A Variant PfCRT Isoform Can Contribute to Plasmodium falciparum Resistance to the First-Line Partner Drug Piperaquine.
Dhingra SK, Redhi D, Combrinck JM, Yeo T, Okombo J, Henrich PP, Cowell AN, Gupta P, Stegman ML, Hoke JM, Cooper RA, Winzeler E, Mok S, Egan TJ, Fidock DA.
Dhingra SK, et al.
mBio. 2017 May 9;8(3):e00303-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00303-17.
mBio. 2017.
PMID: 28487425
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This mutation also reversed Dd2-mediated CQ resistance, sensitized parasites to amodiaquine, quinine, and artemisinin, and conferred amantadine and blasticidin resistance. Using heme fractionation assays, we demonstrate that PPQ causes a buildup of reactive free heme and i …
This mutation also reversed Dd2-mediated CQ resistance, sensitized parasites to amodiaquine, quinine, and artemisinin, and conferred aman …