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ReviewHandbook of experimental pharmacology2025

Marine Natural Products as Novel Treatments for Parasitic Diseases.

Wenbing Cheng, Yanbing Huang, Haijun Gao, Bolor Bold, Ting Zhang, Dengfeng Yang

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Review in Handbook of experimental pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
8.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenbing ChengNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Yanbing HuangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Natural Products and Combinatorial Biosynthesis Chemistry, Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Haijun GaoNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Bolor BoldNational Center for Zoonotic Disease, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ting ZhangNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, China. zhangting@nipd.chinacdc.cn.
Dengfeng YangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Natural Products and Combinatorial Biosynthesis Chemistry, Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Guangxi Academy of Sciences · CNInner Mongolia University · CNNational Center for Communicable Diseases · MNNational Institute for Parasitic Diseases · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasitic diseases including malaria, leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis have received significant attention due to their severe health implications, especially in developing countries. Marine natural products from a vast and diverse range of marine organisms such as sponges, corals, molluscs, and algae have been found to produce unique bioactive compounds that exhibit promising potent properties, including antiparasitic, anti-Plasmodial, anti-Leishmanial, and anti-Trypanosomal activities, providing hope for the development of effective treatments. Furthermore, various techniques and methodologies have been used to investigate the mechanisms of these antiparasitic compounds. Continued efforts in the discovery and development of marine natural products hold significant promise for the future of novel treatments against parasitic diseases.

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Antiparasitic AgentsAquatic OrganismsBiological ProductsParasitic DiseasesAnimalsHumansAntiparasitic AgentsBiological ProductsAnti-LeishmaniaAnti-parasiteAnti-PlasmodiumAnti-TrypanosomaDrug discoveryMarine natural productsParasiteParasitic diseases

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PMID38554166
OpenAlexW4393334248

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