Antimalarial drug discovery: progress and approaches

JL Siqueira-Neto, KJ Wicht, K Chibale… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent antimalarial drug discovery has been a race to produce new medicines that
overcome emerging drug resistance, whilst considering safety and improving dosing …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies

KE Ward, DA Fidock, JL Bridgford - Current opinion in microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Mutant K13-mediated artemisinin resistance involves reduced hemoglobin
endocytosis.•Artemisinin partial resistance has emerged in Africa.•Novel PfCRT mutations …

Artemisinin-resistant malaria

NJ White, K Chotivanich - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The artemisinin antimalarials are the cornerstone of current malaria treatment. The
development of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum poses a major threat to …

Plasmodium falciparum K13 mutations in Africa and Asia impact artemisinin resistance and parasite fitness

BH Stokes, SK Dhingra, K Rubiano, S Mok, J Straimer… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The emergence of mutant K13-mediated artemisinin (ART) resistance in Plasmodium
falciparum malaria parasites has led to widespread treatment failures across Southeast …

[HTML][HTML] Artemisinin and multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum–a threat for malaria control and elimination

M Dhorda, C Amaratunga… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Enhancing the geographic coverage of surveillance for resistance will be key to ensure
prompt detection of emerging resistance in order to implement effective countermeasures …

Triple artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria–a new paradigm?

RW van der Pluijm, C Amaratunga, M Dhorda… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Recent gains in the fight against malaria are threatened by the emergence and spread of
artemisinin and partner drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong …

Map** the genomic landscape of multidrug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum and its impact on parasite fitness

S Mok, T Yeo, D Hong, MJ Shears, LS Ross… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites have swept across Southeast Asia and now
threaten Africa. By implementing a P. falciparum genetic cross using humanized mice, we …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum resistance to ACTs: Emergence, mechanisms, and outlook

FA Siddiqui, X Liang, L Cui - … Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emergence and spread of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum to the frontline treatment
artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in the epicenter of multidrug resistance of …