| New developments: chloroquine-resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 11768327 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Chloroquine-resistance is associated with higher malaria mortality in children in Africa where the drug is still widely used. In sensitive strains the drug attacks hemoglobin digestion in the lysosome and prevents detoxification of hemin to hemozoin. Reduced drug uptake is responsible for resistance, which is incompletely associated with changes in lysosome membrane protein PGH1. The report discussed here gives evidence for the role of another lysosome membrane protein, PfCRT, where a change from lysine to threonine in a transmembrane domain determines the change to resistance. Other changes in PfCRT, and to some extent change(s) in PGH1, are believed to compensate for loss of fitness of the modified PfCRT. |
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Authors:
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D Warhurst |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy Volume: 4 ISSN: 1368-7646 ISO Abbreviation: Drug Resist. Updat. Publication Date: 2001 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-12-20 Completed Date: 2002-05-20 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815369 Medline TA: Drug Resist Updat Country: Scotland |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. d.warhurst@LSHTM.ac.uk |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Animals Antimalarials / pharmacology, therapeutic use Chloroquine / pharmacology, therapeutic use* Drug Resistance* / genetics Humans Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy*, genetics, metabolism |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Antimalarials; 54-05-7/Chloroquine |
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