| Literature DB >> 26926628 |
Lídia Barata1, Pascal Houzé2, Khadija Boutbibe2, Gigliola Zanghi3, Jean-François Franetich3, Dominique Mazier4, Jérôme Clain5.
Abstract
The interaction between atovaquone and proguanil has never been studied against liver stage malaria, which is the main target of this drug combination when used for chemoprevention. Using human hepatocytes lacking cytochrome P450 activity, and thus avoiding proguanil metabolizing into potent cycloguanil, we show in vitro that the atovaquone-proguanil combination synergistically inhibits the growth of rodent Plasmodium yoelii parasites. These results provide a pharmacological basis for the high efficacy of atovaquone-proguanil used as malaria chemoprevention.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26926628 PMCID: PMC4914690 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01685-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191