Tityus serrulatus (Scorpion): From the Crude Venom to the Construction of Synthetic Peptides and Their Possible Therapeutic Application Against Toxoplasma gondii Infection

Tityus serrulatus (Scorpion): From the Crude Venom to the Construction of Synthetic Peptides and Their Possible Therapeutic Application Against Toxoplasma gondii Infection

Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is a major public concern owing to its neurotropic nature and high morbidity and mortality rates in immunocompromised patients and newborns. Current treatment for this disease is inefficient and produces side effects. Inflammatory mediators produced during...

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Main Authors: Diego Rodney Rodrigues de Assis, Pollyana Maria de Oliveira Pimentel, Pablo Victor Mendes dos Reis, Rayane Aparecida Nonato Rabelo, Ricardo Wagner Almeida Vitor, Marta do Nascimento Cordeiro, Liza Figueiredo Felicori, Carlos Delfin Chávez Olórtegui, Jarbas Magalhães Resende, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Márcia Helena Borges, Maria Elena de Lima, Adriano Monteiro de Castro Pimenta, Fabiana Simão Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
toxoplasmosis
Tityus serrulatus venom
immunoregulation
synthetic peptides
treatment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.706618/full

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