National Institutes of Health, a Component of the US Dept. of Health & Human Services

Loyola University of Chicago

The United States of America As Represented by the Department of Health

Kim C Williamson

Wei Ping Zheng

Wenwei Huang

David C Kaslow

Philip Edward Sanderson

Xiuli Huang

Gregory J Tawa

Hao Li

Paresma R Patel

Hangmao Sun

Xiao Lu

Myunghoon Kim

Meghan J Orr

Wei Sun

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) and formula (II): wherein R, R, A, and B are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of blocking transmission of aparasite and a method of treating or preventing malaria comprising administering to an animal an effective amount of a first compound of formula (I) or (II) either alone or in combination with a second compound selected from elesclomol, NSC174938, NVP-AUY922, Maduramicin, Narasin, Alvespimycin, Omacetaxine, Thiram, Zinc pyrithione, Phanquinone, Bortezomib, Salinomycin sodium, Monensin sodium, Dipyrithione, Dicyclopentamethylene-thiuram disulfide, YM155, Withaferin A, Adriamycin, Romidepsin, AZD-1152-HQPA, CAY10581, Plicamycin, CUDC-101, Auranofin, Trametinib, GSK-458, Afatinib, and Panobinostat.

Compounds and method for blocking transmission of malarial parasite

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) and formula (II): (I) (II) wherein R, R, A, and B are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of blocking transmission of aparasite and a method of treating or preventing malaria comprising administering to an animal an effective amount of a first compound of formula (I) or (II) either alone or in combination with a second compound selected from elesclomol, NSC174938, NVP-AUY922, Maduramicin, Narasin, Alvespimycin, Omacetaxine, Thiram, Zinc pyrithione, Phanquinone, Bortezomib, Salinomycin sodium, Monensin sodium, Dipyrithione, Dicyclopentamethylene-thiuram disulfide, YM155, Withaferin A, Adriamycin, Romidepsin, AZD-1152-HQPA, CAY10581, Plicamycin, CUDC-101, Auranofin, Trametinib, GSK-458, Afatinib, and Panobinostat. 

Compositions comprising biologically pure Pfs230 and nucleic acids which encode them are provided. The proteins can be used induce transmission blocking immune responses in susceptible hosts.

Cloning and expression of plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking target antigen, PFS230

Cloning and expression of Plasmodium falciparum transmission blocking

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