A small molecule glycosaminoglycan mimetic blocks Plasmodium invasion of the mosquito midgut.

A small molecule glycosaminoglycan mimetic blocks Plasmodium invasion of the mosquito midgut.

Malaria transmission-blocking (T-B) interventions are essential for malaria elimination. Small molecules that inhibit the Plasmodium ookinete-to-oocyst transition in the midgut of Anopheles mosquitoes, thereby blocking sporogony, represent one approach to achieving this goal. Chondroitin sulfate gly...

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Main Authors: Derrick K Mathias, Rebecca Pastrana-Mena, Elisabetta Ranucci, Dingyin Tao, Paolo Ferruti, Corrie Ortega, Gregory O Staples, Joseph Zaia, Eizo Takashima, Takafumi Tsuboi, Natalie A Borg, Luisella Verotta, Rhoel R Dinglasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24278017/pdf/?tool=EBI

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