Pharmacological Potential of Selected Natural Compounds in the Control of Parasitic Diseases

Protozoan infections, pathology and therapy.- Current antiprotozoan drugs and problem of resistance.- Natural compounds with direct antiprotozoal activity.- Natural compounds isolated from higher plants.- Bioactive compounds from lower terrestrial organisms.- Marine organisms - undiscovered source of the potential drugs.- Concluding remarks.- Parasitic helminthes of human and amimals: health impact and control.- Anthelmintic drugs - efficacy, side effects and resistance.- Natural compounds with direct anthelmintic activity.- Anthelmintic potential of higher plants.- Lower terrestrial and marine organisms in anthelmintic drug discovery.- Concluding remarks.- Combined therapy of parasitic infections using substances from natural sources.- Host pathology and immunosuppression during parasitic infections.- Natural compounds with immunomodulatory effects.- Natural compounds with antioxidant and other host-protecting activities.- Summary: perpectives and possibilities in drug discovery from natural sources.