Cysteine Proteases as Validated Targets for the Treatment of Neglected and Poverty-Related Parasitic Diseases

Roberta Ettari

doi:10.3390/ijms241210097

Cysteine Proteases as Validated Targets for the Treatment of Neglected and Poverty-Related Parasitic Diseases

Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 13;24(12):10097. doi: 10.3390/ijms241210097.

Author

Roberta Ettari¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.

Abstract

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) include 20 diverse infections mainly prevalent in tropical areas that mostly affect disadvantaged communities and women and children [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Child
Cysteine Proteases*
Female
Humans
Parasitic Diseases* / drug therapy
Poverty

Substances

Cysteine Proteases

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.