title: [Advances in research of dihydroartemisinin against parasitic diseases].
abstract: Dihydroartemisinin, the main metabolite of artemisinin and two artemisinin derivatives, artemether and artesunate, is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug. The present paper systematically reviews the advances in research of dihydroartemisinin against Plasmodium, Schistosoma, Pneumocystis, Toxoplasma, Trichomonas vaginalis, Leishmania, Giardia lamblia.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Key Laboratory on Technology for Parasitic Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Molecular Biology of Parasites, Wuxi 214064, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: You-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010271:Parasites / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D037621:Artemisinins; C039060:artenimol