Antischistosomal therapy: Current status and recent developments.
Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic infections in the world. Currently, Praziquantel (PZQ) is the drug being used to treat human schistosomiasis on a large scale. Millions of people are treated annually with praziquantel, and drug-resistant parasites thus are likely to evolve. This review focuses on current knowledge about the mechanisms of action of PZQ, possibility of PZQ resistance, potentially alternative drugs, and prospects for development of new schistosomicides .Vaccines production strategies represent an essential component for the future control of schistosomiasis as an adjunct to chemotherapy.
Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: gesmat@gamalesmat.com.
Gamal
G
Esmat
Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Maissa El
ME
Raziky
Antischistosomal drugs; Parasites; Praziquantil; Schistosomiasis