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. 1978 Nov;14(5):680–689. doi: 10.1128/aac.14.5.680

Antimalarial Activities of the 4-Quinolinemethanols WR-184,806 and WR-226,253†

L H Schmidt 1, Ruth Crosby 1, Jane Rasco 1, Dennis Vaughan 1
PMCID: PMC352534  PMID: 103493

Abstract

WR-184,806 and WR-226,253, two 4-quinolinemethanols structurally similar to WR-142,490 (mefloquine), have been studied in depth in owl monkeys infected with various drug-resistant and drug-susceptible strains of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in an effort to provide support and guidance for projected evaluations in human volunteers. The results of these studies, confirmatory of preliminary appraisals, showed that WR-184,806 was approximately one-third as active as WR-142,490 against infections with a multidrug-resistant strain of P. falciparum, whereas WR-226,253 was twice as active. Additionally, the current studies showed: (i) that both WR-184,806 and WR-226,253 were significantly more active against infections with blood schizonts of P. vivax than against those of P. falciparum; (ii) that their activities against established infections with either Plasmodium species were functions of the total doses delivered, single doses being as effective as three or seven fractional doses given on successive days; (iii) that WR-184,806 could be administered intravenously as the phosphate salt and was curative via this route in single doses; and (iv) that based on comparative curative doses, WR-184,806 was slightly more active and WR-226,253 was seven times more active against infections with a multidrug-resistant strain of P. falciparum than was chloroquine against infections with a 4-aminoquinoline-susceptible strain.

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