MORPHO-MOLECULAR MECHANISMS STUDY OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AND CURCUMIN LARVICIDE ACTION ON WILD MOSQUITOES LARVAE OF GENUS Aedes
B. Araujo, E. Silva, L. Rosa, N. Inada, I. Iermak, R. Romano, N. Mezzacappo, F. Melo, F. Silva, R. Silva, M. Galantini, E. Silveira, M. Garbuio, M. Rocha
This study evaluates the larvicidal effect of photodynamic therapy using curcumin and blue LED light on Aedes mosquito larvae and examines curcumin internalization via confocal microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.
bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2020 · PreprintBioengineering