An overview of azoles targeting sterol 14α-demethylase for antileishmanial therapy

S Emami, P Tavangar, M Keighobadi - European journal of medicinal …, 2017 - Elsevier
The azole antifungal drugs are an important class of chemotherapeutic agents with broad-
spectrum of activity against yeasts and filamentous fungi, act in the ergosterol biosynthetic …

Leishmaniasis treatment: update of possibilities for drug repurposing

VV Andrade Neto, EF Cunha Junior, VS Faioes… - 2018 - arca.fiocruz.br
The leishmaniases represent a public health problem in under-developed countries and are
considered a neglected disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). They are cuased …

Targeting Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Leishmania donovani: Essentiality of Sterol 14alpha-demethylase

LI McCall, A El Aroussi, JY Choi, DF Vieira… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Leishmania protozoan parasites (Trypanosomatidae family) are the causative agents of
cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis worldwide. While these diseases are …

In vitro and in vivo activity of major constituents from Pluchea carolinensis against Leishmania amazonensis

E Montrieux, WH Perera, M García, L Maes, P Cos… - Parasitology …, 2014 - Springer
The search for new therapeutic agents from natural sources has been a constant for the
treatment of diseases such as leishmaniasis. Herein, in vitro and in vivo pharmacological …

Sterol profiling of Leishmania parasites using a new HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry-based method and antifungal azoles as chemical probes reveals a key …

M Feng, Y Jin, S Yang, AM Joachim, Y Ning… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania protozoan parasites.
Current chemotherapeutic options against the deadly disease have significant limitations …

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of New 1-(Aryl-1H-pyrrolyl)(phenyl)methyl-1H-imidazole Derivatives as Antiprotozoal Agents

F Saccoliti, VN Madia, V Tudino, A De Leo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We have designed and synthesized a series of new imidazole-based compounds
structurally related to an antiprotozoal agent with nanomolar activity which we identified …

Analogues of Marine Guanidine Alkaloids Are in Vitro Effective against Trypanosoma cruzi and Selectively Eliminate Leishmania (L.) infantum Intracellular …

LF Martins, JT Mesquita, EG Pinto… - Journal of natural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Synthetic analogues of marine sponge guanidine alkaloids showed in vitro antiparasitic
activity against Leishmania (L.) infantum and Trypanosoma cruzi. Guanidines 10 and 11 …

In vitro antileishmanial activity of novel azoles (3-imidazolylflavanones) against promastigote and amastigote stages of Leishmania major

A Shokri, S Emami, M Fakhar, SH Teshnizi… - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a protozoan infectious disease widely distributed all around the world. First
line drugs including antimoniales are insufficient due to resistance in endemic areas and …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal persistence of faecal indicator organisms in soil following dairy slurry application to land by surface broadcasting and shallow injection

CJ Hodgson, DM Oliver, RD Fish, NM Bulmer… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dairy farming generates large volumes of liquid manure (slurry), which is ultimately recycled
to agricultural land as a valuable source of plant nutrients. Different methods of slurry …

Activity of imidazole compounds on Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi: reactive oxygen species induced by econazole

JT Mesquita, TA da Costa-Silva, S Borborema… - Molecular and cellular …, 2014 - Springer
Drug repositioning has been considered a promising approach to discover novel treatments
against neglected diseases. Among the major protozoan diseases, leishmaniasis remains a …