Artesunate for the treatment of severe falciparum malaria

PJ Rosenthal - New England Journal of Medicine, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
A 35-year-old man presents with a febrile illness after travel in West Africa, and severe
malaria is diagnosed. Treatment with artesunate is recommended. Artesunate is a member …

Current status of malaria chemotherapy and the role of pharmacology in antimalarial drug research and development

K Na‐Bangchang, J Karbwang - Fundamental & clinical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Antimalarial drugs have played a mainstream role in controlling the spread of malaria
through the treatment of patients infected with the plasmodial parasites and controlling its …

[HTML][HTML] Intravenous artesunate for severe malaria in travelers, Europe

T Zoller, T Junghanss, A Kapaun, I Gjørup… - Emerging infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Multicenter trials in Southeast Asia have shown better survival rates among patients
with severe malaria, particularly those with high parasitemia levels, treated with intravenous …

Hemozoin induces lung inflammation and correlates with malaria-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome

K Deroost, A Tyberghein, N Lays, S Noppen… - American Journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Malaria-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (MA-ARDS) is a deadly
complication of malaria, and its pathophysiology is insufficiently understood. Both in humans …

Artemisinin antimalarials: preserving the “magic bullet”

RJ Maude, CJ Woodrow… - Drug development …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The artemisinins are the most effective antimalarial drugs known. They possess a
remarkably wide therapeutic index. These agents have been used in traditional Chinese …

The plant-based immunomodulator curcumin as a potential candidate for the development of an adjunctive therapy for cerebral malaria

PN Mimche, D Taramelli, L Vivas - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
The clinical manifestations of cerebral malaria (CM) are well correlated with underlying
major pathophysiological events occurring during an acute malaria infection, the most …

Arginine, nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and endothelial function in severe malaria

JB Weinberg, BK Lopansri, E Mwaikambo… - Current opinion in …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Replenishment of arginine and restoration of nitric oxide production in clinical malaria
should diminish parasitized red blood cells adherence to endothelium and reduce the …

Short term UV-B radiation-mediated transcriptional responses and altered secondary metabolism of in vitro propagated plantlets of Artemisia annua L.

N Pandey, S Pandey-Rai - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2014 - Springer
In vitro propagated Artemisia annua plantlets were exposed to low dose (2.8 W m− 2) of UV-
B (280–315 nm) radiation for different short-term (1, 2, 3 and 4 h) durations that resulted in …

[PDF][PDF] Protective efficacy of malaria case management and intermittent preventive treatment for preventing malaria mortality in children: a systematic review for the …

J Thwing, TP Eisele, RW Steketee - BMC public health, 2011 - cyberleninka.org
Abstract Background: The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) model was developed to estimate the
impact of the scale-up of child survival interventions on child mortality. New advances in …

Case management of severe malaria-a forgotten practice: experiences from health facilities in Uganda

J Achan, J Tibenderana, D Kyabayinze, H Mawejje… - Plos one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Severe malaria is a life-threatening medical emergency and requires prompt
and effective treatment to prevent death. There is paucity of published information on current …