Therapeutic Potential of Marine-Derived Cyclic Peptides as Antiparasitic Agents

R Ribeiro, L Costa, E Pinto, E Sousa, C Fernandes - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parasitic diseases still compromise human health. Some of the currently available
therapeutic drugs have limitations considering their adverse effects, questionable efficacy …

Using 5-Nitroimidazole Derivatives against Neglected Tropical Protozoan Diseases: Systematic Review

MM Vichi-Ramírez, E López-López… - Future …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a significant global health problem. Additionally, anti-
protozoan treatments are toxic, and their therapeutic regimens require prolonged treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Disclosure of cinnamic acid/4, 9-diaminoacridine conjugates as multi-stage antiplasmodial hits

M Fonte, C Rôla, S Santana, Y Avalos-Padilla… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2024 - Elsevier
diaminoacridines with reported antiplasmodial activity were coupled to different trans-
cinnamic acids, delivering a new series of conjugates inspired by the covalent bitherapy …

Drug selection pressure and fitness cost for artemether-resistant Plasmodium berghei ANKA parasites in vivo

MW Waithera, MW Sifuna, SK Kimani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The clinical use of artemisinin-based combination therapies is threatened by
increasing failure rates due to the emergence and spread of multiple drug resistance genes …

New pyridine‐based chalcones and pyrazolines with anticancer, antibacterial, and antiplasmodial activities

J Ramírez‐Prada, JS Rocha‐Ortiz… - Archiv der …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
New pyridine‐based chalcones 4a–h and pyrazolines 5a–h (N‐acetyl), 6a–h (N‐phenyl),
and 7a–h (N‐4‐chlorophenyl) were synthesized and evaluated by the National Cancer …

[PDF][PDF] Drug repurposing approach for identifying Pfmrk inhibitors as potential antimalarial agents: An in silico analysis

A Sahu, T Handa, D Kundu - INNOSC Theranostics and …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Malaria represents a major global health concern, primarily due to the emergence of
resistance against most currently available antimalarial drugs. This pressing issue …

[PDF][PDF] Antimalarial activity of Cratoxyarborenone E, a prenylated xanthone, isolated from the leaves of Cratoxylum glaucum Korth

S Suryanto, L Tumewu, H Ilmi, AF Hafid… - …, 2024 - pharmacia.pensoft.net
This research aims to discover active compounds from the leaf extract from Cratoxylum
glaucum using the bioassay-guided isolation method. The multistage extraction of C …

Marine Natural Products as Novel Treatments for Parasitic Diseases

W Cheng, Y Huang, H Gao, B Bold, T Zhang, D Yang - 2024 - Springer
Parasitic diseases including malaria, leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis have received
significant attention due to their severe health implications, especially in developing …

Anti-plasmodial effectiveness and Hematological effects of combined extracts of Toddalia asiatica and Carica papaya, in Plasmodium berghei infected mice

R Omondi, R Mukabana, C Lukhoba… - World Journal of …, 2024 - wjarr.com
Background: Artemisinin-resistant parasites pose a danger to the efficacy of malaria
treatment. For a very long time, pharmaceutical companies have relied on plants to provide …