Article
Antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory activities of ß-lapachone-derived naphthoimidazoles in experimental acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection
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CASCABULHO, Cynthia M. et al. Antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory activities of ß-lapachone-derived naphthoimidazoles in experimental acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 115, p. 1-11, 2020.
0074-0206
10.1590/0074-02760190389
1678-8060
Autor
Cascabulho, Cynthia M.
Batista, Marcelo Meuser
Moura, Kelly Cristina G. de
Pinto, Maria do Carmo
Duque, Thabata Lopes Alberto
Demarque, Kelly C.
Guimarães, Ana Carolina Ramos
Manso, Pedro Paulo de Abreu
Pelajo-Machado, Marcelo
Oliveira, Gabriel M.
Castro, Solange L. de
Menna-Barreto, Rubem F. S.
Resumen
Chagas disease, which is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic to Latin America and mainly affects low-income populations. Chemotherapy is based on two nitrocompounds, but their reduced efficacy encourages the continuous search for alternative drugs. Our group has characterised the trypanocidal effect of naphthoquinones and their derivatives, with naphthoimidazoles derived from β-lapachone (N1, N2 and N3) being the most active in vitro.