Patent ID: 8507546

Claim:
A method of treating a protozoal infection comprising the administration of an inhibitor of a scavenger receptor class protein to an individual having a protozoal infection, wherein the inhibitor of the scavenger receptor class protein has a structure according to formula (I): wherein, R 1 is NR 5 R 6 ; R 2 is hydrogen or alkyl, optionally substituted; R 3 and R 4 together form a C 3 -, C 4 -, C 6 -, or C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -, C 5 - to C 10 -heterocycloalkyl, C 3 to C 10 -cycloalkenyl, or C 6 -, C 7 -, C 9 -, C 10 - heterocycloalkenyl, optionally substituted; R 5 is hydrogen or alkyl, optionally substituted; R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoyl, alkoxyalkyl; or —CO—R′; optionally substituted; wherein R′ is hydrogen; alkyl; cycloalkyl; alkenyl; cycloalkenyl; aryl; aralkyl; heteroalkyl; cycloheteroalkyl; heteroaryl; heteroaralkyl; or alkynyl; optionally substituted; and Y is S, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.