Original Research Article I Volume 1 I Issue 2 I 2013

Antioxidant Based Combination Therapy in Malaria: In Vivo Study in Plasmodium Berghei Infected Mice

Iribhogbe O.I; Agbaje E.O,; Oreagba I.A; Aina O.O; Ota A. D.

Biolife; 2013, 1(2), pp 70-77

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7187711

Abstract:

The emergence of resistance to previously established antimalarial agents, have created the need for a continued effort geared towards the discovery of newer agents. The present study involves an in vivo evaluation of the potential effect of selected antioxidant micronutrient combination in the therapeutics of malaria. In this study, rodent malaria model; Plasmodium berghei NK-65 strain (chloroquine sensitive) and chloroquine resistant ANKA strain was used.

Keywords:

Adjuvant, Antioxidant Micronutrients, Combination Therapy, Drug Resistance.

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Article Dates:

Received: 8 April 2013; Accepted: 21 May 2013; Published: 1 June 2013

How To Cite:

Iribhogbe O.I, Agbaje E.O,, Oreagba I.A, Aina O.O, & Ota A. D. (2022). Antioxidant Based Combination Therapy in Malaria: In Vivo Study in Plasmodium Berghei Infected Mice. Biolife, 1(2), 70–77. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7187711