Fumarate respiration of Fasciola flukes as a potential drug target

Fumarate respiration of Fasciola flukes as a potential drug target

Fascioliasis is a neglected tropical zoonotic disease caused by liver flukes belonging to the genus Fasciola. The emergence of resistance to triclabendazole, the only World Health Organization-recommended drug for this disease, highlights the need for the development of new drugs. Helminths possess...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Tashibu, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Kimitoshi Sakamoto, Kenji Murakami, Ferdoush Zannatul, Kiyoshi Kita, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Fasciola
respiratory chain
drug target
fumarate respiration
adult
newly excysted juveniles
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1302114/full

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