Emergence, transmission dynamics and mechanisms of artemisinin partial resistance in malaria parasites in Africa

PJ Rosenthal, V Asua, MD Conrad - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria, mostly due to Plasmodium falciparum infection in Africa, remains one of the most
important infectious diseases in the world. Standard treatment for uncomplicated P …

[HTML][HTML] The arrhythmogenic cardiotoxicity of the quinoline and structurally related antimalarial drugs: a systematic review

IL Haeusler, XHS Chan, PJ Guérin, NJ White - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Several quinoline and structurally related antimalarial drugs are associated
with cardiovascular side effects, particularly hypotension and electrocardiographic QT …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance to artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs): do not forget the partner drug!

C Nsanzabana - Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2019 - mdpi.com
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the mainstay for malaria
treatment in almost all malaria endemic settings. Artemisinin derivatives are highly potent …

Advances and roadblocks in the treatment of malaria

B Hanboonkunupakarn, NJ White - British journal of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The deployment of artesunate for severe malaria and the artemisinin combination therapies
(ACTs) for uncomplicated malaria has been a major advance in antimalarial therapeutics …

The development process for discovery and clinical advancement of modern antimalarials

TD Ashton, SM Devine, JJ Mohrle, B Laleu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Malaria is a devastating disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, resulting in
approximately 435000 deaths in 2018. The impact of malaria is compounded by the …

Remdesivir and EIDD-1931 interact with human equilibrative nucleoside transporters 1 and 2: implications for reaching SARS-CoV-2 viral sanctuary sites

SR Miller, ME McGrath, KM Zorn, S Ekins… - Molecular …, 2021 - ASPET
Equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs) are present at the blood-testis barrier (BTB),
where they can facilitate antiviral drug disposition to eliminate a sanctuary site for viruses …

[HTML][HTML] Drug susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum in eastern Uganda: a longitudinal phenotypic and genotypic study

PK Tumwebaze, T Katairo, M Okitwi… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Treatment and control of malaria depends on artemisinin-based combination
therapies (ACTs) and is challenged by drug resistance, but thus far resistance to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate

N Ruwizhi, RB Maseko, BA Aderibigbe - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Artesunate, a semisynthetic artemisinin derivative, is well-known and used as the first-line
drug for treating malaria. Apart from treating malaria, artesunate has also been found to …

Treatment and prevention of malaria in children

EA Ashley, JR Poespoprodjo - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Malaria disproportionately affects children younger than 5 years. Falciparum malaria is
responsible for more than 200 000 child deaths per year in Africa and vivax malaria is well …

The emergence of artemisinin partial resistance in Africa: how do we respond?

PJ Rosenthal, V Asua, JA Bailey… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Malaria remains one of the most important infectious diseases in the world, with the greatest
burden in sub-Saharan Africa, primarily from Plasmodium falciparum infection. The …