Dengue is considered a serious public health problem in many tropical regions of the world
including Brazil. At the moment, there is no viable alternative to reduce dengue infections …

Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries and territories worldwide. The therapies available
for leishmaniasis have serious side effects, thus prompting the search for new therapies. The …

Miltefosine (MT) is a membrane-active alkylphospholipid licensed for the topical treatment of
breast cancer skin metastases and the oral treatment of leishmaniasis, although its …

The genus Laurencia, a category of marine red algae, is well recognized for producing a
large variety of natural products (NPs) that are both chemically intriguing and structurally …

Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, is an obligate intracellular
protozoan that can infect a wide range of vertebrate cells. Here, we describe the cytotoxic …

Chagas disease is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world, affecting nearly
15 million people, primarily in Latin America. Only two drugs are used for the treatment of …

Allelopathy and autotoxicity are well-known biological processes in angiosperms but are
very little explored or even unknown in seaweeds. In this study, extract and major pure …

Phytochemical and Biological Properties of Sesquiterpene Constituents From the Marine Red
Seaweed Laurencia: A Review Page 1 Volume 2 • Issue 5 • 1000147 Nat Prod Chem Res ISSN …

For decades, only two nitroheterocyclic drugs have been used as therapeutic agents for
Chagas disease. However, these drugs present limited effectiveness during the chronic …

Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, and an important problem of
public health. The current treatment for toxoplasmosis is the combination of pyrimethamine …