Julio A Urbina

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1 The challenges of Chagas Disease-- grim outlook or glimmer of hope. PLoS Med 2007 2.79
2 Chemotherapy of trypanosomiases and leishmaniasis. Trends Parasitol 2005 2.37
3 Amiodarone has intrinsic anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity and acts synergistically with posaconazole. J Med Chem 2006 1.98
4 Successful treatment with posaconazole of a patient with chronic Chagas disease and systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 1.77
5 Ultrastructural and biochemical alterations induced by 22,26-azasterol, a delta(24(25))-sterol methyltransferase inhibitor, on promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002 1.45
6 Recent Developments in Sterol 14-demethylase Inhibitors for Chagas Disease. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist 2012 1.15
7 Selective in vitro effects of the farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor risedronate on Trypanosoma cruzi. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004 1.10
8 Benznidazole and posaconazole in experimental Chagas disease: positive interaction in concomitant and sequential treatments. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013 1.10
9 Radical cure of experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis by the bisphosphonate pamidronate. J Infect Dis 2002 1.10
10 Eliminating Chagas disease: challenges and a roadmap. BMJ 2009 1.06
11 Sterol methenyl transferase inhibitors alter the ultrastructure and function of the Leishmania amazonensis mitochondrion leading to potent growth inhibition. Protist 2007 1.06
12 The Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of posaconazole in a murine model of acute Chagas' disease is less dependent on gamma interferon than that of benznidazole. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 1.05
13 Antiproliferative, Ultrastructural, and Physiological Effects of Amiodarone on Promastigote and Amastigote Forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Mol Biol Int 2011 1.03
14 Activity of the new triazole derivative albaconazole against Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi in dog hosts. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 1.01
15 Antiparasitic activity of risedronate in a murine model of acute Chagas' disease. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004 1.00
16 In vitro activities of ER-119884 and E5700, two potent squalene synthase inhibitors, against Leishmania amazonensis: antiproliferative, biochemical, and ultrastructural effects. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 1.00
17 A comparative study of posaconazole and benznidazole in the prevention of heart damage and promotion of trypanocidal immune response in a murine model of Chagas disease. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2010 0.99
18 Quinuclidine derivatives as potential antiparasitics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 0.99
19 Anti-proliferative synergy of lysophospholipid analogues and ketoconazole against Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae): cellular and ultrastructural analysis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005 0.99
20 Magic-angle spinning (31)P NMR spectroscopy of condensed phosphates in parasitic protozoa: visualizing the invisible. FEBS Lett 2002 0.98
21 Effects of amiodarone and posaconazole on the growth and ultrastructure of Trypanosoma cruzi. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2012 0.98
22 Antiproliferative and ultrastructural effects of BPQ-OH, a specific inhibitor of squalene synthase, on Leishmania amazonensis. Exp Parasitol 2005 0.97
23 Kinetic characterization of squalene synthase from Trypanosoma cruzi: selective inhibition by quinuclidine derivatives. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 0.96
24 Comparative efficacies of TAK-187, a long-lasting ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitor, and benznidazole in preventing cardiac damage in a murine model of Chagas' disease. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.94
25 Cytoskeleton reassembly in cardiomyocytes infected by Trypanosoma cruzi is triggered by treatment with ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2006 0.94
26 Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas' Cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med 2016 0.93
27 Inhibition of Trypanosoma cruzi hexokinase by bisphosphonates. J Med Chem 2006 0.93
28 Antiproliferative activities of two novel quinuclidine inhibitors against Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in vitro. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 0.92
29 Bisphosphonates as inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi hexokinase: kinetic and metabolic studies. J Biol Chem 2007 0.92
30 The glycosome membrane of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes: protein and lipid composition. Exp Parasitol 2004 0.91
31 Effects of sterol biosynthesis inhibitors on endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatids. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006 0.89
32 Amiodarone inhibits Trypanosoma cruzi infection and promotes cardiac cell recovery with gap junction and cytoskeleton reassembly in vitro. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 0.88
33 Effects of squalene synthase inhibitors on the growth and ultrastructure of Trypanosoma cruzi. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004 0.87
34 New azasterols against Trypanosoma brucei: role of 24-sterol methyltransferase in inhibitor action. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 0.87
35 New advances in the management of a long-neglected disease. Clin Infect Dis 2009 0.86
36 Absence of CD4+ T lymphocytes, CD8+ T lymphocytes, or B lymphocytes has different effects on the efficacy of posaconazole and benznidazole in treatment of experimental acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 0.86
37 Endogenous sterol biosynthesis is important for mitochondrial function and cell morphology in procyclic forms of Trypanosoma brucei. Int J Parasitol 2012 0.85
38 Alterations on the growth and ultrastructure of Leishmania chagasi induced by squalene synthase inhibitors. Vet Parasitol 2007 0.84
39 Antiproliferative synergism of azasterols and antifolates against Toxoplasma gondii. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2005 0.83
40 Growth inhibition and ultrastructural alterations induced by Delta24(25)-sterol methyltransferase inhibitors in Candida spp. isolates, including non-albicans organisms. BMC Microbiol 2009 0.83
41 Heteroallyl-containing 5-nitrofuranes as new anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agents with a dual mechanism of action. Bioorg Med Chem 2007 0.81
42 Altered sterol profile induced in Leishmania amazonensis by a natural dihydroxymethoxylated chalcone. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009 0.81
43 Selective anti-Toxoplasma gondii activities of azasterols. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2004 0.80
44 Ultrastructural alterations induced by Δ(24(25))-sterol methyltransferase inhibitors on Trichomonas vaginalis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2010 0.79
45 Synthetic arylquinuclidine derivatives exhibit antifungal activity against Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis and Candida parapsilopsis. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2011 0.78
46 Two squalene synthase inhibitors, E5700 and ER-119884, interfere with cellular proliferation and induce ultrastructural and lipid profile alterations in a Candida tropicalis strain resistant to fluconazole, itraconazole, and amphotericin B. J Infect Chemother 2011 0.76
47 Kinetic analyses and inhibition studies reveal novel features in peptide deformylase 1 from Trypanosoma cruzi. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2011 0.75
48 Pharmacodynamics and Follow-Up Period in the Treatment of Human Trypanosoma Cruzi Infections With Posaconazole. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 0.75
49 The effect of 3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-3-hydoxyquinuclidine (BPQ-OH) and metronidazole on Trichomonas vaginalis: a comparative study. Parasitol Res 2014 0.75