Prevalence of potential mediators of artemisinin resistance in African isolates of Plasmodium falciparum

A Owoloye, M Olufemi, ET Idowu, KM Oyebola - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The devastating public health impact of malaria has prompted the need for
effective interventions. Malaria control gained traction after the introduction of artemisinin …

Pumped up: reflections on PfATP6 as the target for artemisinins

S Krishna, S Pulcini, CM Moore, BHY Teo… - Trends in …, 2014 - cell.com
Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+-ATPases (SERCAs) are increasingly being studied for
therapeutic interventions in the fields of cancer, heart disease, and infection. Our suggestion …

Nanopore sequencing of drug-resistance-associated genes in malaria parasites, Plasmodium falciparum

LR Runtuwene, JSB Tuda, AE Mongan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Here, we report the application of a portable sequencer, MinION, for genotyping the malaria
parasite Plasmodium falciparum. In the present study, an amplicon mixture of nine …

Molecular assessment of artemisinin resistance markers, polymorphisms in the k13 propeller, and a multidrug-resistance gene in the eastern and western border …

MH Nyunt, T Hlaing, HW Oo, LLK Tin-Oo… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. As K13 propeller mutations have been recently reported to serve as molecular
markers, assessment of K13 propeller polymorphisms in multidrug-resistant gene in isolates …

Molecular markers of anti-malarial drug resistance in Central, West and East African children with severe malaria

CN Nguetse, AA Adegnika, T Agbenyega, BR Ogutu… - Malaria Journal, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance 1 (PfMDR1), P.
falciparum Ca 2+-ATPase (PfATP6) and Kelch-13 propeller domain (PfK13) loci are …

Molecular markers of anti-malarial drug resistance in southwest Ethiopia over time: regional surveillance from 2006 to 2013

A Heuchert, N Abduselam, A Zeynudin, T Eshetu… - Malaria journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Drug resistance is one of the main reasons of anti-malarial treatment failures
and impedes malaria containment strategies. As single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) …

Molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in the Republic of Congo: four and nine years after the introduction of artemisinin-based …

F Koukouikila-Koussounda, S Jeyaraj, CN Nguetse… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Resistance to anti-malarial drugs hinders efforts on malaria elimination and
eradication. Following the global spread of chloroquine-resistant parasites, the Republic of …

The emerging threat of artemisinin resistance in malaria: focus on artemether-lumefantrine

AA Djimde, M Makanga, K Kuhen… - Expert review of anti …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The development of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion poses a
significant threat to malaria elimination. Artemisinin-based combination therapies including …

Antimalarials: molecular drug targets and mechanism of action

AO Achieng, M Rawat, B Ogutu… - Current topics in …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Despite a reduction in the global burden of malaria, the disease remains
responsible for 214 million cases and 438,000 deaths annually with 88% of the mortality …

Occurrence of pfatpase6 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Artemisinin Resistance among Field Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in North‐Eastern …

J Chilongola, A Ndaro, H Tarimo… - Malaria research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We aimed to determine the current prevalence of four P. falciparum candidate artemisinin
resistance biomarkers L263E, E431K, A623E, and S769N in the pfatpase6 gene in a high …