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Table 1 Enhancement of the Sb(III) IC50 for the less sensitive strain after growth under media sharing

From: Insights from Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in vitro behavior and intercellular communication

Co-cultured strain

Tested strain

IC50 (µM)a

Previous IC50 (µM)a

Difference from the control (%) (P-value)

IOC-L2335R

IOC-L2335C

18.81 ± 4.81

24.20 ± 6.66

− 22.31 (P = 0.24)

IOC-L2372F

IOC-L2370C

113.67 ± 3.56

35.36 ± 5.08

221.46 (P < 0.0001)

  1. aIC50 for Sb(III) of the tested strains (IOC-L 2335C and 2370C). Three biological replicates were assayed, and the means with the standard deviations are shown. A t-test was performed for paired comparisons, and the P-values are shown between parentheses