A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites
Abstract Despite the substantial global health and economic burden of apicomplexan parasites in humans and livestock, treatment options remain limited. Natural products have long played an important role in combating these diseases, offering diverse chemical structures and bioactive compounds. This...
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| author | Emma Y. Mao Stephen W. Page Brad E. Sleebs Maria R. Gancheva Danny W. Wilson |
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| description | Abstract Despite the substantial global health and economic burden of apicomplexan parasites in humans and livestock, treatment options remain limited. Natural products have long played an important role in combating these diseases, offering diverse chemical structures and bioactive compounds. This review summarises past and present natural-product-based therapies for six economically significant apicomplexans and explores the potential of revisiting natural products as a source of next-generation treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7fc7d0cae23841f38e4584de5cfa405c2025-08-20T02:05:16ZengNature Portfolionpj Antimicrobials and Resistance2731-87452025-06-013111510.1038/s44259-025-00119-xA review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasitesEmma Y. Mao0Stephen W. Page1Brad E. Sleebs2Maria R. Gancheva3Danny W. Wilson4Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, The University of AdelaideNeoculi Pty Ltd.Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchResearch Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, The University of AdelaideResearch Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Biological Sciences, The University of AdelaideAbstract Despite the substantial global health and economic burden of apicomplexan parasites in humans and livestock, treatment options remain limited. Natural products have long played an important role in combating these diseases, offering diverse chemical structures and bioactive compounds. This review summarises past and present natural-product-based therapies for six economically significant apicomplexans and explores the potential of revisiting natural products as a source of next-generation treatments.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00119-x |
| spellingShingle | Emma Y. Mao Stephen W. Page Brad E. Sleebs Maria R. Gancheva Danny W. Wilson A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites npj Antimicrobials and Resistance |
| title | A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites |
| title_full | A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites |
| title_fullStr | A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites |
| title_short | A review of natural products as a source of next-generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites |
| title_sort | review of natural products as a source of next generation drugs against apicomplexan parasites |
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