title: Data on (+)-usnic acid: A new application to treat toxoplasmosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
authors.forename: Kaiwei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Si
authors.affiliation: Core Research Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an 710004, PR China.
authors.forename: Linlin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaozhuo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Center of Teaching Experiment for Postgraduate in Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, PR China.
authors.forename: Yanbin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
keywords: (+)-Usnic acid; (+)-Usnic acidliposome; Liposome; Tachyzoite; Toxoplasma gondii