What is it about?
Looking for better ways to treat Entamoeba histolytica, a disease-causing parasitic amoeba which affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide.
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Why is it important?
Entamoeba histolytica, a disease-causing parasitic amoeba affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide. It causes symptoms such as colitis, dysentery, and even death in extreme cases, however, existing treatments have strong side effects.
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Continue optimizing the identified compounds and develop them into better drugs.
Ruben Abagyan
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This page is a summary of: High-throughput phenotypic screen identifies a new family of potent anti-amoebic compounds, PLOS One, May 2023, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280232.
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