Infections caused by protozoans remain a public health issue, especially in tropical countries. Serious adverse events, lack of efficacy at the different stages of the infection and routes of administration that have a negative impact on treatment adherence are some of the problems with currently available therapy against these diseases. Here we describe an epigenetic target, sirtuin 2 and its related proteins, that is promising given the results in phenotypic assays and in vivo models against Sir2 of Plasmodium falciparum, Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Schistosoma mansoni, Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi parasites. The results we present highlight how this target can be extensively explored and how its inhibitors might be employed in the clinic.
Agradeço primeiramente a Deus que me sustentou nessa jornada. À Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF-USP) pela oportunidade de desenvolver este trabalho.À CAPES pela bolsa concedida.E dedico este trabalho a minha mãe que sempre me apoiou e sempre me deu forças para continuar, ao meu irmão e meu pai que sempre estão comigo.Ao meu orientador, professor e amigo Gustavo Henrique Goulart Trossini pela grande oportunidade!!! Aos alunos e amigos do grupo LITEC por todas as discussões construtivas, por todos os ensinamentos e por toda a convivência no grupo:
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