T-Type calcium channels: a mixed blessing

D Melgari, A Frosio, S Calamaio, GA Marzi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The role of T-type calcium channels is well established in excitable cells, where they preside
over action potential generation, automaticity, and firing. They also contribute to intracellular …

Anti-leishmanial therapies: overcoming current challenges with emerging therapies

S Sundar, P Madhukar, R Kumar - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Leishmaniasis, including visceral, cutaneous, and mucocutaneous forms,
present a major health challenge in tropical regions. Current antileishmanial medications …

Using ChEMBL to complement schistosome drug discovery

G Padalino, A Coghlan, G Pagliuca, JE Forde-Thomas… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases. Until an effective
vaccine is registered for use, the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control remains …

The Proteasome as a Drug Target in the Metazoan Pathogen, Schistosoma mansoni

B Bibo-Verdugo, SC Wang, J Almaliti, AP Ta… - ACS infectious …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Proteases are fundamental to successful parasitism, including that of the schistosome
flatworm parasite, which causes the disease schistosomiasis in 200 million people …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of new drug candidates against Trichomonas gallinae using high-throughput screening

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J Ilgová, J Vorel, P Roudnický, L Škorpíková, M Horn… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Fasciola hepatica is a global parasite of livestock which also causes a neglected zoonosis in
humans. The parasite's communication with the host during its complicated lifecycle is …

Transcriptome-Wide Comparisons and Virulence Gene Polymorphisms of Host-Associated Genotypes of the Cnidarian Parasite Ceratonova shasta in Salmonids

G Alama-Bermejo, E Meyer, SD Atkinson… - Genome Biology and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Ceratonova shasta is an important myxozoan pathogen affecting the health of salmonid
fishes in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Ceratonova shasta exists as a complex of …

Investigational new drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis

S Sundar, VK Singh, N Agrawal, OP Singh… - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Over the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in anti-leishmanial
therapy. Three new drugs/formulations are available for the treatment of various forms of …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of annotated bioactive molecules that impair motility of the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni

TB Duguet, A Glebov, A Hussain, S Kulkarni… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neglected tropical diseases are of growing worldwide concern and schistosomiasis, caused
by parasitic flatworms, continues to be a major threat with more than 200 million people …

Dealing with schistosomiasis: Current drug discovery strategies

S Gemma, S Federico, S Brogi, M Brindisi… - Annual Reports in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases, accounting for heavy
socioeconomical and health burden in endemic countries. The control of this neglected …