Aspartyl Protease Inhibitors as Anti-Filarial Drugs
The current treatments for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis do not effectively kill the adult parasitic nematodes, allowing these chronic and debilitating diseases to persist in millions of people. Thus, the discovery of new drugs with macrofilaricidal potential to treat these filarial diseas...
Main Authors: | Liana Beld, Hyeim Jung, Christina A. Bulman, Bruce A. Rosa, Peter U. Fischer, James W. Janetka, Sara Lustigman, Judy A. Sakanari, Makedonka Mitreva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/6/707 |
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