[HTML][HTML] Drug discovery for parasitic diseases: powered by technology, enabled by pharmacology, informed by clinical science
SPS Rao, UH Manjunatha, S Mikolajczak… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
While prevention is a bedrock of public health, innovative therapeutics are needed to
complement the armamentarium of interventions required to achieve disease control and …
complement the armamentarium of interventions required to achieve disease control and …
Chagas disease: Current view of an ancient and global chemotherapy challenge
J Martín-Escolano, E Medina-Carmona… - ACS Infectious …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease and a global public health issue. In terms of
treatment, no progress has been made since the 1960s, when benznidazole and nifurtimox …
treatment, no progress has been made since the 1960s, when benznidazole and nifurtimox …
Trypanosoma cruzi amastigotes that persist in the colon during chronic stage murine infections have a reduced replication rate
Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infections are typically lifelong, with small numbers of parasites
surviving in restricted tissue sites, which include the gastrointestinal tract. There is …
surviving in restricted tissue sites, which include the gastrointestinal tract. There is …
In Vivo Analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi Persistence Foci at Single-Cell Resolution
AI Ward, MD Lewis, AA Khan, CJ McCann… - Mbio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infections with Trypanosoma cruzi are usually lifelong despite generating a strong adaptive
immune response. Identifying the sites of parasite persistence is therefore crucial to …
immune response. Identifying the sites of parasite persistence is therefore crucial to …
[HTML][HTML] Intracellular DNA replication and differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi is asynchronous within individual host cells in vivo at all stages of infection
Investigations into intracellular replication and differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi within
the mammalian host have been restricted by limitations in our ability to detect parasitized …
the mammalian host have been restricted by limitations in our ability to detect parasitized …
[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi STIB980: A TcI Strain for Drug Discovery and Reverse Genetics
A Fesser, S Beilstein, M Kaiser, RS Schmidt, P Mäser - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the first published genome sequence of Trypanosoma cruzi in 2005, there have been
tremendous technological advances in genomics, reverse genetics, and assay development …
tremendous technological advances in genomics, reverse genetics, and assay development …
Incomplete recruitment of protective T cells is associated with trypanosoma cruzi persistence in the mouse colon
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Following T cell-mediated
suppression of acute-phase infection, this intracellular eukaryotic pathogen persists long …
suppression of acute-phase infection, this intracellular eukaryotic pathogen persists long …
[HTML][HTML] Motility patterns of Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes correlate with the efficiency of parasite invasion in vitro
JA Arias-del-Angel, J Santana-Solano, M Santillán… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Numerous works have demonstrated that trypanosomatid motility is relevant for parasite
replication and sensitivity. Nonetheless, although some findings indirectly suggest that …
replication and sensitivity. Nonetheless, although some findings indirectly suggest that …
[HTML][HTML] A panel of phenotypically and genotypically diverse bioluminescent:fluorescent Trypanosoma cruzi strains as a resource for Chagas disease research
F Olmo, S Jayawardhana, AA Khan… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that displays
considerable genetic diversity. Infections result in a range of pathological outcomes, and …
considerable genetic diversity. Infections result in a range of pathological outcomes, and …
[HTML][HTML] Nanocarrier-enhanced intracellular delivery of benznidazole for treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi infection
X Li, S Yi, DB Scariot, SJ Martinez, BA Falk, CL Olson… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T.
cruzi), an intracellular pathogen that causes significant morbidity and death among millions …
cruzi), an intracellular pathogen that causes significant morbidity and death among millions …