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Mungthin, Mathirut, Watanatanasup, Ekularn, Sitthichot, Naruemon, Suwandittakul, Nantana, Khositnithikul, Rommanee and Ward, Steve 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2331-3192
(2017)
'Influence of the pfmdr1 Gene on In Vitro Sensitivities of Piperaquine in Thai Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum.'. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 96, Issue 3, pp. 624-629.
Abstract
Piperaquine combined with dihydroartemisinin is one of the artemisinin derivative combination therapies, which can replace artesunate–mefloquine in treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Thailand. The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro sensitivity of Thai Plasmodium falciparum isolates against piperaquine and the influence of the pfmdr1 gene on in vitro response. One hundred and thirty-seven standard laboratory and adapted Thai isolates of P. falciparum were accessed for in vitro piperaquine sensitivity. Polymorphisms of the pfmdr1 gene were determined by polymerase chain reaction methods. The mean and standard deviation of the piperaquine IC50 in Thai isolates of P. falciparum were 16.7 ± 6.3 nM. The parasites exhibiting chloroquine IC50 of ≥ 100 nM were significantly less sensitive to piperaquine compared with the parasite with chloroquine IC50 of < 100 nM. No significant association between the pfmdr1 copy number and piperaquine IC50 values was found. In contrast, the parasites containing the pfmdr1 86Y allele exhibited significantly reduced piperaquine sensitivity. Before nationwide implementation of dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine as the first-line treatment in Thailand, in vitro and in vivo evaluations of this combination should be performed especially in areas where parasites containing the pfmdr1 86Y allele are predominant such as the Thai–Malaysian border.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | QU Biochemistry > Genetics > QU 475 Genetic processes QU Biochemistry > Genetics > QU 550 Genetic techniques. PCR. Chromosome mapping QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 135 Plasmodia WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 750 Malaria |
| Faculty: Department: | Biological Sciences > Department of Tropical Disease Biology |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0668 |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Depositing User: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2017 11:42 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2018 10:49 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/6746 |
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