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Medicinal plants with antileishmanial activity on parasites responsible for new-world cutaneous leishmaniasis. A systematic review 2018-2022 [PDF]

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2023
Context: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease of public health importance; treatment is based on the use of pentavalent antimonials with high toxicity and low efficacy; therefore, it´s necessary to search for therapeutic alternatives derived from natural
Yenny Y. Lozano, Sara E. Giraldo, Angela C. Zapata, Jesús E. Escobar, Ruth M. Sánchez   +4 more
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Natural marine products as antiprotozoal agents against amitochondrial parasites

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2022
The goal of this work is to compile and discuss molecules of marine origin reported in the scientific literature with anti-parasitic activity against Trichomonas, Giardia, and Entamoeba, parasites responsible for diseases that are major global health ...
Edgar Antonio Estrella-Parra, Rodrigo Arreola, Maria Elizbeth Álvarez-Sánchez, Julio César Torres-Romero, Oscar Rojas-Espinosa, José Alberto De la Cruz-Santiago, Máximo Berto Martinez-Benitez, Cesar López-Camarillo, Julio Cesar Lara-Riegos, Víctor E. Arana-Argáez, Mario A. Ramírez-Camacho   +10 more
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Antiprotozoal activity of different Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacterial secondary metabolites and identification of bioactive compounds using the easyPACId approach

Scientific Reports, 2022
Natural products have been proven to be important starting points for the development of new drugs. Bacteria in the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus produce antimicrobial compounds as secondary metabolites to compete with other organisms. Our study is
Sebnem Hazal Gulsen, Evren Tileklioglu, Edna Bode, Harun Cimen, Hatice Ertabaklar, Derya Ulug, Sema Ertug, Sebastian L. Wenski, Mustapha Touray, Canan Hazir, Duygu Kaya Bilecenoglu, Ibrahim Yildiz, Helge B. Bode, Selcuk Hazir   +13 more
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Synthesis, In Silico Studies, Antiprotozoal and Cytotoxic Activities of Quinoline‐Biphenyl Hybrids [PDF]

, 2020
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Synthesis, In Silico Studies, Antiprotozoal and Cytotoxic Activities of Quinoline‐Biphenyl Hybrids, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201903835.
Carda, Miguel, Cardona G, Wilson I, Coa, Juan Carlos, Conesa Milián, Laura, Robledo, Sara M., Upegui Zapata, Yulieth Alexandra, Yepes, Andrés   +6 more
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Coinfection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Streptococcus pneumoniae in multiple cutaneous lesions [PDF]

, 2016
Key learning points Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common clinical disease caused by all the Leishmania species that are pathogenic to humans. Other bacterial coinfections of Leishmania lesions have been described, but this is the first report of ...
Chiapello, Laura Silvina, Cortes, Paulo R., De Petris, Carlos, Dib, David, Echenique, Jose Ricardo, Herrero, Mónica V., Nuncira, Carmen T.   +6 more
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Antiprotozoal Effect of Snake Venoms and Their Fractions: A Systematic Review

Pathogens, 2021
Background: Protozoal infection is a lingering public health issue of great concern, despite efforts to produce drugs and vaccines against it. Recent breakthrough research has discovered alternative antiprotozoal agents encompassing the use of snake ...
Zainab U. Abdullahi, Salihu S. Musa, Daihai He, Umar M. Bello   +3 more
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Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi action of a new benzofuran derivative based on amiodarone structure [PDF]

, 2018
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical affection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. There is no current effective treatment since the only two available drugs have a limited efficacy and produce side effects.
Benaim, Gustavo, Hejchman, Elżbieta, Hernández Rodríguez, Vanessa, Pinto Martinez, Andrea, Rodríguez Durán, Jessica Jenireth   +4 more
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Antiparasitic activity of chicory (Cichorium intybus) and its natural bioactive compounds in livestock: a review [PDF]

, 2018
Increasing drug resistance in gastrointestinal (GI) parasites of livestock and concerns about chemical residues in animal products and the environment are driving the development of alternative control strategies that are less reliant on the use of ...
Boas, Ulrik, Enemark, Heidi L., López-Muñoz, Rodrigo, Peña-Espinoza, Miguel, Simonsen, Henrik T., Thamsborg, Stig M., Valente, Angela H., Williams, Andrew R.   +7 more
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Antiprotozoal Activity against Entamoeba histolytica of Plants Used in Northeast Mexican Traditional Medicine. Bioactive Compounds from Lippia graveolens and Ruta chalepensis

Molecules, 2014
Amoebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica is associated with high morbidity and mortality is becoming a major public health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries.
Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea, Benito David Mata-Cárdenas, Javier Vargas-Villarreal, Aldo Fabio Bazaldúa-Rodríguez, Isvar Kavimngeles-Hernández, Jesús Norberto Garza-González, Magda Elizabeth Hernández-García   +6 more
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Anti-BioEn: An advanced framework for accurate bioactive agent classification based on hybrid models and graph feature encoding method [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Bioactive agents are compounds that have an influence on human beings, organs, or tissues. These agents, which might be found in both natural and synthetic chemicals, are able to interact with biological systems and produce a variety of therapeutic or ...
Shaon Shazzad Hossain, Sultan Fahim, Karim Tasmin, Akter Shapna   +3 more
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