| Literature DB >> 32366713 |
Leen N Vanheer1, Hao Zhang1, Gang Lin1, Björn F C Kafsack2.
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Earlier genetic and inhibitor studies showed that epigenetic regulation of gene expression is critical for malaria parasite survival in multiple life stages and a promising target for new antimalarials. We therefore evaluated the activity of 350 diverse epigenetic inhibitors against multiple stages of Plasmodium falciparum We observed ≥90% inhibition at 10 μM for 28% of compounds against asexual blood stages and early gametocytes, of which a third retained ≥90% inhibition at 1 μM.Entities:
Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum; antimalarial agents; drug screening; epigenetic inhibitors; malaria; small-molecule screen
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32366713 PMCID: PMC7318029 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02523-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191