Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxiv
Non-sedating benzodiazepines cause contractile paralysis and tissue damage in the parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
P. McCusker, Y. Mian, G. Li…·J. D. Chan
This study identifies non-sedating benzodiazepines that cause contractile paralysis and tissue damage in Schistosoma mansoni, offering potential for new anti-schistosomal drugs with reduced host side effects.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007826