Abstract
Tropical parasitic diseases, especially those produced by protozoan parasites, are a major public health problem in many countries, and their impact in the health burden is significant. Oxidative processes proved to be related to these diseases, being the antioxidant agents promising therapeutic solutions for them. Therefore, this review provides an overview of published manuscripts regarding both activities. In particular, the interest of the coumarin derivatives as antioxidant agents with application in parasitic diseases is discussed in this manuscript. The recent findings in this field are highlighted.
Keywords: Antioxidant, Coumarins, Oxidative stress, Parasitic diseases.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Interest of Antioxidant Agents in Parasitic Diseases. The Case Study of Coumarins
Volume: 15 Issue: 9
Author(s): Roberto Figueroa-Guiñez, Maria João Matos, Saleta Vazquez-Rodriguez, Lourdes Santana, Eugenio Uriarte, Fernanda Borges, Claudio Olea-Azar and Juan Diego Maya
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Keywords: Antioxidant, Coumarins, Oxidative stress, Parasitic diseases.
Abstract: Tropical parasitic diseases, especially those produced by protozoan parasites, are a major public health problem in many countries, and their impact in the health burden is significant. Oxidative processes proved to be related to these diseases, being the antioxidant agents promising therapeutic solutions for them. Therefore, this review provides an overview of published manuscripts regarding both activities. In particular, the interest of the coumarin derivatives as antioxidant agents with application in parasitic diseases is discussed in this manuscript. The recent findings in this field are highlighted.
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Figueroa-Guiñez Roberto, João Matos Maria, Vazquez-Rodriguez Saleta, Santana Lourdes, Uriarte Eugenio, Borges Fernanda, Olea-Azar Claudio and Diego Maya Juan, Interest of Antioxidant Agents in Parasitic Diseases. The Case Study of Coumarins, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 15 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026615666150220113155
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026615666150220113155 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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