dc.creatorAranda López, Yuli
dc.creatorLópez López, Lluvia
dc.creatorNava Castro, Karen Elizabeth
dc.creatorPonce Regalado, María Dolores
dc.creatorBecerril Villanueva, Luis Enrique
dc.creatorGirón Pérez, Manuel Iván
dc.creatorDel Río Araiza, Víctor Hugo
dc.creatorMorales Montor, Jorge
dc.date2022-06-22T18:16:42Z
dc.date2022-06-22T18:16:42Z
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T21:45:24Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T21:45:24Z
dc.identifierAranda-López, Y., López-López, L., Castro, K.E.N. et al. Cysticidal effect of a pure naphthoquinone on Taenia crassiceps cysticerci. Parasitol Res 120, 3783–3794 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07281-x
dc.identifier0932-0113 print
dc.identifier1432-1955 online
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07281-x
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.cualtos.udg.mx:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1349
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7752822
dc.descriptionArtículo
dc.descriptionCysticercosis 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 albendazole; however, the bioavailability and efficacy of the drug are variable. Therefore, new molecules with therapeutic effects against this and other parasitic infections caused by helminths must be developed. Naphthoquinones are naphthalene-derived compounds that possess antibacterial, antifungal, antitumoral, and antiparasitic properties. The aim of this work was to evaluate the in vitro anti-helminthic effect of 2-[(3-chlorophenylamino)phenylmethyl]-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, isolated from a natural source and then synthesized (naphthoquinone 4a), using an experimental model of murine cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps (T. crassiceps). This compound causes paralysis in the cysticerci membrane from day 3 of the in vitro treatment. Additionally, it induces changes in the shape, size, and appearance of the cysticerci and a decrease in the reproduction rate. In conclusion, naphthoquinone 4a has in vitro cysticidal activity on T. crassiceps cysticerci depending on the duration of the treatment and the concentration of the compound. Therefore, it is a promising drug candidate to be used in T. crassiceps and possibly T. solium infections.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.relationParasitology Research;Volume 120, issue 11, November 2021
dc.subjectnaphthoquinone
dc.subjectanti-helminthic
dc.subjecttaeniasis
dc.subjectcysticercosis
dc.subjecttaenia crassiceps
dc.subjectdrug
dc.titleCysticidal effect of a pure naphthoquinone on Taenia crassiceps cysticerci
dc.typeArticle


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