Search Results - "Pinto, Pedro L"
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In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Spironolactone as an Antischistosomal Drug Capable of Clinical Repurposing
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-03-2019)“…Schistosomiasis is a parasitic flatworm disease that infects over 200 million people worldwide, especially in poor communities. Treatment and control of the…”
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Phytol, a diterpene alcohol from chlorophyll, as a drug against neglected tropical disease Schistosomiasis mansoni
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2014)“…Schistosomiasis is a major endemic disease that affects hundreds of millions worldwide. Since the treatment and control of this parasitic disease rely on a…”
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H1-antihistamines as antischistosomal drugs: in vitro and in vivo studies
Published in Parasites & vectors (01-06-2020)“…Schistosomiasis is a socioeconomically devastating parasitic infection afflicting hundreds of millions of people and animals worldwide. It is the most…”
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Antischistosomal Activity of Oxindolimine-Metal Complexes
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-10-2015)“…In recent years, a class of oxindole-copper and -zinc complex derivatives have been reported as compounds with efficient proapoptotic activity toward different…”
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Antiparasitic, structural, pharmacokinetic, and toxicological properties of riparin derivatives
Published in Toxicology in vitro (01-08-2018)“…Schistosomiasis, caused by helminth flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, is one of the most important parasitic diseases in the world, affecting over 200…”
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Cyclohexene-fused 1,3-oxazines with selective antibacterial and antiparasitic action and low cytotoxic effects
Published in Toxicology in vitro (01-10-2017)“…Oxazine derivatives, a class of heterocyclic compounds, exhibit a variety of biological properties, such as anticonvulsant and antitumor activities. In this…”
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Structural parameters, molecular properties, and biological evaluation of some terpenes targeting Schistosoma mansoni parasite
Published in Chemico-biological interactions (25-01-2016)“…The use of natural products has a long tradition in medicine, and they have proven to be an important source of lead compounds in the development of new drugs…”
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Anthelmintic, Antibacterial and Cytotoxicity Activity of Imidazole Alkaloids from Pilocarpus microphyllus Leaves
Published in Phytotherapy research (01-04-2017)“…Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardlew (Rutaceae), popularly known as jaborandi, is a plant native to the northern and northeastern macroregions of Brazil…”
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Anthelmintic activity in vivo of epiisopiloturine against juvenile and adult worms of Schistosoma mansoni
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2015)“…Schistosomiasis is a serious disease currently estimated to affect more that 207 million people worldwide. Due to the intensive use of praziquantel, there is…”
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Antischistosomal activity of the terpene nerolidol
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (24-03-2014)“…Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Since the treatment of this disease currently relies on…”
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Promethazine Exhibits Antiparasitic Properties In Vitro and Reduces Worm Burden, Egg Production, Hepatomegaly, and Splenomegaly in a Schistosomiasis Animal Model
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-12-2019)“…The treatment and control of schistosomiasis, a neglected disease that affects more than 200 million people worldwide, rely on the use of a single drug,…”
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Antiparasitic activity of nerolidol in a mouse model of schistosomiasis
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents (01-09-2017)“…•Single oral nerolidol dose resulted in reduction of worm burden in a murine schistosomiasis model.•Oral administration of nerolidol causes reduction in…”
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Phenotypic screening of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs identified mefenamic acid as a drug for the treatment of schistosomiasis
Published in EBioMedicine (01-05-2019)“…Treatment and control of schistosomiasis, one of the most insidious and serious parasitic diseases, depend almost entirely on a single drug, praziquantel…”
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Cardamonin, a schistosomicidal chalcone from Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae) that inhibits Schistosoma mansoni ATP diphosphohydrolase
Published in Phytomedicine (Stuttgart) (15-09-2015)“…Background: Schistosomiasis is one of the world's major public health problems, and praziquantel (PZQ) is the only available drug to treat this neglected…”
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Garcinielliptone FC: Antiparasitic activity without cytotoxicity to mammalian cells
Published in Toxicology in vitro (01-06-2015)“…[Display omitted] •Garcinielliptone FC is able to kill Schistosoma mansoni adult worms.•Garcinielliptone FC induced morphological changes on the tegument of…”
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In Vitro and in Vivo Antischistosomal Activities of Chalcones
Published in Chemistry & biodiversity (01-12-2018)“…In this study, we evaluated the in vitro and in vivo schistosomicidal activities of chalcones against Schistosoma mansoni worms. In vitro assays revealed that…”
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Schistosomicidal effect of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac and its structural correlation with praziquantel
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Phenotypic screening of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs identified mefenamic acid as a drug for the treatment of schistosomiasisResearch in context
Published in EBioMedicine (01-05-2019)“…Background: Treatment and control of schistosomiasis, one of the most insidious and serious parasitic diseases, depend almost entirely on a single drug,…”
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Promethazine exhibits antiparasitic properties in vitro and reduces worm burden, egg production, hepato-, and splenomegaly in a schistosomiasis animal model
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (09-09-2019)“…The treatment and control of schistosomiasis, a neglected disease that affects more than 200 million people worldwide, rely on the use of a single drug,…”
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Simultaneous Occurrence of Acute Myocarditis and Reactivated Chagas' Disease in a Patient with AIDS
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-11-1995)“…Myocarditis is not an uncommon finding in autopsy series of patients with AIDS, although clinically important myocarditis is rarely noted. We describe a…”
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