AI Article Synopsis

  • Leishmaniasis is a significant health issue globally, requiring the development of new treatments due to existing therapy limitations.
  • The study highlights the importance of autophagy in combating Leishmaniasis, focusing on the ATG4.1-ATG8 and ATG5-ATG12 protein complexes as potential therapeutic targets.
  • Thiabendazole derivatives are proposed as promising drug candidates that can disrupt the survival mechanisms of the disease by targeting ATG8, enhancing the potential for innovative treatment options.

Article Abstract

In many regions of the world, Leishmaniasis is a cause of substantial mortality and ailment. Due to impediment in available treatment, development of novel and effective treatments is indispensable. Significance of autophagy has been accentuated in infectious disease as well as in Leishmaniasis, and it is having capability to be manifested as a therapeutic target. By evincing autophagy as a novel therapeutic regime, this study emphasized on the critical role of ATG4.1-ATG8 and ATG5-ATG12 complexes in species. The objective here was to identify ATG8 as a potential therapeutic target in . R71T, P56E, R18P are the significant mutations which shows detrimental effect on ATG8 while Arg276, Arg73, Cys75 of ATG4.1 and Val88, Pro89, Glu116, Asn117, and Gly120 are interacting residues of ATG8. Along with this, we also bring into spotlight an enticing role of Thiabendazole derivatives that interferes with the survival mechanisms by targeting ATG8. Further, the study claims that thiabendazole can be a potential drug candidate to target autophagy process in the infectious disease Leishmaniasis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9147918PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27103142DOI Listing

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