DROGAS ATUAIS E NOVAS ABORDAGENS TERAPÊUTICAS PARA O TRATAMENTO DA LEISHMANIOSE

Authors

  • Monica Soares Costa Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Débora Cristina de Oliveira Silva Nunes Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  • Kelly Aparecida Geraldo Yoneyama Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18554/acbiobras.v2i1.8655

Keywords:

Treatment of Leishmaniasis, therapeutic alternatives, metallic complexes

Abstract

A leishmaniose é endêmica em 98 países e 5 continentes e aproximadamente 1,3 milhões de novos casos ocorrem anualmente. Neste trabalho estão descritas as principais terapias utilizadas para o tratamento das diversas manifestações clínicas da leishmaniose. Considerando que as drogas anti-Leishmania atualmente disponíveis apresentam vários problemas como graves efeitos colaterais e possibilidade de resistência parasitária ao medicamento, dentre outros, existe uma constante busca pelo desenvolvimento de novas terapias para essa doença. Além das moléculas comumente utilizadas no tratamento da leishmaniose, alternativas terapêuticas promissoras como os complexos metálicos foram destacadas.

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DROGAS ATUAIS E NOVAS ABORDAGENS TERAPÊUTICAS PARA O TRATAMENTO DA LEISHMANIOSE. Acta Biologica Brasiliensia, [S. l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 80–100, 2019. DOI: 10.18554/acbiobras.v2i1.8655. Disponível em: https://seer.uftm.edu.br/revistaeletronica/index.php/acbioabras/article/view/8655. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.