Selenium-Containing (Hetero)Aryl Hybrids as Potential Antileishmanial Drug Candidates: In Vitro Screening against L. amazonensis

MH Fermiano, AR das Neves, F Da Silva, MSA Barros… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis remains a significant global health concern, with current treatments relying
on outdated drugs associated with high toxicity, lengthy administration, elevated costs, and …

Promising aryl selenoate derivatives as antileishmanial agents and their effects on gene expression

C Fernández-Rubio, M Rubio-Hernández… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leishmaniasis remains one of the main public health problems worldwide, with special
incidence in the poorest populations. Selenium and its derivatives can be potent therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Next generation of selenocyanate and diselenides with upgraded leishmanicidal activity

A Henriquez-Figuereo, M Alcon, E Moreno… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, leishmaniasis is still treated with outdated drugs that present several obstacles
related to their high toxicity, long duration, parenteral administration, high costs and drug …

Seleno-indoles trigger reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial dysfunction in Leishmania amazonensis

PC Santana Filho, MB da Silva, BNM da Silva, T Fazolo… - Tetrahedron, 2023 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus
Leishmania prevalent in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Therapeutic options are limited for …

Novel hybrid selenosulfonamides as potent antileishmanial agents

Y Baquedano, E Moreno, S Espuelas… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Diselenide and sulfonamide derivatives have recently attracted considerable interest as
leishmanicidal agents in drug discovery. In this study, a novel series of sixteen hybrid …

3, 5-Dimethyl-4-isoxazoyl selenocyanate as promising agent for the treatment of Leishmania infantum-infected mice

V Alcolea, E Moreno, M Etxebeste-Mitxeltorena… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Compounds 1 and 2 (selenocyanate and diselenide derivatives, respectively) were
evaluated for their potential use in vivo against visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Both entities …

Novel heteroaryl selenocyanates and diselenides as potent antileishmanial agents

Y Baquedano, V Alcolea, MÁ Toro… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A series of new selenocyanates and diselenides bearing interesting bioactive
scaffolds (quinoline, quinoxaline, acridine, chromene, furane, isosazole, etc.) was …

Synthesis, in silico Study and Antileishmanial Evaluation of New Selenides Derived from 7-Chloro-quinoline and N-Phenylacetamides

MFN Huang, JAS Luis, AP Silva, JC Rocha… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
This study describes a virtual screening performed for two series of selenides (28
compounds), derived from N-phenylacetamides chlorides and 7-chloro-quinoline, to …

Library of seleno-compounds as novel agents against Leishmania species

A Martin-Montes, D Plano… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The in vitro leishmanicidal activities of a series of 48 recently synthesized selenium
derivatives against Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis parasites were tested …

Diacetal Ditellurides as Highly Active and Selective Antiparasitic Agents toward Leishmania amazonensis

PT Bandeira, JPA Souza, DB Scariot… - ACS Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease and a public health concern in at least 98
countries, affecting mainly the poorest populations. Pharmaceuticals and chemotherapies …