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Although current anthelmintics are effective at killing the microfilariae in the bloodstream, they have little to no effect against adult parasites found in the lymphatic system. The anthelmintic diethylcarbamazine is one of the central pillars of lymphatic filariasis control. Recent studies have reported that diethylcarbamazine can open Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels on the muscles of adult female\n                  <jats:italic>Brugia malayi<\/jats:italic>\n                  leading to contraction and paralysis. Diethylcarbamazine has synergistic effects in combination with emodepside on\n                  <jats:italic>Brugia<\/jats:italic>\n                  inhibiting motility: emodepside is an anthelmintic that has effects on filarial nematodes and is under trials for treatment of river blindness. Here we have studied the effects of diethylcarbamazine on single\n                  <jats:italic>Brugia<\/jats:italic>\n                  muscle cells by measuring the change in Ca\n                  <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                  fluorescence in the muscle using Ca\n                  <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                  -imaging techniques. Diethylcarbamazine interacts with the TRPC orthologue receptor TRP-2 to promote Ca\n                  <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                  entry into the\n                  <jats:italic>Brugia<\/jats:italic>\n                  muscle cells which can activate SLO-1 Ca\n                  <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                  activated K\n                  <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                  channels, the putative target of emodepside. A combination of diethylcarbamazine and emodepside leads to a bigger Ca\n                  <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                  signal than when either compound is applied alone. Our study shows that diethylcarbamazine targets TRP channels to promote Ca\n                  <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                  entry that is increased by emodepside activation of SLO-1 channels.\n                <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1101\/2023.04.10.536248","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,11]],"date-time":"2023-04-11T19:55:13Z","timestamp":1681242913000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Diethylcarbamazine elicits Ca\n                  <sup>2+<\/sup>\n                  signals through TRP-2 channels that are potentiated by emodepside in\n                  <i>Brugia malayi<\/i>\n                  muscles"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"given":"Paul D. 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