Mugittu Kefas, Genton Blaise, Mshinda Hassan, Beck Hans Peter
Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, Ifakara, Tanzania.
Malar J. 2006 Dec 19;5:126. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-126.
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended for use against uncomplicated malaria in areas of multi-drug resistant malaria, such as sub-Saharan Africa. However, their long-term usefulness in these high transmission areas remains unclear. It has been suggested that documentation of the S769N PfATPase6 mutations may indicate an emergence of artemisinin resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in the field. The present study assessed PfATPase6 mutations (S769N and A623E) in 615 asymptomatic P. falciparum infections in Tanzania but no mutant genotype was detected. This observation suggests that resistance to artemisinin has not yet been selected in Tanzania, supporting the Ministry of Health's decision to adopt artemether+lumefantrine as first-line malaria treatment. The findings recommend further studies to assess PfATPase6 mutations in sentinel sites and verify their usefulness in monitoring emergency of ACT resistance.
以青蒿素为基础的联合疗法(ACTs)被推荐用于治疗撒哈拉以南非洲等多药耐药疟疾地区的非复杂性疟疾。然而,它们在这些高传播地区的长期有效性仍不明确。有人提出,记录S769N PfATPase6突变可能表明恶性疟原虫在野外出现了对青蒿素的耐药性。本研究评估了坦桑尼亚615例无症状恶性疟原虫感染中的PfATPase6突变(S769N和A623E),但未检测到突变基因型。这一观察结果表明,坦桑尼亚尚未出现对青蒿素的耐药性,支持了卫生部将蒿甲醚+本芴醇作为一线疟疾治疗药物的决定。研究结果建议进一步开展研究,以评估哨点地区的PfATPase6突变,并验证其在监测ACT耐药性出现方面的作用。