Apoptosis related to chloroquine sensitivity of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

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As chemoresistance of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine has arisen, new ways of combating the infection are needed. Similarities exist between the multidrug resistance of mammalian cells and chloroquine resistance of P. falciparum, based on the occurrence of internucleosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) breakdown and the ability of some anticancer drugs and chloroquine to induce apoptosis. Using chloroquine,...

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