In vivo experiments demonstrate the potent antileishmanial efficacy of repurposed suramin in visceral leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Supriya Khanra (Author), Subir Kumar Juin (Author), Junaid Jibran Jawed (Author), Sweta Ghosh (Author), Shreyasi Dutta (Author), Shaik Abdul Nabi (Author), Jyotirmayee Dash (Author), Dipak Dasgupta (Author), Subrata Majumdar (Author), Rahul Banerjee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Treatment failure and resistance to the commonly used drugs remains a major obstacle for successful chemotherapy against visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Since the development of novel therapeutics involves exorbitant costs, the effectiveness of the currently available ant...