ParasitesRule
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Why do we care? Because very little information is available for proteins found in #parasites, despite parasites causing a third of the total global burden of human #disease (!!!) #MPM2025 @parasitesrule.org
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More about this problem is explained nicely here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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More about this problem is explained nicely here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exploiting structural biology in the fight against parasitic diseases
Despite spectacular advances in structural biology over the past half-century, only approximately 2% of the structures in the Protein Data Bank are fr…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Why do we care? Because very little information is available for proteins found in #parasites, despite parasites causing a third of the total global burden of human #disease (!!!) #MPM2025 @parasitesrule.org
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More about this problem is explained nicely here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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More about this problem is explained nicely here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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You can explore the full scRNAseq data on the same gene page: cryptodb.org/cryptodb/app...
September 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
You can explore the full scRNAseq data on the same gene page: cryptodb.org/cryptodb/app...
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How? By inhibiting the uptake of metabolically essential amino acids and disrupting the parasite's lifecycle.
You can learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#Parasitology #MPMXXXVI #MPM2025
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You can learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#Parasitology #MPMXXXVI #MPM2025
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Computational approaches for drug discovery against trypanosomatid-caused diseases
During three decades, only about 20 new drugs have been developed for malaria, tuberculosis and all neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This critical situation was reached because NTDs represent only ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
How? By inhibiting the uptake of metabolically essential amino acids and disrupting the parasite's lifecycle.
You can learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#Parasitology #MPMXXXVI #MPM2025
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You can learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#Parasitology #MPMXXXVI #MPM2025
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Learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
(Although ginger extract is used in this paper^. If anyone can point me towards publications of their studies using thyme extract please do!)
@parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology #MPM2025 #botany
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(Although ginger extract is used in this paper^. If anyone can point me towards publications of their studies using thyme extract please do!)
@parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology #MPM2025 #botany
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Efficacy of green synthesized silver nanoparticles via ginger rhizome extract against Leishmania major in vitro
Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem that causes by parasite of the genus Leishmania. The pentavalent antimonial compounds that used for treatment are not safe or effective enough. The aim o...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
(Although ginger extract is used in this paper^. If anyone can point me towards publications of their studies using thyme extract please do!)
@parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology #MPM2025 #botany
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(Although ginger extract is used in this paper^. If anyone can point me towards publications of their studies using thyme extract please do!)
@parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology #MPM2025 #botany
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