• 7028 malaria professionals are enjoying the free benefits of MalariaWorld today

antiplasmodial drugs

Open Access | In vitro anti-plasmodial activity of Dicoma anomala subsp. gerrardii (Asteraceae): identification of its main active constituent, structure-activity relationship studies and gene expression profiling

Author(s): 
Becker JV, van der Merwe MM, Van Brummelen AC, Pillay P, Crampton BG, Mmutlane EM, Parkinson C, van Heerden FR, Crouch NR, Smith PJ, Mancama DT, Maharaj VJ
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2011, 10:295 (11 October 2011)
Contact email: 
jbecker@csir.co.za

MalariaWorldThe novel mode of action of dehydrobrachylaenolide, detected during these studies, will play an ongoing role in advancing anti- plasmodial drug discovery efforts.

Seaweeds as a source of lead compounds for the development of new antiplasmodial drugs from South East coast of India

Author(s): 
Sundaram Ravikumar, Samuel Jacob Inbaneson and Palavesam Suganthi
Reference: 
Parasitology Research, Volume 109, Number 1, 47-52
Contact email: 
Ravibiotech201321@gmail.com

The problems of resistant lines of Plasmodium falciparum are escalating.

Modulation of cerebral malaria by fasudil and other immune-modifying compounds

Author(s): 
Judith H. Waknine-Grinberg, James A. McQuillan, Nicholas Hunt, Hagai Ginsburg, Jacob Golenser
Reference: 
Experimental Parasitology, Volume 125, Issue 2, June 2010, Pages 141-146
Contact email: 
golenser@md.huji.ac.il

Malaria continues to cause millions of deaths annually. No specific effective treatment has yet been found for cerebral malaria, one of the most severe complications of the disease.

Syndicate content