Dual antileishmanial and immunoregulatory activities of synthetic chalcones against Leishmania braziliensis.
Leishmaniasis remains a neglected tropical disease with limited therapeutic options and significant drug toxicity. In this study, two synthetic chalcones, (E)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (FER42) and (E)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (FER45), wer...