Natural Products for Neglected Diseases: A Review
Natural Products for Neglected Diseases: A Review
- Current Organic Chemistry, 12(8), p.643-666, 2008 .
Leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis), Chagas' disease (American Trypanosomiasis)and malaria are tropical parasitic diseases responsible for high mortality and morbidity each year in low-income countries. Due to the lack of vaccines and of safe, effective and affordable treatments, there is an urgent need to reinforce the existing therapeutic arsenal against these killers. One of the main opportunities is through the discovery of new molecules from natural origin. The gaps identified in the R
Leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis), Chagas' disease (American Trypanosomiasis)and malaria are tropical parasitic diseases responsible for high mortality and morbidity each year in low-income countries. Due to the lack of vaccines and of safe, effective and affordable treatments, there is an urgent need to reinforce the existing therapeutic arsenal against these killers. One of the main opportunities is through the discovery of new molecules from natural origin. The gaps identified in the R