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ReviewParasites & vectors2024

Lipid metabolism: the potential targets for toxoplasmosis treatment.

Tian-Yi He, Ye-Tian Li, Zhen-Di Liu, Hao Cheng, Yi-Feng Bao, Ji-Li Zhang

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Review in Parasites & vectors, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tian-Yi He *Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Ye-Tian Li *Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Zhen-Di LiuHealth Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Hao ChengHealth Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Yi-Feng BaoHealth Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Ji-Li ZhangHealth Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China. zhangjili@nbu.edu.cn.
Ningbo University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China/Youth Science Foundation Project 82102426Ningbo Natural Science Foundation 2021J103State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology Open Fund SKLVEB2021KFKT007Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation/Youth Fund Project LQ22H190001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). The current treatment for toxoplasmosis remains constrained due to the absence of pharmaceutical interventions. Thus, the pursuit of more efficient targets is of great importance. Lipid metabolism in T. gondii, including fatty acid metabolism, phospholipid metabolism, and neutral lipid metabolism, assumes a crucial function in T. gondii because those pathways are largely involved in the formation of the membranous structure and cellular processes such as division, invasion, egress, replication, and apoptosis. The inhibitors of T. gondii's lipid metabolism can directly lead to the disturbance of various lipid component levels and serious destruction of membrane structure, ultimately leading to the death of the parasites. In this review, the specific lipid metabolism pathways, correlative enzymes, and inhibitors of lipid metabolism of T. gondii are elaborated in detail to generate novel ideas for the development of anti-T. gondii drugs that target the parasites' lipid metabolism.

Indexed as

ToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisAnimalsApoptosisLipid MetabolismZoonosesCholesterolFatty acidsLipid metabolismPhospholipidsToxoplasma gondiiToxoplasmosis

Identifiers

PMID38448975
PMCPMC10916224
OpenAlexW4392507659

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