Bioactivity of synthetic peptides from Ecuadorian frog skin secretions against Leishmania mexicana, Plasmodium falciparum, and Trypanosoma cruzi

Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and malaria are major parasitic diseases disproportionately affecting the underprivileged population in developing nations. Finding new, alternative anti-parasitic compounds to treat these diseases is crucial because of the limited number of options currently available...

• Main Author: Proaño Bolaños, Carolina (author)
• Other Authors: Morán Marcillo, Giovanna (author), Espinosa de los Monteros Silva, Nina (author), Bermúdez Puga, Sebastián (author), Salazar, Mateo A. (author), Blasco Zúñiga, Ailín (author), Cuesta, Sebastián (author), Molina, Carolina (author), Espinosa, Franklin (author), Meneses, Lorena (author), Rojas Silva, Patricio (author), Zapata Mena, Sonia (author), Sáenz, Fabián E. (author), Rivera I., Miryan (author), Costales, Jaime A. (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Anti-microbial peptide; Malaria; Chagas; leishmaniasis; Anti-parasitic; Frog
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03339-23; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/821