| Literature DB >> 16304193 |
S C Barr1, K L Warner, B G Kornreic, J Piscitelli, A Wolfe, L Benet, J H McKerrow.
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Cruzain is an essential cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi and a therapeutic target for Chagas' disease. Eight dogs were infected with T. cruzi; three were treated with an inhibitor of cruzain, K777, for 14 days. Treatment with K777 abrogated myocardial damage by T. cruzi, as documented by histopathological lesion scores and serum troponin I levels.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16304193 PMCID: PMC1315979 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.12.5160-5161.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191