Small molecule inhibitors targeting the heat shock protein system of human obligate protozoan parasites

T Zininga, A Shonhai - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obligate protozoan parasites of the kinetoplastids and apicomplexa infect human cells to
complete their life cycles. Some of the members of these groups of parasites develop in at …

Inhibitors of the Plasmodium falciparum Hsp90 towards Selective Antimalarial Drug Design: The Past, Present and Future

ML Stofberg, C Caillet, M de Villiers, T Zininga - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaria is still one of the major killer parasitic diseases in tropical settings, posing a public
health threat. The development of antimalarial drug resistance is reversing the gains made …

From circulation to cultivation: Plasmodium in vivo versus in vitro

AC Brown, JL Guler - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Research on Plasmodium parasites has driven breakthroughs in reducing malaria morbidity
and mortality. Experimental analysis of in vivo/ex vivo versus in vitro samples serve unique …

Comparative analyses of parasites with a comprehensive database of genome-scale metabolic models

MA Carey, GL Medlock, M Stolarczyk… - PLoS computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Protozoan parasites cause diverse diseases with large global impacts. Research on the
pathogenesis and biology of these organisms is limited by economic and experimental …

In silico analysis of the HSP90 chaperone system from the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei

M Jamabo, SJ Bentley, P Macucule-Tinga… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
African trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei (T.
brucei) and spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. The trypanosome relies on heat …

Optimal kinetic exposures for classic and candidate antitrypanosomals

KJ Meyer, DJ Meyers, TA Shapiro - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Efficacy is determined not only by size, but also by shape, of drug exposure. Here
the critical importance of the temporal pattern of drug concentrations (pharmacokinetic …

Cytosolic and mitochondrial Hsp90 in cytokinesis, mitochondrial DNA replication, and drug action in trypanosoma brucei

KJ Meyer, TA Shapiro - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trypanosoma brucei subspecies cause African sleeping sickness in humans, an infection
that is commonly fatal if not treated, and available therapies are limited. Previous studies …

Kinetic Driver of Antibacterial Drugs against Plasmodium falciparum and Implications for Clinical Dosing

E Caton, E Nenortas, RP Bakshi… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antibacterial drugs are an important component of malaria therapy. We studied the
interactions of clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and ciprofloxacin against …

Synthetic studies towards the SNAC ester of seco-progeldanamycin

C Bartens - 2022 - repo.uni-hannover.de
The ansamycin antibiotic geldanamycin is biosynthesized by Streptomyces hygroscopicus
through a PKS type I. The macrolactamization in the biosynthesis is catalyzed by the amide …

The Hsp90 chaperone system from the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei

M Jamabo, SJ Bentley, P Macucule-Tinga, AL Edkins… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
African Trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei (T.
brucei) and is spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is fatal if left …