Anti-trypanosomal activity of non-peptidic nitrile-based cysteine protease inhibitors.

The cysteine protease cruzipain is considered to be a validated target for therapeutic intervention in the treatment of Chagas disease. Anti-trypanosomal activity against the CL Brener strain of T. cruzi was observed in the 0.1 μM to 1 μM range for three nitrile-based cysteine protease inhibitors ba...

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Main Authors: Antonio C B Burtoloso, Sérgio de Albuquerque, Mark Furber, Juliana C Gomes, Cristiana Gonçalez, Peter W Kenny, Andrei Leitão, Carlos A Montanari, José Carlos Quilles, Jean F R Ribeiro, Josmar R Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344518?pdf=render