Anti-trypanosomatid drug discovery: progress and challenges

M De Rycker, S Wyllie, D Horn, KD Read… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Leishmaniasis (visceral and cutaneous), Chagas disease and human African
trypanosomiasis cause substantial death and morbidity, particularly in low-and middle …

Approaches to advance drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases

LLG Ferreira, J de Moraes, AD Andricopulo - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which include leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, human
African trypanosomiasis (HAT), and schistosomiasis, remain public health problems in …

Euglena's atypical respiratory chain adapts to the discoidal cristae and flexible metabolism

Z He, M Wu, H Tian, L Wang, Y Hu, F Han… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Euglena gracilis, a model organism of the eukaryotic supergroup Discoba harbouring also
clinically important parasitic species, possesses diverse metabolic strategies and an atypical …

DNDI-6174 is a preclinical candidate for visceral leishmaniasis that targets the cytochrome bc1

S Braillard, M Keenan, KJ Breese, J Heppell… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
New drugs for visceral leishmaniasis that are safe, low cost, and adapted to the field are
urgently required. Despite concerted efforts over the last several years, the number of new …

Short-course combination treatment for experimental chronic Chagas disease

S González, RJ Wall, J Thomas, S Braillard… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects millions of
people in the Americas and across the world, leading to considerable morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] The translational challenge in Chagas disease drug development

JM Kratz, KR Gonçalves, L Romera… - Memorias do Instituto …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi. There is an urgent need for safe, effective, and accessible new …

Discovery and optimization of tambjamines as a novel class of antileishmanial agents

P Kancharla, D Ortiz, CM Fargo, X Zhang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that is estimated to afflict over 12 million
people. Current drugs for leishmaniasis suffer from serious deficiencies, including toxicity …

Molecular targets for Chagas disease: Validation, challenges and lead compounds for widely exploited targets

M Laureano de Souza, TJWJD Lapierre… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Chagas disease (CD) imposes social and economic burdens, yet the available
treatments have limited efficacy in the disease's chronic phase and cause serious adverse …

Combining experimental strategies for successful target deconvolution

IVL Wilkinson, GC Terstappen, AJ Russell - Drug Discovery Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Target deconvolution can enhance pharmaceutical R&D productivity.•A
combination of approaches is usually required for successful target deconvolution.•Target …

Chagas disease drug discovery in Latin America—A mini review of antiparasitic agents explored between 2010 and 2021

RG de Oliveira, LR Cruz, MC Mollo, LC Dias… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi that endangers almost 70 million people worldwide. The only two drugs …