title: Artemisinins: activities and actions.
abstract: Multidrug-resistant malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum has severely limited treatment options over recent years. Artemisinins are still effective for treating uncomplicated as well as severe malaria, because resistance is not yet clinically apparent. This article reviews some clinically useful properties of artemisinins and how they might work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishna
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins