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ArticleCurrent computer-aided drug design2025

Insights to Design New Drugs against Human African Trypanosomiasis Targeting Rhodesain using Covalent Docking, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and MM-PBSA Calculations.

Igor José Dos Santos Nascimento, Mirelly Barbosa Santos, Washley Phyama De Jesus Marinho, Ricardo Olimpio de Moura

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Igor José Dos Santos NascimentoPostgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, 58429-500, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2664-4336
Mirelly Barbosa SantosPostgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, 58429-500, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0473-2922
Washley Phyama De Jesus MarinhoDrug Development and Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, 58429-500, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0006-5452-4311
Ricardo Olimpio de MouraPostgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, 58429-500, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1590-3750
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba · BR

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Abstract

backgroundNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are parasitic and bacterial diseases that affect approximately 149 countries, mainly the poor population without basic sanitation. Among these, Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), known as sleeping sickness, shows alarming data, with treatment based on suramin and pentamidine in the initial phase and melarsoprol and eflornithine in the chronic phase. Thus, to discover new drugs, several studies point to rhodesain as a promising drug target due to the function of protein degradation and intracellular transport of proteins between the insect and host cells and is present in all cycle phases of the parasite.

methodsHere, based on the previous studies by Nascimento

resultsAlso, our findings using MD simulations and MM-PBSA calculations confirmed Gly

conclusionThis study can provide valuable insights that can guide researchers worldwide to discover a new promising drug against HAT.

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Drug DesignMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationTrypanocidal AgentsTrypanosomiasis, AfricanCysteine EndopeptidasesCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsHumansCysteine EndopeptidasesCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsrhodesainTrypanocidal AgentsHuman african trypanosomiasisMM-PBSA calculations.molecular dockingmolecular dynamicsmolecular modelingrhodesainsleeping sickness

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