The potential for histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors as cestocidal drugs.

<h4>Background</h4>Echinococcosis and cysticercosis are neglected tropical diseases caused by cestode parasites (family Taeniidae). Not only there is a small number of approved anthelmintics for the treatment of these cestodiases, but also some of them are not highly effective against la...

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Main Authors: Hugo Rolando Vaca, Ana María Celentano, María Agustina Toscanini, Tino Heimburg, Ehab Ghazy, Patrik Zeyen, Alexander-Thomas Hauser, Guilherme Oliveira, María Celina Elissondo, Manfred Jung, Wolfgang Sippl, Federico Camicia, Mara Cecilia Rosenzvit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009226