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hydroxychloroquine and Alpha Virus Infections

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Alpha Virus Infections in 2 studies

Hydroxychloroquine: A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)
hydroxychloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is chloroquine in which one of the N-ethyl groups is hydroxylated at position 2. An antimalarial with properties similar to chloroquine that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites, it is mainly used as the sulfate salt for the treatment of lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and light-sensitive skin eruptions.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Treatment with Sulfasalazine with and without methotrexate produced good response in 71."1.37Post-chikungunya chronic arthritis--our experience with DMARDs over two year follow up. ( Ganu, AS; Ganu, MA, 2011)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (50.00)29.6817
2010's1 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Chopra, A1
Anuradha, V1
Lagoo-Joshi, V1
Kunjir, V1
Salvi, S1
Saluja, M1
Ganu, MA1
Ganu, AS1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for hydroxychloroquine and Alpha Virus Infections

ArticleYear
Chikungunya virus aches and pains: an emerging challenge.
    Arthritis and rheumatism, 2008, Volume: 58, Issue:9

    Topics: Alphavirus Infections; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Antirheumatic Agents; Chikungunya vi

2008
Post-chikungunya chronic arthritis--our experience with DMARDs over two year follow up.
    The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2011, Volume: 59

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alphavirus Infections; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Chikungunya Fever;

2011