Targeting Echinococcus multilocularis PIM kinase for improving anti-parasitic chemotherapy.

• Main Authors: Akito Koike (Author), Frank Becker (Author), Peter Sennhenn (Author), Jason Kim (Author), Jenny Zhang (Author), Stefan Hannus (Author), Klaus Brehm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The potentially lethal zoonosis alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the metacestode larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Current AE treatment options are limited and rely on surgery as well as on chemotherapy involving benzimidazoles (BZ). BZ...