| Journal: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000452419 |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 |
| Authors: | Lazarin Bidóia, Danielle1 Garcia, Francielle Pelegrin1 Ueda Nakamura, Tânia1 Silva, Sueli de Oliveira1 Nakamura, Celso Vataru1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Laboratorio de Inovacao Tecnologica no Desenvolvimento de Farmacos e Cosmeticos, Maringa, Parana. Brasil |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 117 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Over the past years, natural products have been explored in order to find biological active substances to treat various diseases. Regarding their potential action against parasites such as trypanosomatids, specially Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp., much advance has been achieved. Extracts and purified molecules of several species from genera Piper, Tanacetum, Porophyllum, and Copaifera have been widely investigated by our research group and exhibited interesting antitrypanosomal and antileishmanial activities. These natural compounds affected different structures in parasites, and we believe that the mitochondrion is a strategic target to induce parasite death. Considering that these trypanosomatids have a unique mitochondrion, this cellular target has been extensively studied aiming to find more selective drugs, since the current treatment of these neglected tropical diseases has some challenges such as high toxicity and prolonged treatment time. Here, we summarise some results obtained with natural products from our research group and we further highlighted some strategies that must be considered to finally develop an effective chemotherapeutic agent against these parasites |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Parasitología, Farmacología, Enfermedad de Chagas, Leishmaniasis, Productos naturales, Terapia alternativa, Mitocondrias |
| Keyword: | Parasitology, Pharmacology, Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, Natural products, Mitochondria, Alternative therapy |
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