Neglected diseases are a group of communicable diseases that mainly affect tropical regions in developing countries. Among this group of diseases is Chagas disease, which has been classified among the six most important parasitic diseases in the world, and it is estimated that more than one billion people are at risk in countries that are considered endemic. The aim of this study is to conduct a literature review on the trypanocidal activity of thiosemicarbazone derivatives. The study is a review research that used 31 articles to highlight the scientific findings on the trypanocidal activity of the derivatives in question. Articles were included in the time estimate between 2010 - 2021 (last 12 years). The search and selection of the reference studies was performed in Scielo, Science Direct, PubMed and Google Academic databases. The literature highlights that thiosemicarbazones are considered privileged compounds with a wide scientific interest due to their diverse chemical and biological properties, such as: antitumor, antibacterial, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and anti-chagasic. The studies presented here, which demonstrate the investigations of compounds of this class and their derivatives, are an important step towards the conception of therapeutic methods against Trypanosoma cruzi. New studies are necessary to elucidate in an even more specific way the effects of these derivatives in vivo, in order to obtain an alternative pharmacological therapy for Chagas disease.
Gum-based nanocapsules comprising naphthoquinones enhance the apoptotic and trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma evansi
