Repurposing of FDA-approved drugs as inhibitors of sterol C-24 methyltransferase of Leishmania donovani to fight against leishmaniasis.
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DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21820
Abstract: Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by around 20 species of Leishmania. The main clinical forms of leishmaniasis are cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). VL is caused by Leishmania infantum in Central and… read more here.
Keywords: sterol methyltransferase; leishmaniasis; drug; donovani ... See more keywords
Targeting sterol alpha‐14 demethylase of Leishmania donovani to fight against leishmaniasis
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DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29922
Abstract: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania. It is endemic in more than 89 different countries worldwide. Sterol alpha‐14 demethylase (LdSDM), a sterol biosynthetic pathway enzyme in Leishmania donovani, plays… read more here.
Keywords: leishmaniasis; sterol alpha; drug; donovani ... See more keywords
Leishmaniasis in Turkey: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Turkey.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.032
Abstract: In Turkey, the main causative agents are Leishmania tropica (L. tropica) and Leishmania infantum (L. infantum) for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and L. infantum for visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In this study, we investigated leishmaniasis cases caused… read more here.
Keywords: infantum; turkey; leishmaniasis; pcr ... See more keywords
In vitro 4-Aryloxy-7-chloroquinoline derivatives are effective in mono- and combined therapy against Leishmania donovani and induce mitocondrial membrane potential disruption.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.03.023
Abstract: The present study evaluates in vitro the effect of two synthetic compounds of the 7-chloro-4-aryloxyquinoline series, QI (C17H12ClNO3) and QII (C18H15ClN4O2S), on Leishmania donovani parasites. The results obtained demonstrate that these compounds are able to… read more here.
Keywords: effect; donovani; membrane potential; leishmania donovani ... See more keywords
Novel &bgr;‐carboline‐quinazolinone hybrids disrupt Leishmania donovani redox homeostasis and show promising antileishmanial activity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2016.12.012
Abstract: Graphical abstract Figure. No Caption available. ABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis is a deadly parasitic disease caused by Leishmania donovani. Paucity exists in the discovery of novel chemotherapeutics against Leishmaniasis. In this study, we synthesized a natural… read more here.
Keywords: bgr carboline; carboline quinazolinone; donovani; activity ... See more keywords
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of piperazinyl-β-carbolinederivatives as anti-leishmanial agents.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.022
Abstract: Molecular hybridization is a ligand based drug design approach is well known recent medicinal chemistry to design anti-parasitic agents. In the present study, we have designed a series of (1-phenyl-9H-pyrido [3,4-b]indol-3-yl) (4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone derivatives using molecular… read more here.
Keywords: design synthesis; leishmanial activity; anti leishmanial; chemistry ... See more keywords
Selective in vitro inhibition of Leishmania donovani by a semi-purified fraction of wild mushroom Grifola frondosa.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.07.006
Abstract: The current study was designed to assess the anti-leishmanial effect of a semi-purified fraction of wild mushroom Grifola frondosa against Leishmania donovani, in vitro. A total of five extracts from three wild mushrooms [Grifola frondosa… read more here.
Keywords: purified fraction; grifola frondosa; semi purified; donovani ... See more keywords
Evaluation of antileishmanial potential of computationally screened compounds targeting DEAD-box RNA helicase of Leishmania donovani.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.10.053
Abstract: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the most devastating diseases of the tropical region caused by protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. So far, there is no effective drug and vaccine available against this fatal disease. The… read more here.
Keywords: rna helicase; rna; dead box; donovani ... See more keywords
Unraveling structural insights of ribokinase from Leishmania donovani.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.001
Abstract: Ribokinase (RK) is an ATP dependent sugar kinase that enables the entry of ribose in the metabolism. Leishmania accumulates ribose into the cytosol through hydrolysis of nucleosides and by transport from the extracellular environment. Activation… read more here.
Keywords: unraveling structural; structural insights; insights ribokinase; donovani ... See more keywords
High resolution melting based method for rapid discriminatory diagnosis of co-infecting Leptomonas seymouri in Leishmania donovani-induced leishmaniasis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2019.102047
Abstract: Leishmania donovani, a protozoan parasite of family Trypanosomatidae, causes fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent and Africa and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka. Another member of Trypanosomatidae, Leptomonas seymouri, resembling Leishmania was… read more here.
Keywords: leishmaniasis; diagnosis; donovani; leishmania donovani ... See more keywords
A complete Leishmania donovani reference genome identifies novel genetic variations associated with virulence
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34812-x
Abstract: Leishmania donovani is responsible for visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected and lethal parasitic disease with limited treatment options and no vaccine. The study of L. donovani has been hindered by the lack of a high-quality reference… read more here.
Keywords: virulence; reference genome; leishmania donovani; donovani ... See more keywords