Table 1 Parameters for evaluating the anti-amastigote activity of larval-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 |