| Literature DB >> 31844010 |
José Luiz Fernandes Vieira1, Juan Gonzalo Bardalez Rivera2, Luann Wendel Pereira de Sena2, Michelle Valeria Dias Ferreira2.
Abstract
Mefloquine shows a high capacity to bind plasma proteins, which influences the amount of drug in erythrocytes. The study investigated the association of lipids levels with plasma concentrations of mefloquine and carboxy-mefloquine in 85 Brazilian patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. There were no significant associations between the total cholesterol or triglycerides with plasma concentrations of mefloquine and of carboxy-mefloquine. Lipoprotein levels explained 25.68% and 18.31% of mefloquine and carboxy-mefloquine plasma concentrations, respectively.Entities:
Keywords: infectious diseases; lipids; lipoproteins; malaria; mefloquine
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31844010 PMCID: PMC7038304 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01731-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191