Evaluating New Antimalarial Drugs against Trophozoite Induced Plasmodium Cynomolgi Malaria in Rhesus Monkeys

David E. Davidson Jr. Department of Veterinary Medicine, SEATO Medical Research Laboratory, Animal Resources Division, Letterman Army Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco, Animal Resources Division, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bandkok, Thailand

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Dennis O. Johnsen Department of Veterinary Medicine, SEATO Medical Research Laboratory, Animal Resources Division, Letterman Army Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco, Animal Resources Division, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bandkok, Thailand

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Prayot Tanticharoenyos Department of Veterinary Medicine, SEATO Medical Research Laboratory, Animal Resources Division, Letterman Army Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco, Animal Resources Division, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bandkok, Thailand

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Robert L. Hickman Department of Veterinary Medicine, SEATO Medical Research Laboratory, Animal Resources Division, Letterman Army Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco, Animal Resources Division, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bandkok, Thailand

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Kenneth E. Kinnamon Department of Veterinary Medicine, SEATO Medical Research Laboratory, Animal Resources Division, Letterman Army Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco, Animal Resources Division, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bandkok, Thailand

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An antimalarial drug testing system is described which utilizes trophozoite induced Plasmodium cynomolgi malaria in rhesus monkeys. The schizonticidal activity of standard antimalarial drugs in this system is reported. The system accurately predicted anti-malarial activity in man of 8 of 9 compounds selected for clinical trials.

Author Notes

Department of Veterinary Medicine, SEATO Medical Research Laboratory, Bangkok.

Letterman Army Institute of Research.

U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

 

 

 

 
 
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