In vivo treatment with nitazoxanide induces anaerobic metabolism in experimental intraperitoneal cysticercosis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5614-8
Abstract: Taenia crassiceps cysticerci are used as experimental model to study the host-parasite relationship and treatment of cysticercosis. One of the described mode of actions of nitazoxanide (NTZ) is to block the pyruvate ferredoxine oxidoreductase (PFOR)… read more here.
Keywords: metabolism; treatment; crassiceps cysticerci; cysticercosis ... See more keywords
Cysticidal effect of a pure naphthoquinone on Taenia crassiceps cysticerci.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07281-x
Abstract: Cysticercosis is a disease caused by the metacestode of the parasite Taenia solium (T. solium). In humans, the most severe complication of the disease is neurocysticercosis. The drug of choice to treat this disease is… read more here.
Keywords: cysticidal effect; taenia crassiceps; naphthoquinone; crassiceps cysticerci ... See more keywords