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ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology2021

Anti-leishmanial compounds from microbial metabolites: a promising source.

Ana F S da Cunha, Yvanna L Di C Oliveira, Silvio S Dolabella, Ricardo Scher, Eliana B Souto, Jorge A Lopez, Sona Jain

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Review in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana F S da CunhaIndustrial Biotechnology Post-Graduation Program, University of Tiradentes, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Yvanna L Di C OliveiraPharmaceutical Sciences Post-Graduation Program, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.
Silvio S DolabellaPharmaceutical Sciences Post-Graduation Program, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.
Ricardo ScherLaboratory of Cancer and Leishmania Biology and Immunology, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil.
Eliana B SoutoCEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal. eliana.souto@ceb.uminho.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9737-6017
Jorge A LopezIndustrial Biotechnology Post-Graduation Program, University of Tiradentes, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Sona JainIndustrial Biotechnology Post-Graduation Program, University of Tiradentes, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. sonajain24@yahoo.com.
Universidade Federal de Sergipe · BRUniversidade Tiradentes · BRUniversity of Minho · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leishmania is a complex disease caused by the protozoan parasites and transmitted by female phlebotomine sandfly. The disease affects some of the poorest people on earth with an estimated 700,000 to 1 million new cases annually. The current treatment for leishmaniasis is toxic, long, and limited, in view of the high resistance rate presented by the parasite, necessitating new perspectives for treatment. The discovery of new compounds with different targets can be a hope to make the treatment more efficient. Microbial metabolites and their structural analogues with enormous scaffold diversity and structural complexity have historically played a key role in drug discovery. We found thirty-nine research articles published between 1999 and 2021 in the scientific database (PubMed, Science Direct) describing microbes and their metabolites with activity against leishmanial parasites which is the focus of this review. KEY POINTS: • Leishmania affects the poorest regions of the globe • Current treatments for leishmaniasis are toxic and of limited efficacy • Microbial metabolites are potential sources of antileishmania drugs.

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Antiprotozoal AgentsLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisDrug DiscoveryFemaleHumansAntiprotozoal AgentsBioactive compoundsLeishmaniasisMicrobial metabolitesScientific databaseSecondary metabolites

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PMID34625819
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