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Pharmacological Potential of Selected Natural Compounds in the Control of Parasitic Diseases

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  • © 2013

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  1. Gabriela Hrckova

    1. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Insitute of Parasitology, Kosice, Slovakia

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  2. Samuel Velebny

    1. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology, Kosice, Slovakia

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Pharmacological Potential of Natural Compounds in the Control of Selected Protozoan Diseases

    • Gabriela Hrckova, Samuel Velebny
    Pages 1-28

  3. Parasitic Helminths of Humans and Animals: Health Impact and Control

    • Gabriela Hrckova, Samuel Velebny
    Pages 29-99

  4. Natural Compounds Exerting Anthelmintic and/or Host-Protecting Effects During Parasitic Infections

    • Gabriela Hrckova, Samuel Velebny
    Pages 101-125
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The natural world with a large number of terrestrial and marine plants and lower organisms is a great source of bioactive compounds historically used as remedies in various diseases. Within the last decade, such compounds became more attractive targets for pharmacologists and the pharmaceutical industry in drug development projects. This volume presents the pharmacological potential of chemically defined natural compounds obtained from plants, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria with antiparasitic activity, that have been tested against various endo-parasitic protozoan and helminth species. Additionally, the advantages of combined therapy using antiparasitic drugs and natural compounds with selected specific activity are reviewed and explained in the context of host pathology and immunosuppression induced by the parasites. The conclusions of this new book give suggestions for further non-empirical drug development and discuss perspectives of alternative approaches to therapy of parasitic diseases.  ​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Slovak Academy of Sciences, Insitute of Parasitology, Kosice, Slovakia

    Gabriela Hrckova

  • Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology, Kosice, Slovakia

    Samuel Velebny

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