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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Malaria: past, present, and future.

Qilong Li, Tong Liu, Kunying Lv, Fulong Liao, Jigang Wang, Youyou Tu, Qijun Chen

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Malaria Incidence, Growth, and their Relationship among a Cohort of Malawian Children.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026
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  4. Unpacking boxes: identification of novel inhibitors of malaria parasite invasion.International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Qilong LiKey Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Tong LiuKey Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Kunying LvKey Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China.
Fulong LiaoArtemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jigang WangArtemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Youyou TuArtemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Qijun ChenKey Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China. qijunchen759@syau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0356-7435

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82030060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites and transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, greatly impacts public health and socioeconomic development, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries. Despite advances in malaria treatment and prevention, the number of clinical cases and deaths have increased in recent years. The complex life cycle and genetic diversity of Plasmodium parasites pose significant challenges in drug and vaccine development, particularly due to the emerging partial resistance of parasites to artemisinin. With the availability and application of state-of-the-art biotechnology in recent years, knowledge in terms of parasite biology, pathogenicity, host-parasite interactions and pathogenesis has advanced tremendously. This review highlights the most recent research progress and understanding in Plasmodium biology, with a primary focus on P. falciparum and associated pathogenesis. The therapeutic targets and progress in the clinical application of anti-malaria drugs have also been summarized. The FDA-approved regimens like Artemether-Lumefantrine, Atovaquone-Proguanil, and Primaquine are discussed, and their benefits and limitations are highlighted, especially in terms of drug resistance. Perspectives in the development of novel vaccines and new drugs, such as Sevuparin, Imatinib, and Cipargamin, and combination therapies with promise in overcoming resistance has been proposed. Overall, this review provides a detailed summary of the latest progress in malaria research and emphasizes the need for continuous monitoring and innovation in malaria treatment.

Indexed as

AntimalarialsMalariaMalaria, FalciparumMalaria VaccinesPlasmodium falciparumAnimalsDrug ResistanceHumansAntimalarialsMalaria Vaccines

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PMID40523953
PMCPMC12170910

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