Progress in antileishmanial drugs: Mechanisms, challenges, and prospects

Haoran Zhang; Ruixi Yan; Yahui Liu; Mengtao Yu; Ziyi He; Junfeng Xiao; Kaijie Li; Gang Liu; Qin Ning; Yan Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012735

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Progress in antileishmanial drugs: Mechanisms, challenges, and prospects

Haoran Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haoran Zhang, Ruixi Yan, Yahui Liu, Mengtao Yu

Affiliations Department of Infectious Disease, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ruixi Yan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haoran Zhang, Ruixi Yan, Yahui Liu, Mengtao Yu

Affiliation Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Yahui Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haoran Zhang, Ruixi Yan, Yahui Liu, Mengtao Yu

Affiliation Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Mengtao Yu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Haoran Zhang, Ruixi Yan, Yahui Liu, Mengtao Yu

Affiliation Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Ziyi He,

Affiliation Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Junfeng Xiao,

Affiliation Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Kaijie Li,

Affiliation Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China
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Gang Liu,

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Qin Ning ,

* E-mail: qning@vip.sina.com (QN); yanli@hust.edu.cn (YL)

Affiliation Department and Institute of Infectious Disease, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Yan Li

* E-mail: qning@vip.sina.com (QN); yanli@hust.edu.cn (YL)

Affiliations Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1963-839X

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Progress in antileishmanial drugs: Mechanisms, challenges, and prospects

Haoran Zhang,
Ruixi Yan,
Yahui Liu,
Mengtao Yu,
Ziyi He,
Junfeng Xiao,
Kaijie Li,
Gang Liu,
Qin Ning,
Yan Li

Published: January 3, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012735

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