SECONDARY EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL ANTIMALARIAL AGENTS.

Abstract

The objectives of this program are to screen compounds against normal and drug-resistant strains of malaria and to develop procedures for use in low-temperature storage of plasmodia. Secondary screening of chemicals against normal P. berghei was continued. Test procedures were developed and utilized for screening against chloroquine-, triazine-, and DDS-resistant P. berghei in mice. A serum-free preservative was developed that maintained the viability and virulence of sensitive and drug-resistant malaria after storage at -196C for up to 225 days. This solution was also used to determine whether a splenic bank could be used as an alternative to an erythrocytic bank for the low-temperature storage of plasmodia. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658234

Entities

People

  • Maurice E. King
  • Morris D. Schneider

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antimalarials
  • Arthropod Borne Diseases
  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Low Temperature
  • Malaria
  • Mosquito Borne Diseases
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Preservatives
  • Protozoan Infections
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Triazines
  • Viability
  • Virulence

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.