The anthelmintic praziquantel is a human serotoninergic G-protein-coupled receptor ligand
oleh: John D. Chan, Pauline M. Cupit, Gihan S. Gunaratne, John D. McCorvy, Yang Yang, Kristen Stoltz, Thomas R. Webb, Peter I. Dosa, Bryan L. Roth, Ruben Abagyan, Charles Cunningham, Jonathan S. Marchant
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Schistosomiasis is caused by infection with the flatworm Schistosoma, and praziquantel is the drug of choice for its treatment. Here, Chan and colleagues identify praziquantel as a ligand for the human serotoninergic 5-HT2B G-protein-coupled receptor, and reveal a function for praziquantel as a regulator of vascular tone in treated hosts.