Table 1 Parameters for evaluating amastigote susceptibility to larval-derived products
Parameter | Abbreviation | Equation |
|---|---|---|
Infection percentage | I % | (# Infected cells/100 randomly chosen cells) × 100 |
Decreased in infection percentage | DI % | [(%I no treatment − %I treatment)/%I no treatment] × 100 |
Viability of amastigote percentage | V % | (# amastigote treatment/# amastigote no treatment) × 100 |
Decreased viability of amastigote percentage | DV % | [(# amastigote no treatment − (# amastigote treatment/no treatment] × 100 |
Parasite load | PL | # amastigotes/# infected cells |
Survival index | SVI | %I × PL |
Selectivity index | SI | CC50/IC50 |