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Auranofin Is Highly Efficacious against Toxoplasma gondii In Vitro and in an In Vivo Experimental Model of Acute Toxoplasmosis

BACKGROUND: The mainstay of toxoplasmosis treatment targets the folate biosynthetic pathways and has not changed for the last 50 years. The activity of these chemotherapeutic agents is restricted to one lifecycle stage of Toxoplasma gondii, they have significant toxicity, and the impending threat of...

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Autores principales: Andrade, Rosa M., Chaparro, Juan D., Capparelli, Edmund, Reed, Sharon L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4117455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25079790
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002973