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dc.contributor.authorSugiarto, S.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Brioni
dc.contributor.authorMakani, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, T.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T12:28:19Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T12:28:19Z
dc.date.created2018-06-29T12:08:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationSugiarto, S. and Moore, B. and Makani, J. and Davis, T. 2018. Artemisinin therapy for malaria in hemoglobinopathies: A systematic review. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 66 (5): pp. 799-804.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69084
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/cid/cix785
dc.description.abstract

© The Author(s) 2018. Artemisinin derivatives are widely used antimalarial drugs. There is some evidence from in vitro, animal and clinical studies that hemoglobinopathies may alter their disposition and antimalarial activity. This review assesses relevant data in a-thalassemia, sickle cell disease (SCD), ß-thalassemia and hemoglobin E. There is no convincing evidence that the disposition of artemisinin drugs is affected by hemoglobinopathies. Although in vitro studies indicate that Plasmodium falciparum cultured in thalassemic erythrocytes is relatively resistant to the artemisinin derivatives, mean 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) are much lower than in vivo plasma concentrations after recommended treatment doses. Since IC50s are not increased in P. falciparum cultures using SCD erythrocytes, delayed post-treatment parasite clearance in SCD may reflect hyposplenism. As there have been no clinical studies suggesting that hemoglobinopathies significantly attenuate the efficacy of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) in uncomplicated malaria, recommended artemisinin doses as part of ACT remain appropriate in this patient group.

dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.titleArtemisinin therapy for malaria in hemoglobinopathies: A systematic review
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume66
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.startPage799
dcterms.source.endPage804
dcterms.source.issn1058-4838
dcterms.source.titleClinical Infectious Diseases
curtin.departmentSchool of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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