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 …

Evolution of partial resistance to artemisinins in malaria parasites in Uganda

MD Conrad, V Asua, S Garg… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background Partial resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to the artemisinin
component of artemisinin-based combination therapies, the most important malaria drugs …

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 …

Aryl amino acetamides prevent Plasmodium falciparum ring development via targeting the lipid-transfer protein PfSTART1

MG Dans, C Boulet, GM Watson, W Nguyen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
With resistance to most antimalarials increasing, it is imperative that new drugs are
developed. We previously identified an aryl acetamide compound, MMV006833 (M-833) …

Multiplexed ddPCR-amplicon sequencing reveals isolated Plasmodium falciparum populations amenable to local elimination in Zanzibar, Tanzania

A Holzschuh, A Lerch, I Gerlovina, BS Fakih… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Zanzibar has made significant progress toward malaria elimination, but recent stagnation
requires novel approaches. We developed a highly multiplexed droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) …

Treatment Failure in a UK Malaria Patient Harboring Genetically Variant Plasmodium falciparum From Uganda With Reduced In Vitro Susceptibility to Artemisinin and …

DA van Schalkwyk, S Pratt, D Nolder… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Recent cases of clinical failure in malaria patients in the United Kingdom (UK)
treated with artemether-lumefantrine have implications for malaria chemotherapy worldwide …

Combating antimicrobial resistance in malaria, HIV and tuberculosis

M Duffey, RW Shafer, J Timm, JN Burrows… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to the sustainability of effective treatments
against the three most prevalent infectious diseases: malaria, human immunodeficiency …

Towards next-generation treatment options to combat Plasmodium falciparum malaria

J Okombo, DA Fidock - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria, which is caused by infection of red blood cells with Plasmodium parasites, can be
fatal in non-immune individuals if left untreated. The recent approval of the pre-erythrocytic …

Indigenous emergence and spread of kelch13 C469Y artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda

P Awor, R Coppée, N Khim… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) were introduced as the standard of care for
uncomplicated malaria in Africa almost two decades ago. Recent studies in East Africa have …