Antimalarial drug resistance: linking Plasmodium falciparum parasite biology to the clinic

B Blasco, D Leroy, DA Fidock - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
The global adoption of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in the early 2000s
heralded a new era in effectively treating drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria …

Artemisinin action and resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

L Tilley, J Straimer, NF Gnädig, SA Ralph… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
The worldwide use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) has contributed in
recent years to a substantial reduction in deaths resulting from Plasmodium falciparum …

Decreased K13 abundance reduces hemoglobin catabolism and proteotoxic stress, underpinning artemisinin resistance

T Yang, LM Yeoh, MV Tutor, MW Dixon, PJ McMillan… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Increased tolerance of Plasmodium falciparum to front-line artemisinin antimalarials (ARTs)
is associated with mutations in Kelch13 (K13), although the precise role of K13 remains …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies: A sword of Damocles in the path toward malaria elimination

M Ouji, JM Augereau, L Paloque, F Benoit-Vical - Parasite, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), which combine an artemisinin
derivative with a partner drug, in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria has largely been …

Autofluorescent antimalarials by hybridization of artemisinin and coumarin: in vitro/in vivo studies and live-cell imaging

L Herrmann, M Leidenberger, AS de Morais, C Mai… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Malaria is one of our planet's most widespread and deadliest diseases, and there is an ever-
consistent need for new and improved pharmaceuticals. Natural products have been an …

Role of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 protein mutations in P. falciparum populations from northeastern Myanmar in mediating artemisinin resistance

FA Siddiqui, R Boonhok, M Cabrera, HGN Mbenda… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 (PfK13) protein are associated with
artemisinin resistance. PfK13 is essential for asexual erythrocytic development, but its …

Peroxide Antimalarial Drugs Target Redox Homeostasis in Plasmodium falciparum Infected Red Blood Cells

G Siddiqui, C Giannangelo, A De Paoli… - ACS infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plasmodium falciparum causes the most lethal form of malaria. Peroxide antimalarials
based on artemisinin underpin the frontline treatments for malaria, but artemisinin resistance …

Plasmodium falciparum K13 Mutations Differentially Impact Ozonide Susceptibility and Parasite Fitness In Vitro

J Straimer, NF Gnädig, BH Stokes, M Ehrenberger… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence and spread in Southeast Asia of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to
artemisinin (ART) derivatives, the cornerstone of first-line artemisinin-based combination …

The Parasite Reduction Ratio (PRR) Assay Version 2: Standardized Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum Viability after Antimalarial Treatment In Vitro

A Walz, M Duffey, G Aljayyoussi, S Sax, D Leroy… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
With artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites emerging in Africa, the need for
new antimalarial chemotypes is persistently high. The ideal pharmacodynamic parameters …

Recent developments in antimalarial drug discovery

T Umumararungu, JB Nkuranga, G Habarurema… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although malaria remains a big burden to many countries that it threatens their socio-
economic stability, particularly in the countries where malaria is endemic, there have been …