TY - JOUR
T1 - From methylene blue to chloroquine
T2 - A brief review of the development of an antimalarial therapy
AU - Krafts, Kristine P
AU - Hempelmann, Ernst
AU - Skórska-Stania, Agnieszka
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Malarial treatment is widely and readily available today. However, there was a time in the not-so-distant past when malaria was a deadly disease with no known cause or cure. In this article, we trace the origins of an antimalarial therapy from the discovery of the nature of the malarial parasite through the development of chloroquine. We dedicate this article to Johann "Hans" Andersag, the scientist who developed chloroquine, on the 110th anniversary of his birth, 16 February 1902.
AB - Malarial treatment is widely and readily available today. However, there was a time in the not-so-distant past when malaria was a deadly disease with no known cause or cure. In this article, we trace the origins of an antimalarial therapy from the discovery of the nature of the malarial parasite through the development of chloroquine. We dedicate this article to Johann "Hans" Andersag, the scientist who developed chloroquine, on the 110th anniversary of his birth, 16 February 1902.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00436-012-2886-x
DO - 10.1007/s00436-012-2886-x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22411634
AN - SCOPUS:84857985012
SN - 0932-0113
VL - 111
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Parasitology Research
JF - Parasitology Research
IS - 1
ER -
