"Quinine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. It was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis. Quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels. The mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood.
Descriptor ID |
D011803
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.206.719 D03.605.687.762 D03.633.100.810.762
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Concept/Terms |
Quinine Sulfate- Quinine Sulfate
- Sulfate, Quinine
- Quinine Sulphate
- Sulphate, Quinine
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quinine" by people in Profiles.
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Tan X, Sanderson MJ. Bitter tasting compounds dilate airways by inhibiting airway smooth muscle calcium oscillations and calcium sensitivity. Br J Pharmacol. 2014 Feb; 171(3):646-62.
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Tamez PA, Lantvit D, Lim E, Pezzuto JM. Chemosensitizing action of cepharanthine against drug-resistant human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum. J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Apr 08; 98(1-2):137-42.
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Nautiyal A, Singh S, Parmeswaran G, DiSalle M. Hepatic dysfunction in a patient with Plasmodium vivax infection. MedGenMed. 2005 Feb 16; 7(1):8.
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Stout CE, Costantin JL, Naus CC, Charles AC. Intercellular calcium signaling in astrocytes via ATP release through connexin hemichannels. J Biol Chem. 2002 Mar 22; 277(12):10482-8.
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Falagas ME, Klempner MS. Babesiosis in patients with AIDS: a chronic infection presenting as fever of unknown origin. Clin Infect Dis. 1996 May; 22(5):809-12.
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Pappone PA, Ortiz-Miranda SI. Blockers of voltage-gated K channels inhibit proliferation of cultured brown fat cells. Am J Physiol. 1993 Apr; 264(4 Pt 1):C1014-9.