Leishmania Protein Kinases: Important Regulators of the Parasite Life Cycle and Molecular Targets for Treating Leishmaniasis

A Efstathiou, D Smirlis - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leishmania is a protozoan parasite of the trypanosomatid family, causing a wide range of
diseases with different clinical manifestations including cutaneous, mucocutaneous and …

Semisynthetic and newly designed derivatives based on natural chemical scaffolds: moving beyond natural products to fight Trypanosoma cruzi

R da Rosa, EP Schenkel, LS Campos Bernardes - Phytochemistry reviews, 2020 - Springer
Secondary metabolites obtained from natural sources are medicinally relevant molecules.
About one-third of all FDA-approved drugs are derived from or based on natural products …

Anxiolytic Efficacy of Indirubin: In Vivo Approach Along with Receptor Binding Profiling and Molecular Interaction with GABAergic Pathways

IJ Disha, R Hasan, S Bhuia, SA Ansari… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anxiety is a natural response to stress, characterized by feelings of worry, fear, or unease.
The current research was conducted to investigate the anxiolytic effect of indirubin (IND) in …

Investigating and re-evaluating the role of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta kinase as a molecular target for cardioprotection by using novel pharmacological inhibitors

PE Nikolaou, K Boengler, P Efentakis… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) link with the mitochondrial Permeability
Transition Pore (mPTP) in cardioprotection is debated. We investigated the role of GSK3β in …

Synthesis and activity of novel indirubin derivatives

B Sun, J Wang, L Liu, L Mao, L Peng… - Chemical Biology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A series of indirubin derivatives hydrochloride were obtained using a convenient and mild
method from indirubin. The newly synthesized compounds and their derivatives were …

Binding and stability of indirubin-3-monoxime in the GSK3β enzyme: A molecular dynamics simulation and binding free energy study

K Saravanan, G Hunday… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most devastating neurodegenerative disorder which alters
the memory of a person. It is a common form of senile dementia characterized by memory …

Piplartine-Inspired 3, 4, 5-Trimethoxycinnamates: Trypanocidal, Mechanism of Action, and In Silico Evaluation

CSMB Filho, RR de Menezes, EP Magalhães… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease (CD) is one of the main neglected tropical diseases that promote relevant
socioeconomic impacts in several countries. The therapeutic options for the treatment of CD …

GSK-3 kinase a putative therapeutic target in trypanosomatid parasites

AP Diaz, CAM Canal, AJ Valdés… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Trypanosomatids are an important group of parasites that predominate in tropical and
subtropical areas of the planet, which cause diseases that are classified as forgotten and …

Indirubin Analogues Inhibit Trypanosoma brucei Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Short and T. brucei Growth

A Efstathiou, N Gaboriaud-Kolar… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of human African
trypanosomiasis (HAT). The disease is fatal if it remains untreated, whereas most drug …

Mechanisms underlying molecules exhibiting anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity in vitro

TS Macedo, MPB Soares… - …, 2024 - ojs.observatoriolatinoamericano …
Benznidazol and nifurtimox are the unique drugs to have trypanocidal effects which are
used to treat Chagasic patients although both of then exhibit considerable cytotoxicity …