2016
Targeting the HSP60/10 chaperonin systems of Trypanosoma brucei as a strategy for treating African sleeping sickness
Abdeen S, Salim N, Mammadova N, Summers CM, Goldsmith-Pestana K, McMahon-Pratt D, Schultz PG, Horwich AL, Chapman E, Johnson SM. Targeting the HSP60/10 chaperonin systems of Trypanosoma brucei as a strategy for treating African sleeping sickness. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2016, 26: 5247-5253. PMID: 27720295, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.09.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsChaperonin 10Chaperonin 60Drug Evaluation, PreclinicalHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTrypanosomiasis, AfricanConceptsT. brucei infectionBrucei infectionComplex treatment regimensFirst-line drugsNew therapeutic strategiesLeishmania major promastigotesAnti-parasitic potentialTreatment regimensTherapeutic windowTherapeutic strategiesCurrent drugsMajor promastigotesEncouraging initial resultsHuman liverAntibiotic resistanceGreater cytotoxicityProtozoan parasiteKidney cellsMedicinal chemistry optimizationInfectionInhibitorsPotent inhibitorBrucei parasitesDrugsCytotoxicity
2001
Cellular trafficking in trypanosomatids: a new target for therapies?
Costa-Pinto D, Trindade L, McMahon-Pratt D, Traub-Cseko Y. Cellular trafficking in trypanosomatids: a new target for therapies? International Journal For Parasitology 2001, 31: 537-544. PMID: 11334939, DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(01)00145-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathogenic trypanosomatidsTrafficking mechanismsLysosomal targetingCellular trafficking mechanismsPlethora of diseasesCellular traffickingTrypanosomatidsTargeting mechanismCysteine proteinasesBiological aspectsNew targetsCurrent knowledgeEfficient vaccineDisease controlTherapyBasic mechanismsTraffickingMechanismTargetParasitesVaccineProteinasesDiseaseTargeting