Diseases caused by insect borne trypanosomatid parasites are significant, yet remain a
neglected public health problem. Leishmania, a unicellular protozoan parasite is the …

Abstract Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have a long history in Asian countries and
are traditionally used to prevent and treat a variety of diseases. The rising interest in TCMs in …

The Simaroubaceae family includes 32 genera and more than 170 species of trees and
brushes of pantropical distribution. The main distribution hot spots are located at tropical …

Background The use of traditional medicine at the primary health care level is widespread
and plant-based treatments are being recommended for curing various diseases by …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the protozoan Leishmania sp., affects 500000
people annually, with the Indian subcontinent contributing a significant proportion of these …

Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against
which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. Depending on …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the most severe forms of leishmaniasis, caused by the
protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. Nowadays there is a growing interest in the …

The aim of this study was to evaluate and characterize the therapeutic potential of curdlan, a
naturally occurring β-glucan immunomodulator, against visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal …

Background The therapy of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is limited by resistance, toxicity and
decreased bioavailability of the existing drugs coupled with dramatic increase in HIV-co …

Leishmaniasis is a pestilent affliction that importunately needs better therapeutics
necessitated by the absence of effective vaccine, emergence as HIV co-infection, and the …