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MRPA-independent mechanisms of antimony resistance in Leishmania infantum.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance - 1 Aug 2020
Douanne Noélie, Wagner Victoria, Roy Gaetan, Leprohon Philippe, Ouellette Marc, Fernandez-Prada Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Control of both human and canine leishmaniasis is based on a very short list of chemotherapeutic agents, headed by antimonial derivatives (Sb). The utility of these molecules is severely threatened by high rates of drug resistance. The ABC transporter MRPA is one of the few key Sb resistance proteins described to date, whose role in detoxification has been thoroughly studied in Leishmania parasites. Nonetheless,...
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