by Lorente SO, Rodrigues JC, Jimenez Jimenez C, Joyce-Menekse M, Rodrigues C, Croft SL, Yardley V, de Luca-Fradley K, Ruiz-Perez LM, Urbina J, de Souza W, Gonzalez Pacanowska D, Gilbert IH. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, August 2004, 48(8):2937-50.
Summary: This paper describes the design and evaluation of novel azasterols as potential compounds for the treatment of leishmaniasis and other diseases caused by trypanosomatid parasites. The compounds prepared showed activity at micromolar and nanomolar concentrations when tested against Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma spp. The compounds were also found to be active against the bloodstream form (trypomastigotes) of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, a causative agent of African trypanosomiasis.
