Activity of mefloquine and mefloquine derivatives against Echinococcus multilocularis

Activity of mefloquine and mefloquine derivatives against Echinococcus multilocularis

The cestode E. multilocularis causes the disease alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in humans. The continuously proliferating metacestode (larval stage) of the parasite infects mostly the liver and exhibits tumor-like growth. Current chemotherapeutical treatment options rely on benzimidazoles, which are r...

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Main Authors: Reto Rufener, Dominic Ritler, Jana Zielinski, Luca Dick, Emerson Teixeira da Silva, Adriele da Silva Araujo, Deborah Elisabeth Joekel, David Czock, Christine Goepfert, Adriana Marques Moraes, Marcus Vinicius Nora de Souza, Joachim Müller, Meike Mevissen, Andrew Hemphill, Britta Lundström-Stadelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320718300617

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