The Potential of Traditional Knowledge to Develop Effective Medicines for the Treatment of Leishmaniasis

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dc.contributor.authorPassero, Luiz Felipe D. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBrunelli, Erika dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorSauini, Thamara
dc.contributor.authorAmorim Pavani, Thais Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorJesus, Jéssica Adriana
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Eliana
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:41:06Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:41:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-08
dc.description.abstractLeishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects people living in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. There are few therapeutic options for treating this infectious disease, and available drugs induce severe side effects in patients. Different communities have limited access to hospital facilities, as well as classical treatment of leishmaniasis; therefore, they use local natural products as alternative medicines to treat this infectious disease. The present work performed a bibliographic survey worldwide to record plants used by traditional communities to treat leishmaniasis, as well as the uses and peculiarities associated with each plant, which can guide future studies regarding the characterization of new drugs to treat leishmaniasis. A bibliographic survey performed in the PubMed and Scopus databases retrieved 294 articles related to traditional knowledge, medicinal plants and leishmaniasis; however, only 20 were selected based on the traditional use of plants to treat leishmaniasis. Considering such studies, 378 quotes referring to 292 plants (216 species and 76 genera) that have been used to treat leishmaniasis were recorded, which could be grouped into 89 different families. A broad discussion has been presented regarding the most frequent families, including Fabaceae (27 quotes), Araceae (23), Solanaceae and Asteraceae (22 each). Among the available data in the 378 quotes, it was observed that the parts of the plants most frequently used in local medicine were leaves (42.3% of recipes), applied topically (74.6%) and fresh poultices (17.2%). The contribution of Latin America to studies enrolling ethnopharmacological indications to treat leishmaniasis was evident. Of the 292 plants registered, 79 were tested against Leishmania sp. Future studies on leishmanicidal activity could be guided by the 292 plants presented in this study, mainly the five species Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae), Cedrela odorata L. (Meliaceae), Copaifera paupera (Herzog) Dwyer (Fabaceae), Musa × paradisiaca L. (Musaceae), and Nicotiana tabacum L. (Solanaceae), since they are the most frequently cited in articles and by traditional communities.en
dc.description.affiliationInstitute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationInstitute for Advanced Studies of Ocean São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationCenter for Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies (CEE) Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.description.affiliationChemical and Pharmaceutical Research Group (GPQFfesp) Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute of Environmental Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Patologia de Moléstias Infecciosas (LIM50) Departamento de Patologia Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespInstitute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespInstitute for Advanced Studies of Ocean São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.690432
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Pharmacology, v. 12.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fphar.2021.690432
dc.identifier.issn1663-9812
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85109040680
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/221890
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Pharmacology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectethnopharmacology
dc.subjectleishmaniasis
dc.subjectmedicinal plants
dc.subjectnatural drugs
dc.subjectneglected disease
dc.subjecttraditional knowledge
dc.titleThe Potential of Traditional Knowledge to Develop Effective Medicines for the Treatment of Leishmaniasisen
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