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Heterocycles In The Treatment Of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Kush K. Maheshwari, Debasish Bandyopadhyay Feb 2021

Heterocycles In The Treatment Of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Kush K. Maheshwari, Debasish Bandyopadhyay

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Background: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect a huge population of the world and the majority of the victims belong to the poor community of the developing countries. Until now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 20 tropical diseases as NTDs that must be addressed with high priority. However, many heterocyclic scaffolds have demonstrated potent therapeutic activity against several NTDs.

Objective: There are three major objectives: (1) To discuss the causes, symptoms, and current status of all the 20 NTDs; (2) To explore the available heterocyclic drugs, as well as their mechanisms of action (if known), that are being used …