Pharmacological Potential of Selected Natural Compounds in the Control of Parasitic Diseases (Paperback, 2013 ed.)

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 industry in drug development projects. This volume presents the pharmacological potential of chemically defined natural compounds obtained from plants, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria with antiparasitic activity, that have been tested against various endo-parasitic protozoan and helminth species. Additionally, the advantages of combined therapy using antiparasitic drugs and natural compounds with selected specific activity are reviewed and explained in the context of host pathology and immunosuppression induced by the parasites. The conclusions of this new book give suggestions for further non-empirical drug development and discuss perspectives of alternative approaches to therapy of parasitic diseases.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Austria
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Pharmaceutical Science & Drug Development
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	Gabriela Hrckova • Samuel Velebny
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	125
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-7091-1324-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical parasitology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Promotions
LSN:	3-7091-1324-5
Barcode:	9783709113240

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