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ArticleJournal of pathogens2021

Antimalarial Activity of

Rahma Udu, Job Oyweri, Jeremiah Gathirwa

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Article in Journal of pathogens, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Rahma UduDepartment of Pure and Applied Sciences, School of Applied & Health Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, P.O. Box 90420-80100, Mombasa, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7160-7374
Job OyweriDepartment of Pure and Applied Sciences, School of Applied & Health Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, P.O. Box 90420-80100, Mombasa, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9784-1698
Jeremiah GathirwaCentre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840-0002, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8059-4990

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChemotherapy plays a crucial role in malaria control. However, the main obstacle to treatment has been the rise of parasite resistance to most antimalarial drugs. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) remain the most effective antimalarial medicines available today. However, malaria parasite tolerance to ACTs is now increasingly prevalent especially in Southeast Asia presenting the danger of the spread of ACTs resistance to other parts of the world. Consequently, this creates the need for alternative effective antimalarials. Therefore, this study sought out to determine antimalarial potential, safety, and resistance development of the extracts in a mouse model.

methodMethanolic and ethyl acetate extracts were obtained by solvent extraction. The extracts were assayed for acute toxicity

resultsThere was no toxicity realized in the animals at 2000 mg/kg. Importantly, high parasitemia suppression of 75.52% and 75.30% using a dose of 500 mg/kg of methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts, respectively, was noted. The extracts were able to reverse packed cell volume reduction.

conclusionThe results provide room for future exploitation of the plant as an antimalarial.

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PMCPMC7875626

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