ARTEMISININ - CURRENT STATUS

被引:53
作者
WHITE, NJ
机构
[1] CHO QUAN HOSP, CTR TROP DIS, WELLCOME TRUST CLIN RES UNIT, HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
[2] JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP, NUFFIELD DEPT CLIN MED, OXFORD OX3 9DU, ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0035-9203(94)90459-6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The compounds derived from the Chinese medicinal plant qinghao (Artemisia annua) are the most rapidly acting of all antimalarial drugs. They are effective when given parenterally, orally or by suppository. No serious adverse effect has yet been reported in humans. The artemisinin derivatives already have an established role in the treatment of multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria, but their wider use will depend on the results of current mortality and toxicity studies.
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