Artemisinins: pharmacological actions beyond anti-malarial

WE Ho, HY Peh, TK Chan, WSF Wong - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Artemisinins are a family of sesquiterpene trioxane lactone anti-malarial agents originally
derived from Artemisia annua L. The anti-malarial action of artemisinins involves the …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal and mechanistic overview of artemisinin in the treatment of human diseases

AM Posadino, R Giordo, G Pintus… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artemisinin (ART) is a bioactive compound isolated from the plant Artemisia annua and has
been traditionally used to treat conditions such as malaria, cancer, viral infections, bacterial …

In vitro efficacy of artemisinin-based treatments against SARS-CoV-2

Y Zhou, K Gilmore, S Ramirez, E Settels… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Effective and affordable treatments for patients suffering from coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

T follicular helper cells in autoimmune diseases

X Wei, X Niu - Journal of Autoimmunity, 2023 - Elsevier
T follicular helper (Tfh) cells with the phenotype of mainly expressing surface molecules
CXC motif chemokine receptor type 5 (CXCR5), inducible co-stimulator (ICOS), secreting …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy of artemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of COVID-19: an open-label, non-randomised and controlled trial

G Li, M Yuan, H Li, C Deng, Q Wang, Y Tang… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There are no effective therapies for patients with Coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19). Methods Forty-one patients with confirmed COVID-19 were enrolled in the …

Cerebral Malaria and Neuronal Implications of Plasmodium Falciparum Infection: From Mechanisms to Advanced Models

OB Akide Ndunge, N Kilian, MM Salman - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reorganization of host red blood cells by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
enables their sequestration via attachment to the microvasculature. This artificially increases …

[HTML][HTML] Current challenges and nanotechnology-based pharmaceutical strategies for the treatment and control of malaria

L Gujjari, H Kalani, SK Pindiprolu… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria is one of the prevalent tropical diseases caused by the parasitic protozoan of the
genus Plasmodium spp. With an estimated 228 million cases, it is a major public health …

Recent pharmacological advances in the repurposing of artemisinin drugs

Y Meng, N Ma, H Lyu, YK Wong… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Artemisinins are a family of sesquiterpene lactones originally derived from the sweet
wormwood (Artemisia annua). Beyond their well‐characterized role as frontline antimalarial …

Herbal compounds for rheumatoid arthritis: Literatures review and cheminformatics prediction

X Li, S Zhang - Phytotherapy Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disease characterized by autoimmunity, joint
inflammation, and cartilage destruction, which affects 0.5–1% of the population. Many …

Therapeutic effects of artesunate on lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice are dependent on T follicular helper cell differentiation and activation of JAK2–STAT3 signaling …

WZ Dang, H Li, B Jiang, KS Nandakumar, KF Liu… - Phytomedicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Anti-malarial drug artesunate (ART), a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisnin,
has immunosuppressive effects on several autoimmune diseases, including Systemic lupus …