Data on (+)-usnic acid: A new application to treat toxoplasmosis
Kaiwei Si,
Linlin Wei,
Xiaozhuo Yu,
Feng Wu,
Xiaoqi Li,
Chen Li,
Yanbin Cheng
Affiliations
Kaiwei Si
Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, PR China
Linlin Wei
Core Research Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi’an 710004, PR China
Xiaozhuo Yu
Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, PR China
Feng Wu
Center of Teaching Experiment for Postgraduate in Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, PR China
Xiaoqi Li
Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, PR China
Chen Li
Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, PR China
Yanbin Cheng
Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710061, PR China; Corresponding author.
Toxoplasma gondii pathogen is a threat to human health that results in economic burden. Unfortunately, there are very few high-efficiency and low-toxicity drugs for toxoplasmosis in the clinic. (+)-Usnic acid derived from lichen species has been reported to have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-parasitology, and even anti-cancer activities. In associated with the published article “Effects of (+)-Usnic Acid and (+)-Usnic Acid–Liposome on Toxoplasma gondii” [1], this dataset article provided the detailed information of experimental designing, methods, features as well as the raw data of (+)-usnic acid and (+)-usnic acid–liposome on toxoplasma in vivo and vitro. (+)-Usnic acid may be a potential agent for treating toxoplasmosis. Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, Tachyzoite, (+)-Usnic acid, (+)-Usnic acidliposome, Liposome
