Chemoinformatics Studies on a Series of Imidazoles as Cruzain Inhibitors [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2021 Natural products based on imidazole scaffolds have inspired the discovery of a wide variety of bioactive compounds. Herein, a series of imidazoles that act as competitive and potent cruzain inhibitors was investigated using a combination of ligand- and ...
Leonardo L G Ferreira +2 more
exaly +8 more sources
Exploring the Anti-Chagas Activity of Zanthoxylum chiloperone’s Seedlings Through Metabolomics and Protein–Ligand Docking [PDF]
PlantsThis publication reports the controlled cultivation of Zanthoxylum chiloperone var. angustifolium Engl. (Rutaceae) in several growth substrates under controlled greenhouse conditions.
Ninfa Vera de Bilbao +18 more
doaj +6 more sources
In Silico Studies and Biological Evaluation of Thiosemicarbazones as Cruzain-Targeting Trypanocidal Agents for Chagas Disease [PDF]
PharmaceuticsBackground/Objectives: Chagas disease remains a major unmet medical need due to the limited efficacy and safety of current therapies. Here, we investigated sixteen thiosemicarbazone (TSC) derivatives as cruzain inhibitors using an integrated in silico/in
Lidiane Meier +11 more
doaj +2 more sources
Screening the Pathogen Box to Discover and Characterize New Cruzain and TbrCatL Inhibitors [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Chagas disease and Human African Trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and T. brucei, respectively, pose relevant health challenges throughout the world, placing 65 to 70 million people at risk each.
Thales do Valle Moreira +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Cystatin from Austrelaps superbus snake venom as a model for identifying potential inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi cruzain [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical DiseasesBackground: Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, affects approximately seven million individuals worldwide, with the highest number of cases in Latin America. CD has two phases, of which the chronic phase is characterized by reduced efficacy
Jorge Javier Alfonso Ruiz Díaz +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Multiparameter Optimization of Trypanocidal Cruzain Inhibitors With In Vivo Activity and Favorable Pharmacokinetics [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Cruzain, the main cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi, plays key roles in all stages of the parasite’s life cycle, including nutrition acquisition, differentiation, evasion of the host immune system, and invasion of host cells.
Ivani Pauli +15 more
doaj +2 more sources
Self-Masked Aldehyde Inhibitors of Human Cathepsin L Are Potent Anti-CoV-2 Agents [PDF]
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 Cysteine proteases comprise an important class of drug targets, especially for infectious diseases such as Chagas disease (cruzain) and COVID-19 (3CL protease, cathepsin L). Peptide aldehydes have proven to be potent inhibitors for all of these proteases.
Jiyun Zhu +10 more
doaj +2 more sources
Identification of Novel Trypanosoma cruzi Cysteine Protease Inhibitors via Ligand-Based Virtual Screening of FDA-Approved Drugs with Trypanocidal Activity [PDF]
DiseasesBackground: Chagas disease is a major public health problem, especially in Latin American countries, and benznidazole and nifurtimox are currently the only drugs available for its treatment.
Lenci K. Vázquez-Jiménez +12 more
doaj +2 more sources
Quantum computational investigations and molecular docking studies on amentoflavone [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, with approximately 6–7 million people infected worldwide, becoming a public health problem in tropical countries, thus generating an increasing demand for ...
Márcia M. Marinho +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
The gene repertoire of the main cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi, cruzipain, reveals four sub-types with distinct active sites [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Cruzipains are the main papain-like cysteine proteases of Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease. Encoded by a multigenic family, previous studies have estimated the presence of dozens of copies spread over multiple ...
Viviane Corrêa Santos +7 more
doaj +2 more sources