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Liver parasites: A global endemic and journey from infestation to intervention.
World J Gastroenterol
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 75500, Sindh, Pakistan.
Parasites have coexisted with humans throughout history, forming either symbiotic relationships or causing significant morbidity and mortality. The liver is particularly vulnerable to parasitic infections, which can reside in, pass through, or be transported to the liver, leading to severe damage. This editorial explores various parasites that infect the liver, their clinical implications, and diagnostic considerations, as discussed in the article "Parasites of the liver: A global problem?".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew series of 3-pyridyl-1,3-thiazoles: In vitro and in vivo anti-Trypanosomatidae profile, in vitro and in silico mechanism of action approach.
Eur J Med Chem
February 2025
Laboratory of Planning in Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50740-535, Recife, PE, Brazil. Electronic address:
Trypanosomatidae diseases, such as Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, are caused by protozoan parasites of the Trypanosomatidae family, namely Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania species, respectively. There is an urgent need for new therapies. Both pyridine and thiazole rings are recognized as important scaffolds in medicinal chemistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLupoid leishmaniasis successfully treated with oral fluconazole in a child.
Med J Armed Forces India
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Background And Aims: Metformin is a widely used oral agent for controlling diabetes mellitus, but it also has other therapeutic benefits for various conditions. In addition, conventional oral metformin, and topical metformin have been used in, in-vitro studies in the treatment of acne, psoriasis, wound healing, and and so forth. While topical metformin has shown promising results in animal studies, there is limited data on its effectiveness in humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew immunomodulatory treatment protocol for canine leishmaniosis reduces parasitemia and proteinuria.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
December 2024
Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
The current standard treatment for canine leishmaniosis (CanL), N-methylglucamine antimoniate (MGA) given with allopurinol, is not fully effective and may cause adverse effects and drug resistance. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that nucleotides, administered alone or with AHCC, offer benefits in the treatment of CanL. This study examines the effects of a new immunomodulatory treatment protocol in which dietary nucleotides and AHCC are added to the recommended standard treatment.
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