Can repurposing drugs play a role in malaria control?
J Exp Med
; 218(12)2021 12 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34807244
ABSTRACT
Innovative drug treatments for malaria, optimally with novel targets, are needed to combat the threat of parasite drug resistance. As drug development efforts continue, there may be a role for a host-targeting, repurposed cancer drug administered together with an artemisinin combination therapy that was shown to improve the speed of recovery from a malaria infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Drug Repositioning
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Imatinib Mesylate
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Malaria
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Antimalarials
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
J Exp Med
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada