Sulforaphane targets Leishmania promastigotes to inhibit parasite motility and alters host autophagy to suppress parasite replication in macrophages
Elenora KELLEY, Emmet Thompson, Ahliya Harding, Katie Torrey, Kai G. Brantley, Chunyu Lin, Anders Bach, Kenneth A. Miller, David J. Blake
This paper shows sulforaphane inhibits Leishmania parasite growth and motility, and enhances host autophagy to reduce parasite replication in macrophages.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology