Repurposing auranofin as a lead candidate for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.

Repurposing auranofin as a lead candidate for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.

Two major human diseases caused by filariid nematodes are onchocerciasis, or river blindness, and lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis. The drugs ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine (DEC), and albendazole are used in control programs for these diseases, but are mainly effective against t...

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Main Authors: Christina A Bulman, Chelsea M Bidlow, Sara Lustigman, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, David Williams, Alberto A Rascón, Nancy Tricoche, Moses Samje, Aaron Bell, Brian Suzuki, K C Lim, Nonglak Supakorndej, Prasit Supakorndej, Alan R Wolfe, Giselle M Knudsen, Steven Chen, Chris Wilson, Kean-Hooi Ang, Michelle Arkin, Jiri Gut, Chris Franklin, Chris Marcellino, James H McKerrow, Anjan Debnath, Judy A Sakanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4336141?pdf=render

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