Artemisinin derivatives inhibit Toxoplasma gondii in vitro at multiple steps in the lytic cycle
Author(s) -
John G. D’Angelo,
Claudia Bordón,
Gary H. Posner,
Robert H. Yolken,
Lorraine JonesBrando
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn451
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , lytic cycle , antiparasitic , in vitro , cytotoxicity , biology , artemisinin , toxoplasmosis , cytotoxic t cell , antiparasitic agent , growth inhibition , chemistry , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , plasmodium falciparum , pharmacology , immunology , malaria , virus , antibody , medicine , pathology
We sought to improve upon the usefulness of artemisinins as anti-Toxoplasma agents by synthesizing new unsaturated, carba derivatives and then testing them for in vitro efficacy against three steps of the lytic cycle of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites.
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