Toxicity, Antibacterial, and Phytochemical Analyses of Pierre Extracts.

Medicinal plants are traditionally used in Gabon to treat several types of illnesses. The study's purpose was to determine the toxic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory effects of Pierre extracts and to characterize their phytochemical compounds. Toxicity was evaluated on frog tadpoles ( Hallowell).

The Human Filaria : Update on Diagnostics and Immune Response.

loiasis was considered an anecdotal disease 30 years ago. Its spread in Equatorial Africa and the side effects associated with mass drug administration programs against filariasis in co-endemic areas have drawn the attention of the international research community. Progress in research conducted to date has provided insight into the immunobiology of this parasite.

In vitro activities of plant extracts on human Loa loa isolates and cytotoxicity for eukaryotic cells.

Loa loa, a filarial worm, can cause fatal encephalitis in humans. In an attempt to find alternatives to the standard treatments (ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine citrate), we tested 12 methanolic extracts of nine traditional plant remedies. The extracts (100-0.

Antiproliferative effect of alcoholic extracts of some Gabonese medicinal plants on human colonic cancer cells.

Extracts from Piptadeniastrum africanum Brenan (Mimosaceae), Petersianthus macrocarpus (Breauv) L. (Lecydaceae), Cissus debilis Planch (Vitaceae) and Dieffenbachia seguine Jacq. (Araceae) were tested in vitro for their antiproliferative activity on human colon cancer cell line (CaCo-2).