An overview of drug resistance in protozoal diseases

R Capela, R Moreira, F Lopes - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Protozoan diseases continue to be a worldwide social and economic health problem.
Increased drug resistance, emerging cross resistance, and lack of new drugs with novel …

Emerging and reemerging neglected tropical diseases: a review of key characteristics, risk factors, and the policy and innovation environment

TK Mackey, BA Liang, R Cuomo, R Hafen… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
In global health, critical challenges have arisen from infectious diseases, including the
emergence and reemergence of old and new infectious diseases. Emergence and …

An update on African trypanocide pharmaceutics and resistance

KI Kasozi, ET MacLeod, I Ntulume… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
African trypanosomiasis is associated with Trypanosoma evansi, T. vivax, T. congolense,
and T. brucei pathogens in African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) while T. b gambiense and …

Current treatments to control African trypanosomiasis and one health perspective

A Venturelli, L Tagliazucchi, C Lima, F Venuti… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) and Animal African
Trypanosomiasis (AAT) are neglected tropical diseases generally caused by the same …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of acoziborole in patients with human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a multicentre, open-label …

VKB Kumeso, WM Kalonji, S Rembry… - The Lancet infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei
gambiense (gambiense HAT) in patients with late-stage disease requires hospital admission …

The current drug discovery landscape for trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis: Challenges and strategies to identify drug targets

F Altamura, R Rajesh, CMC Catta‐Preta… - Drug development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis are vector‐borne neglected tropical diseases
caused by infection with the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp …

Identification of a small-molecule inhibitor that selectively blocks DNA-binding by Trypanosoma brucei replication protein A1

A Mukherjee, Z Hossain, E Erben, S Ma… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Replication Protein A (RPA) is a broadly conserved complex comprised of the
RPA1, 2 and 3 subunits. RPA protects the exposed single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) during …

Artemisinin and its derivatives in treating protozoan infections beyond malaria

CSN Loo, NSK Lam, D Yu, X Su, F Lu - Pharmacological research, 2017 - Elsevier
Parasitic protozoan diseases continue to rank among the world's greatest global health
problems, which are also common among poor populations. Currently available drugs for …

Immune Evasion Strategies of Trypanosoma brucei within the Mammalian Host: Progression to Pathogenicity

B Stijlemans, G Caljon, J Van Den Abbeele… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The diseases caused by African trypanosomes (AT) are of both medical and veterinary
importance and have adversely influenced the economic development of sub-Saharan …

The long wait for a new drug for human African trypanosomiasis

CH Baker, SC Welburn - Trends in parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is responsible for around 3000 reported cases each
year. Treatments for HAT are expensive and problematic to administer, and available drugs …