| Literature DB >> 25403659 |
Vito Baraka1, Halidou Tinto2, Innocent Valea2, Robert Fitzhenry3, Christopher Delgado-Ratto4, Martin K Mbonye5, Chantal Van Overmeir3, Anna Rosanas-Urgell3, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden4, Umberto D'Alessandro6, Annette Erhart3.
Abstract
Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt-76 and Pfmdr1-86 gene polymorphisms were determined during a clinical trial in Burkina Faso comparing the efficacies of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) and artemether-lumefantrine (AL). Significant selection of Pfcrt-K76 was observed after exposure to AL and DHA-PPQ, as well as selection of Pfmdr1-N86 after AL but not DHA-PPQ treatment, suggesting reverse selection on the Pfcrt gene by PPQ. These results support the rational use of DHA-PPQ in settings where chloroquine (CQ) resistance is high.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25403659 PMCID: PMC4291431 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.03647-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191