摘要
恰加斯病的当前治疗基于单药理学,其中所使用的药物具有有限的功效和严重的副作用。 为了克服这些局限性,已经描述了一些工具,包括开发或分离新药,药物重新定位和多药理学。 在这里,我们审查了多药理学策略,其中组合了属于不同结构化学型的化合物,以影响克氏锥虫寄生虫的不同生化途径。 因此,将麦角固醇生物合成抑制剂,抗炎药,心脏功能障碍药物,锥虫硫磷还原酶抑制剂,维生素等结合起来,寻找新的抗南美锥虫病治疗方法。 天然产物也用于该策略的应用中。
关键词: 查加斯病,多元药理,协同作用,拮抗作用,等效线图,心功能不全药物。
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