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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026

Paclitaxel-induced tubulin dysfunction stalls parasite development: synergistic potential with artemisinin against resistant strains.

Yongxin Tang, Xinyu Zhang, Xiaohui He, Tao Jiang, Jun Cao, Xinyu Yu

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yongxin Tang *Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2252-2539
Xinyu Zhang *Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaohui He *National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China.
Tao JiangState Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1427-4793
Jun CaoCenter for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5298-9234
Xinyu YuNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1339-3558

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82102424National Natural Science Foundation of China 82320108014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, paclitaxel (PTX), a well-characterized microtubule-stabilizing agent, was systematically investigated for its antimalarial potential against drug-resistant

Indexed as

AntimalarialsArtemisininsPaclitaxelPlasmodium falciparumTubulinAnimalsDrug ResistanceDrug SynergismHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Malaria, FalciparumAntimalarialsartemisininArtemisininsPaclitaxelTubulinartemisinin resistancecombination therapypaclitaxelPlasmodiumsynergistic effect

Identifiers

PMID42059554
PMCPMC13227983

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