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Solange L. de Castro
Researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Publications - 104
Citations - 6869
Solange L. de Castro is an academic researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trypanosoma cruzi & Benznidazole. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 103 publications receiving 6300 citations. Previous affiliations of Solange L. de Castro include Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
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Propolis: recent advances in chemistry and plant origin
TL;DR: The plant sources of bee glue are discussed, taking into consideration data based on reliable chemical evidence including comparisons between propolis samples and plant material.
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A critical review on Chagas disease chemotherapy.
TL;DR: A historical introduction of drugs assayed against Chagas disease beginning in 1912 with the works of Mayer and Rocha Lima up to the experimental use of nitrofurazone, and a survey about new classes of synthetic and natural compounds studied after 1992/1993.
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In vitro and in vivo experimental models for drug screening and development for Chagas disease
Alvaro J. Romanha,Solange L. de Castro,Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro,Joseli Lannes-Vieira,Isabela Ribeiro,André Talvani,Bernadette Bourdin,Bethania Blum,Bianca P. Olivieri,Carlos L. Zani,Carmenza Spadafora,Egler Chiari,Eric Chatelain,Gabriela Costa Chaves,José E. Calzada,Juan M. Bustamante,Lucio H. Freitas-Junior,Luz Romero,Maria Terezinha Bahia,Michel Lotrowska,Milena Botelho Pereira Soares,Sonia G. Andrade,Tanya Armstrong,Wim Degrave,Zilton A. Andrade +24 more
TL;DR: An in vitro and in vivo flowchart was designed to serve as a general and standardised protocol for screening potential drugs for the treatment of Chagas disease.
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The trypanocidal activity of naphthoquinones: a review.
TL;DR: This review will discuss studies investigating the activity of these natural products and their derivatives in the context of the search for alternative drugs for Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a neglected illness that is endemic in Latin America.