Metformin exhibits preventive and therapeutic efficacy against experimental cystic echinococcosis

Julia A. Loos; Valeria A. Dávila; Christian R. Rodrígues; Romina Petrigh; Jorge A. Zoppi; Fernando A. Crocenzi; Andrea C. Cumino

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005370

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Metformin exhibits preventive and therapeutic efficacy against experimental cystic echinococcosis

Julia A. Loos,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Zoonosis Parasitarias, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Nivel Cero, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Valeria A. Dávila,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Zoonosis Parasitarias, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Nivel Cero, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Christian R. Rodrígues,

Affiliations Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Nivel 2, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Romina Petrigh,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Zoonosis Parasitarias, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Nivel Cero, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jorge A. Zoppi,

Affiliation Servicio de Patología, Hospital Privado de Comunidad (HPC), Córdoba 4545, Nivel 3, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Fernando A. Crocenzi,

Affiliations Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE), Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Suipacha 570, Rosario, Argentina
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Andrea C. Cumino

* E-mail: acumino@mdp.edu.ar (ACC)

Affiliations Laboratorio de Zoonosis Parasitarias, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Nivel Cero, Mar del Plata, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Funes 3350, Nivel 2, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Metformin exhibits preventive and therapeutic efficacy against experimental cystic echinococcosis

Julia A. Loos,
Valeria A. Dávila,
Christian R. Rodrígues,
Romina Petrigh,
Jorge A. Zoppi,
Fernando A. Crocenzi,
Andrea C. Cumino

Published: February 9, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005370

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