Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

KJ Wicht, S Mok, DA Fidock - Annual review of microbiology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Understanding and controlling the spread of antimalarial resistance, particularly to
artemisinin and its partner drugs, is a top priority. Plasmodium falciparum parasites resistant …

Antimalarial drug resistance: a threat to malaria elimination

D Menard, A Dondorp - Cold Spring …, 2017 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Increasing antimalarial drug resistance once again threatens effective antimalarial drug
treatment, malaria control, and elimination. Artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) are …

A molecular marker of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria

F Ariey, B Witkowski, C Amaratunga, J Beghain… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin derivatives in southeast Asia threatens
malaria control and elimination activities worldwide. To monitor the spread of artemisinin …

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 …

[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 …

K13-propeller mutations confer artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates

J Straimer, NF Gnädig, B Witkowski, C Amaratunga… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The emergence of artemisinin resistance in Southeast Asia imperils efforts to reduce the
global malaria burden. We genetically modified the Plasmodium falciparum K13 locus using …

Novel phenotypic assays for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: in-vitro and ex-vivo drug-response studies

B Witkowski, C Amaratunga, N Khim… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum lengthens parasite
clearance half-life during artemisinin monotherapy or artemisinin-based combination …

Malaria biology and disease pathogenesis: insights for new treatments

LH Miller, HC Ackerman, X Su, TE Wellems - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum malaria, an infectious disease caused by a parasitic protozoan,
claims the lives of nearly a million children each year in Africa alone and is a top public …

Microbial persistence and the road to drug resistance

NR Cohen, MA Lobritz, JJ Collins - Cell host & microbe, 2013 - cell.com
Microbial drug persistence is a widespread phenomenon in which a subpopulation of
microorganisms is able to survive antimicrobial treatment without acquiring resistance …