New uses for old drugs: The tale of artemisinin derivatives in the elimination of schistosomiasis japonica in China

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 15058-15074

  Liu, Yi Xin ^a,b,c   Wu, Wei ^a,b,c   Liang, Yue Jin ^d   Jie, Zu Liang ^d   Wang, Hui ^e   Wang, Wei ^a,b,c   Huang, Yi Xin ^a,b,c  

^a JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^b National Health and Family Planning Commission   (China)

^c Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular Biology of Parasites   (China)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemether; Artemisinin; Artesunate; China; Dihydroartemisinin; Elimination; Schistosomiasis japonica

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; CHINA; HUMAN; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

ARTEMISININS; CHINA; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

EID: 84907916642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190915058     Document Type: Review

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