Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 250 million people worldwide.
The disease is the second most prevalent neglected tropical disease after malaria …

This review presents materials characterizing sulfated polysaccharides (SPS) of marine
hydrobionts (algae and invertebrates) as potential means for the prevention and treatment of …

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

The present review aims the discussion of the impact of the bioprospection initiative
developed by the projects associated to BIOprospecTA, a subprogram of the program …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that are predominant in the
poorest parts of the world affecting 1.4 billion people. The development of new drugs is …

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects more than 250 million people. The
treatment is limited to praziquantel and the control of the intermediate host with the highly …

Schistosomiasis has been controlled for more than 40 years with a single drug, praziquantel,
and only one molluscicide, niclosamide, raising concern of the possibility of the emergence …

The present review aims the discussion of the impact of the bioprospection initiative
developed by the projects associated to BIOprospecTA, a subprogram of the program …

Schistosomiasis is a prevalent epidemic disease in Egypt. As a result of the exclusive use of
praziquantel (PZQ) in the treatment of schistosomiasis, the parasite may become resistant to …