"Chloroquine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
| Descriptor ID |
D002738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.810.050.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Chloroquine Sulfate- Chloroquine Sulfate
- Sulfate, Chloroquine
- Chloroquine Sulphate
- Sulphate, Chloroquine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chloroquine" by people in Profiles.
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G6PD distribution in sub-Saharan Africa and potential risks of using chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine based treatments for COVID-19. Pharmacogenomics J. 2021 12; 21(6):649-656.
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New antiprotozoal agents: Synthesis and biological evaluation of different 4-(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl) piperazin-1-yl)pyrrolidin-2-yl)methanone derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2017 02 01; 27(3):460-465.
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Synthesis and evaluation of 7-chloro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)quinoline-sulfonamide as hybrid antiprotozoal agents. Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Jun 01; 21(11):3080-9.
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Response to traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in indigent South Africans with early rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Apr; 31(4):613-9.
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Antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of Albertisia delagoensis. Fitoterapia. 2007 Sep; 78(6):420-2.
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The combined effect of iron chelators and classical antimalarials on the in-vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1992 Sep; 30(3):273-8.