Therapeutic Efficacy of Naphthoquine Phosphate Combined with Artemisinine against Plasmodium knowlesi
- VernacularTitle:磷酸萘酚喹伍用青蒿素对猴疟原虫的药效学研究
- Author:
Jingyan WANG
;
Deben DING
;
Guofu LI
;
Jinghua ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Naphthoquine phosphate;
Artemisinine;
Plasmodium knowlesi;
Rhesus monkey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
1997;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the antimalarial activity of naphthoquine phosphate combined with artemisinine against Plasmodium knowlesi in rhesus monkey.Methods Monkeys were randomly divided into 9 groups(3/group).The monkeys in groups A and B were treated i.g.once daily for 3 days with 6 or 10 mg/kg of naphthoquine phosphate respectively.Those in groups C and D were treated i.g.twice for the 1st day and once for the 2nd and 3rd day with 31.6 or 100 mg/kg of artemisinine respectively.In groups E, F and G, they were treated i.g.only once with the combination of naphthoquine phosphate 10 mg/kg and artemisinine 10, 20 or 25 mg/kg respectively.Groups H and I served as controls which were treated i.g.only once with 10 mg/kg of naphthoquine phosphate and 30 mg/kg of artemisinine respectively.Parasitemia was examined beginning 24 h after drug administration.The observation lasted 105 days when no more parasite was found.Results At 24 h after drug administration, the parasite reduction rate in all groups was higher than 90%.The parasite clearance time for groups E, F and G was(56.0?16.0),(53.3?4.6), and(56.0?8.0) h respectively, more rapid than that of Group H(69.3?4.6) h.There were 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, and 3 monkeys in groups A, B, D, E, F, and G respectively which were cured.No monkeys were cured in groups C, H and I.Conclusion The combination of naphthoquine phosphate and artemisinine is superior to the single component and the optimum proportion in the combination is 1:2.5 in treating P.knowlesi infection in monkeys.
