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ArticleMalaria journal2018

Isobolographic analysis of co-administration of two plant-derived antiplasmodial drug candidates, cryptolepine and xylopic acid, in Plasmodium berghei.

Elvis O Ameyaw, Kodwo B Asmah, Robert P Biney, Isaac T Henneh, Phyllis Owusu-Agyei, James Prah, Arnold D Forkuo

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Article in Malaria journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elvis O AmeyawDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Kodwo B AsmahDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Robert P BineyDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Isaac T HennehDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Isaac.henneh@ucc.edu.gh.
Phyllis Owusu-AgyeiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
James PrahUniversity of Cape Coast Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Arnold D ForkuoDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing resistance to current anti-malarial therapies requires a renewed effort in searching for alternative therapies to combat this challenge, and combination therapy is the preferred approach to address this. The present study confirms the anti-plasmodial effects of two compounds, cryptolepine and xylopic acid and the relationship that exists in their combined administration determined.

methodsAnti-plasmodial effect of cryptolepine (CYP) (3, 10, 30 mg kg

resultsThe Z

conclusionThe co-administration of cryptolepine and xylopic acid produces synergistic anti-malarial effect with minimal toxicity.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntimalarialsCryptolepisDiterpenes, KauraneDrug SynergismDrug Therapy, CombinationIndole AlkaloidsMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRPlant ExtractsPlasmodium bergheiQuinolinesXylopiaAntimalarialscryptolepineDiterpenes, KauraneIndole AlkaloidsPlant ExtractsQuinolinesArtemisinin combination therapyCryptolepineMalariaParasitemiaXylopic acid

Identifiers

PMID29618354
PMCPMC5885295
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