Siqueria-Neto Flashcards
1
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Leishmaniasis: Chemotherapy
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- Pentavalent antimonials: sodium stibogluconate, SSG meglumine
- Toxic side effects / drug resistance, 30+ days of IM/IV injection
- AmBisome: liposomal amphotericin (polyene)
- 1-5 days of IV injection
- Miltefosine (phospholipid)
- Only oral drug for VL
- Paromomycin (aminoglycoside)
- 21 days of IM injection
2
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Leishmaniasis: Vector
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Sandfly
3
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Chagas: Chemotherapy
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- Benznidazole
- Nifurtimox
- Posaconazole
- Ravuconazole
- N & B are for acute treatment, but both are expensive, high risk of side effect, cannot be used in pregnancy / renal+hepatic insufficiency
4
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Chagas: Vector
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Kissing bug
5
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Chagas: K777
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Developed in 1996 by Dean McKerrow
- Covalent inhibitor
- Warhead: double bond next to sulfur
6
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High Content Screening
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- ) Assay
- ) Plate containing compounds
- ) Washing, fixing, staining
- ) Reading