Produtos naturais aplicados a doenças negligenciadas : prospecção tecnológica

Abstract

The use of natural products is an innovative alternative to the research and development of new targeted drugs for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases. These are a group of diseases that have high prevalence rates in emerging countries where sanitary conditions and poor health are Revista GEINTEC – ISSN: 2237-0722. São Cristóvão/SE – 2014. Vol. 4/n.2/ p.729-734 730 D.O.I.: 10.7198/S2237-0722201400020001 contributing to the high standards of morbidity associated with this group of diseases. In this context, the development of new pharmaceuticals prototypes based on natural products is important because it contributes to the treatment of these diseases. This prospecting aimed to conduct a prior art search and provide an overview of the current state of scientific and technological development related to the use of natural products with applications in neglected diseases. For both prospecting was carried out on the database of the National Institute of Industrial Property, European Patent Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization. It is found that the extensive use of natural products, but when they are applied to neglected diseases is observed a large gap that can be filled with research that can serve as a tool for the technological development of phytomedications for the treatment of these diseases.