In vitro evaluation of erythromycin in chloroquine resistant brazilian P. falciparum freshly isolates: modulating effect and antimalarial activity evidence
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 41(4): 249-53, July-Aug. 1999.
Article
in English
| LILACS, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: lil-246835
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Erythromycin, a reversal agent in multidrug-resistant cancer, was assayed in chloroquine resistance modulation. The in vitro microtechnique for drug susceptibility was employed using two freshly isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from North of Brazil. The antimalarial effect of the drug was confirmed, with an IC50 estimates near the usual antimicrobial therapy concentration, and a significant statistical modulating action was observed for one isolate
Full text:
Available
Collection:
National databases
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Brazil
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Malaria
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
LILACS
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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In Vitro Techniques
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Chloroquine
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Erythromycin
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Drug Resistance, Multiple
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Antimalarials
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article