An Abies procera-derived tetracyclic triterpene containing a steroid-like nucleus core and a lactone side chain attenuates in vitro survival of both Fasciola hepatica and Schistosoma mansoni

An Abies procera-derived tetracyclic triterpene containing a steroid-like nucleus core and a lactone side chain attenuates in vitro survival of both Fasciola hepatica and Schistosoma mansoni

Two economically and biomedically important platyhelminth species, Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) and Schistosoma mansoni (blood fluke), are responsible for the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) fasciolosis and schistosomiasis. Due to the absence of prophylactic vaccines, these NTDs are principall...

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Main Authors: Helen L. Whiteland, Anand Chakroborty, Josephine E. Forde-Thomas, Alessandra Crusco, Alan Cookson, Jackie Hollinshead, Caroline A. Fenn, Barbara Bartholomew, Peter A. Holdsworth, Maggie Fisher, Robert J. Nash, Karl F. Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320718301283

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