2021
Mapping partner drug resistance to guide antimalarial combination therapy policies in sub-Saharan Africa
Ehrlich HY, Bei AK, Weinberger DM, Warren JL, Parikh S. Mapping partner drug resistance to guide antimalarial combination therapy policies in sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2100685118. PMID: 34261791, PMCID: PMC8307356, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100685118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Amodiaquine Metabolism is Impaired by Common Polymorphisms in CYP2C8: Implications for Malaria Treatment in Africa
Parikh S, Ouedraogo J, Goldstein JA, Rosenthal PJ, Kroetz DL. Amodiaquine Metabolism is Impaired by Common Polymorphisms in CYP2C8: Implications for Malaria Treatment in Africa. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2007, 82: 197-203. PMID: 17361129, DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkynesAmodiaquineAntimalarialsAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesBenzoxazinesBurkina FasoChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCyclopropanesCytochrome P-450 CYP2C8Dose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEnzyme InhibitorsGenotypeHIV Protease InhibitorsHumansLopinavirMalaria, FalciparumModels, BiologicalPolymorphism, GeneticPyridinesPyrimidinonesPyronesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsSaquinavirSpectrophotometry, UltravioletSulfonamidesTreatment OutcomeTrimethoprimConceptsAntimalarial drug amodiaquineMalaria-infected patientsAntiretroviral drug efavirenzImportant clinical implicationsAmodiaquine metabolismCYP2C8 genotypeMalaria treatmentN-desethylamodiaquineCYP2C8 variantsCYP2C8 activityCYP2C8 inhibitorsDrug interactionsDefective metabolismClinical implicationsCYP2C8Common polymorphismsDrug efavirenzMetabolismRelevant concentrationsDrugsEfficacyPrimary metabolitesAllele frequenciesToxicitySample size
2004
Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children
Nsobya SL, Parikh S, Kironde F, Lubega G, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G. Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 2220-2226. PMID: 15181569, DOI: 10.1086/421281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malariaPolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic parasitemiaDetectable parasitemiaNatural historySubsequent clinical malariaClinical malariaAsymptomatic childrenSymptomatic episodesMalarial parasitemiaUgandan childrenPersistent infectionParasitemiaMalariaFirst monthChain reactionMolecular evaluationChildrenHigh ratePrevalenceSimilar ratesMonthsPersistent strainsEpisodesInfection