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| Title |
The effect of malaria and anti-malarial drugs on skeletal and cardiac muscles
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-016-1577-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mauro Toledo Marrelli, Marco Brotto |
| Abstract |
Malaria remains one of the most important infectious diseases in the world, being a significant public health problem associated with poverty and it is one of the main obstacles to the economy of an endemic country. Among the several complications, the effects of malaria seem to target the skeletal muscle system, leading to symptoms, such as muscle aches, muscle contractures, muscle fatigue, muscle pain, and muscle weakness. Malaria cause also parasitic coronary artery occlusion. This article reviews the current knowledge regarding the effect of malaria disease and the anti-malarial drugs on skeletal and cardiac muscles. Research articles and case report publications that addressed aspects that are important for understanding the involvement of malaria parasites and anti-malarial therapies affecting skeletal and cardiac muscles were analysed and their findings summarized. Sequestration of red blood cells, increased levels of serum creatine kinase and reduced muscle content of essential contractile proteins are some of the potential biomarkers of the damage levels of skeletal and cardiac muscles. These biomarkers might be useful for prevention of complications and determining the effectiveness of interventions designed to protect cardiac and skeletal muscles from malaria-induced damage. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 10% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 10% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 10% |
| Italy | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 90% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 20% |
| Researcher | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 36 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 37 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 121. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 January 2022.
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