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Chloroquine analogs as antimalarial candidates with potent in vitro and in vivo activity.


ABSTRACT: In spite of recent efforts to eradicate malaria in the world, this parasitic disease is still considered a major public health problem, with a total of 216 million cases of malaria and 445,000 deaths in 2016. Artemisinin-based combination therapies remain effective in most parts of the world, but recent cases of resistance in Southeast Asia have urged for novel approaches to treat malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. In this work, we present chloroquine analogs that exhibited high activity against sensitive and chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum blood parasites and were also active against P. berghei infected mice. Among the compounds tested, DAQ, a chloroquine analog with a more linear side chain, was shown to be the most active in vitro and in vivo, with low cytotoxicity, and therefore may serve as the basis for the development of more effective chloroquine analogs to aid malaria eradication.

SUBMITTER: Aguiar ACC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215995 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chloroquine analogs as antimalarial candidates with potent in vitro and in vivo activity.

Aguiar Anna C C ACC   Murce Erika E   Cortopassi Wilian A WA   Pimentel Andre S AS   Almeida Maria M F S MMFS   Barros Daniele C S DCS   Guedes Jéssica S JS   Meneghetti Mario R MR   Krettli Antoniana U AU  

International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance 20181013 3


In spite of recent efforts to eradicate malaria in the world, this parasitic disease is still considered a major public health problem, with a total of 216 million cases of malaria and 445,000 deaths in 2016. Artemisinin-based combination therapies remain effective in most parts of the world, but recent cases of resistance in Southeast Asia have urged for novel approaches to treat malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. In this work, we present chloroquine analogs that exhibited high activity a  ...[more]

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