Direct Effect of Two Naphthalene-Sulfonyl-Indole Compounds on Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoite

Past studies have stated that the parasitostatic effect of IFN-γ is most likely due to the starvation of Toxoplasma gondii for tryptophan in the host cell. The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct effect of two new Naphthalene-Sulfonyl-Indole compounds as competitive molecules for tryptophan...

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Main Authors: Qasem Asgari, Hossein Keshavarz, Mostafa Rezaeian, Mohammad Hossein Motazedian, Saeedeh Shojaee, Mehdi Mohebali, Ramin Miri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/716976