Quinine interactions with tryptophan and tyrosine in malaria patients, and implications for quinine responses in the clinical setting

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2501-2505

  Islahudin, Farida ^a   Pleass, Richard J ^b   Avery, Simon V ^c   Ting, Kang Nee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid uptake; Antimalarial drugs; Antiparasitic drugs; Aromatic amino acids; Competitive inhibition

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; PHENYLALANINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; QUININE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866624829     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks253     Document Type: Article

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