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Pharmacological Potential of Selected Natural Compounds in the Control of Parasitic Diseases

The natural world with a large number of terrestrial and marine plants and lower organisms is a great source of bioactive compounds historically used as remedies in various diseases. Within the last decade, such compounds became more attractive targets for pharmacologists and the pharmaceutical indu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hrckova, Gabriela (Autor), Velebny, Samuel (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Pharmaceutical Science & Drug Development,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Protozoan infections, pathology and therapy
  • Current antiprotozoan drugs and problem of resistance
  • Natural compounds with direct antiprotozoal activity
  • Natural compounds isolated from higher plants
  • Bioactive compounds from lower terrestrial organisms
  • Marine organisms - undiscovered source of the potential drugs
  • Concluding remarks
  • Parasitic helminthes of human and amimals: health impact and control
  • Anthelmintic drugs - efficacy, side effects and resistance
  • Natural compounds with direct anthelmintic activity
  • Anthelmintic potential of higher plants
  • Lower terrestrial and marine organisms in anthelmintic drug discovery
  • Concluding remarks
  • Combined therapy of parasitic infections using substances from natural sources
  • Host pathology and immunosuppression during parasitic infections
  • Natural compounds with immunomodulatory effects
  • Natural compounds with antioxidant and other host-protecting activities
  • Summary: perpectives and possibilities in drug discovery from natural sources.