"Antimalarials" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents used in the treatment of malaria. They are usually classified on the basis of their action against plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human. (From AMA, Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1585)
| Descriptor ID |
D000962
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.250.100.085
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| Concept/Terms |
Antimalarials- Antimalarials
- Antimalarial Agents
- Agents, Antimalarial
- Antimalarial Drugs
- Drugs, Antimalarial
- Anti-Malarials
- Anti Malarials
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antimalarials" by people in Profiles.
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Stage-specific pharmacodynamic chloroquine and pyronaridine action on artemisinin ring-stage resistant Kelch C580Y mutation Plasmodium falciparum correlates to hemozoin inhibition process. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 Jan 31; 69(1):e0120824.
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Nonclassical mechanisms to irreversibly suppress ?-hematin crystal growth. Commun Biol. 2023 07 27; 6(1):783.
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Inhibiting protein synthesis to treat malaria. Science. 2022 06 03; 376(6597):1049-1050.
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Solvent Structure and Dynamics near the Surfaces of ?-Hematin Crystals. J Phys Chem B. 2021 10 14; 125(40):11264-11274.
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Structuring of Organic Solvents at Solid Interfaces and Ramifications for Antimalarial Adsorption on ?-Hematin Crystals. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2018 Sep 05; 10(35):29288-29298.
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Deconstructing Quinoline-Class Antimalarials to Identify Fundamental Physicochemical Properties of Beta-Hematin Crystal Growth Inhibitors. Chemistry. 2017 Oct 04; 23(55):13638-13647.
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Antimalarials inhibit hematin crystallization by unique drug-surface site interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 07 18; 114(29):7531-7536.
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Artemisinin and its derivatives can significantly inhibit lung tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis through Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. Oncotarget. 2016 May 24; 7(21):31413-28.
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Mechanisms of hematin crystallization and inhibition by the antimalarial drug chloroquine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Apr 21; 112(16):4946-51.