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ArticleParasitology research2021

Cysticidal effect of a pure naphthoquinone on Taenia crassiceps cysticerci.

Yuli Aranda-López, Lluvia López-López, Karen Elizabeth Nava Castro, María Dolores Ponce-Regalado, Luis Enrique Becerril-Villanueva, Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez, Víctor Hugo Del Río-Araiza, Jorge Morales-Montor

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Article in Parasitology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yuli Aranda-LópezDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, México.
Lluvia López-LópezInstituto de Investigaciones en Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México.
Karen Elizabeth Nava CastroLaboratorio de Genotoxicología y Medicina Ambientales, Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Centro de Ciencias de La Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, México.
María Dolores Ponce-RegaladoDepartamento de Clínica, Centro Universitario de Los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México.
Luis Enrique Becerril-VillanuevaDepartamento de Psicoinmunología, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de La Fuente", Ciudad de México, México.
Manuel Iván Girón-PérezSecretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Laboratorio de Inmunotoxicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Cd. de la Cultura s/n, Nayarit, Tepic, México.
Víctor Hugo Del Río-AraizaDepartamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, México.
Jorge Morales-MontorDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, México. jmontor66@biomedicas.unam.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9461-610X
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXAutonomous University of San Luis Potosí · MXInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz · MXUniversidad Autónoma de Nayarit · MXUniversidad de Guadalajara · MX

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología FC 2016 2125Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México IN-209719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cysticercosis is a disease caused by the metacestode of the parasite Taenia solium (T. solium). In humans, the most severe complication of the disease is neurocysticercosis. The drug of choice to treat this disease is albendazole; however, the bioavailability and efficacy of the drug are variable. Therefore, new molecules with therapeutic effects against this and other parasitic infections caused by helminths must be developed. Naphthoquinones are naphthalene-derived compounds that possess antibacterial, antifungal, antitumoral, and antiparasitic properties. The aim of this work was to evaluate the in vitro anti-helminthic effect of 2-[(3-chlorophenylamino)phenylmethyl]-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, isolated from a natural source and then synthesized (naphthoquinone 4a), using an experimental model of murine cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps (T. crassiceps). This compound causes paralysis in the cysticerci membrane from day 3 of the in vitro treatment. Additionally, it induces changes in the shape, size, and appearance of the cysticerci and a decrease in the reproduction rate. In conclusion, naphthoquinone 4a has in vitro cysticidal activity on T. crassiceps cysticerci depending on the duration of the treatment and the concentration of the compound. Therefore, it is a promising drug candidate to be used in T. crassiceps and possibly T. solium infections.

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CysticercosisNaphthoquinonesTaeniaTaeniasisTaenia soliumAnimalsCysticercusHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNaphthoquinonesAnti-helminthicCysticercosisDrugNaphthoquinoneTaenia crassicepsTaeniasis

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