Plasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing human malaria and their basic biology

S Sato - Journal of physiological anthropology, 2021 - Springer
Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic
clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering …

Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa: the calm before the storm?

MD Conrad, PJ Rosenthal - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2019 - thelancet.com
Antimalarial drug resistance, in particular resistance to Plasmodium falciparum, challenges
the treatment and control of malaria. In this Review, we summarise evolving patterns of …

Changing prevalence of potential mediators of aminoquinoline, antifolate, and artemisinin resistance across Uganda

V Asua, MD Conrad, O Aydemir… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In Uganda, artemether-lumefantrine is recommended for malaria
treatment and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for chemoprevention during pregnancy, but drug …

[HTML][HTML] Antimalarial drug resistance: literature review and activities and findings of the ICEMR network

L Cui, S Mharakurwa, D Ndiaye… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimalarial drugs are key tools for the control and elimination of malaria. Recent decreases
in the global malaria burden are likely due, in part, to the deployment of artemisinin-based …

Globally prevalent PfMDR1 mutations modulate Plasmodium falciparum susceptibility to artemisinin-based combination therapies

MI Veiga, SK Dhingra, PP Henrich, J Straimer… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Antimalarial chemotherapy, globally reliant on artemisinin-based combination therapies
(ACTs), is threatened by the spread of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum parasites …

Artemisinin-based combination therapies: a vital tool in efforts to eliminate malaria

RT Eastman, DA Fidock - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine–pyrimethamine has led
to the recent adoption of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) as the first line of …

Discovery, mechanisms of action and combination therapy of artemisinin

L Cui, X Su - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Despite great international efforts, malaria still inflicts an enormous toll on human lives,
especially in Africa. Throughout history, antimalarial medicines have been one of the most …

PfCRT and its role in antimalarial drug resistance

A Ecker, AM Lehane, J Clain, DA Fidock - Trends in parasitology, 2012 - cell.com
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine, the former gold standard antimalarial
drug, is mediated primarily by mutant forms of the chloroquine resistance transporter …

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of malaria and repurposing in treating COVID-19

ZN Lei, ZX Wu, S Dong, DH Yang, L Zhang, Z Ke… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been commonly used for
the treatment and prevention of malaria, and the treatment of autoimmune diseases for …

Assessing risks of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to select next-generation antimalarials

M Duffey, B Blasco, JN Burrows, TNC Wells… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Strategies to counteract or prevent emerging drug resistance are crucial for the design of
next-generation antimalarials. In the past, resistant parasites were generally identified …