Intracellular zinc flux causes reactive oxygen species mediated mitochondrial dysfunction leading to cell death in Leishmania donovani.

Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania parasite is a global threat to public health and one of the most neglected tropical diseases. Therefore, the discovery of novel drug targets and effective drug is a major challenge and an important goal. Leishmania is an obligate intracellular parasite that alterna...

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Main Authors: Anjali Kumari, Krishn Pratap Singh, Abhishek Mandal, Ranjeet Kumar Paswan, Preeti Sinha, Pradeep Das, Vahab Ali, Sanjiva Bimal, Chandra Shekhar Lal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5460814?pdf=render