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Ivermectin Impairs the Development of Sexual and Asexual Stages of Plasmodium falciparumIn Vitro
Author(s) -
Laís Pessanha de Carvalho,
Thaisa Lucas Sandri,
Édesio José Tenório de Melo,
Rolf Fendel,
Peter G. Kremsner,
Benjamin Mordmüller,
Jana Held
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00085-19
Subject(s) - plasmodium falciparum , biology , ivermectin , gametocyte , in vitro , asexual reproduction , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , malaria , genetics , zoology , immunology
Ivermectin is the drug of choice for many parasitic infections, with more than one billion doses being distributed in onchocerciasis programs. The drug has been put into focus recently by the malaria community because of its potential to kill blood-sucking mosquitoes, thereby reducing malaria transmission.

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