Cryptosporidium宿,

N Bishara Marzook1, Ok-Ryul Song2, Lotta Baumgärtel1

  • 1The Cryptosporidiosis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.

Cell
|July 24, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

腹の原因となるクリプトスポリジウム寄生虫は,宿主スカルネに依存して生存します. ラパキスタットのような薬で スクアレン合成をターゲットにすることで 寄生虫の増殖を阻害し 新しい治療戦略を提案しています

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