuertes, MA; Nguewa, PA; Pérez, JM, 2008)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fuertes, MA1
Nguewa, PA1
Castilla, J1
Alonso, C1
Pérez, JM1

Reviews

1 review available for amsacrine and Leishmaniasis

ArticleYear
Anticancer compounds as leishmanicidal drugs: challenges in chemotherapy and future perspectives.
    Current medicinal chemistry, 2008, Volume: 15, Issue:5

    Topics: Amsacrine; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Antiprotozoal Agents; Apoptosis; Humans; Leishmania; Leis

2008