1. Artemisinin: A Panacea Eligible for Unrestrictive Use?
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Dong-Sheng Yuan, Yan-Ping Chen, Li-Li Tan, Shui-Qing Huang, Chang-Qing Li, Qi Wang, and Qing-Ping Zeng
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artemisinin ,multi-target ,wide-spectrum ,malarial resistance ,restrictive use ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Although artemisinin has been used as anti-malarial drug, accumulating evidence on the extended therapeutic potential of artemisinin emerges. Apart from anti-malaria and anti-tumor, artemisinin can also exert beneficial effects on some metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes, and aging-related diseases. However, whether artemisinin should be applied to treatment of the wide-spectrum diseases is debating. Here, we discuss the predisposition of a raised risk of malarial resistance to artemisinin from consideration of the multi-target and non-specific features of artemisinin.
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- 2017
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