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Overview

Harry P. de Koning is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics such as Trypanosoma species research and its implications, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, Helminth infection and control, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Bee Products Chemical Analysis, and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • The Drugs of Sleeping Sickness: Their Mechanisms of Action and Resistance, and a Brief History (2020) published in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • A Review of the Antimalarial, Antitrypanosomal, and Antileishmanial Activities of Natural Compounds Isolated From Nigerian Flora (2020) published in Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Increasing Collaborative Discussion in Case-Based Learning Improves Student Engagement and Knowledge Acquisition (2022) published in Medical Science Educator
  • Suramin exposure alters cellular metabolism and mitochondrial energy production in African trypanosomes (2020) published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei (2020) published in eLife

Their frequent coauthors demonstrate a collaborative research approach, with notable partnerships including Marzuq A. Ungogo, Godwin U. Ebiloma, John O. Igoli, Manal J. Natto, and Fabian Hulpia.

Harry P. de Koning frequently publishes in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Molecules
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Chemistry

Best Publications

  • The animal trypanosomiases and their chemotherapy: a review.

    Federica Giordani;Liam J. Morrison;Tim G. Rowan;Harry P. De Koning

  • Drugs and drug resistance in African trypanosomiasis.

    Vincent Delespaux;Harry P. de Koning

  • Pentamidine uptake and resistance in pathogenic protozoa: past, present and future

    Patrick G. Bray;Michael P. Barrett;Stephen A. Ward;Harry P. de Koning

  • Drug resistance in African trypanosomiasis: the melarsoprol and pentamidine story

    Nicola Baker;Harry P. de Koning;Pascal Mäser;Pascal Mäser;David Horn

  • Curcuminoid analogs with potent activity against Trypanosoma and Leishmania species

    Chatchawan Changtam;Harry P. de Koning;Hasan Ibrahim;M. Sohail Sajid

  • Mechanisms of arsenical and diamidine uptake and resistance in Trypanosoma brucei.

    Enock Matovu;Mhairi L. Stewart;Federico Geiser;Reto Brun

  • Uptake of pentamidine in Trypanosoma brucei brucei is mediated by three distinct transporters: implications for cross-resistance with arsenicals.

    H P De Koning

  • Nucleobase transporters (review).

    H de Koning;G Diallinas

  • Purine and pyrimidine transport in pathogenic protozoa: from biology to therapy.

    Harry P. de Koning;Daniel J. Bridges;Richard J.S. Burchmore

  • Evolutionary genomics of epidemic visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent

    Hideo Imamura;Tim Downing;Tim Downing;Frederik Van den Broeck;Mandy J Sanders

  • Transporters in African trypanosomes: role in drug action and resistance.

    Harry P de Koning

  • Aquaglyceroporin 2 controls susceptibility to melarsoprol and pentamidine in African trypanosomes.

    Nicola Baker;Lucy Glover;Jane C. Munday;David Aguinaga Andrés

  • Trypanosoma brucei aquaglyceroporin 2 is a high-affinity transporter for pentamidine and melaminophenyl arsenic drugs and the main genetic determinant of resistance to these drugs

    Jane C. Munday;Anthonius A. Eze;Anthonius A. Eze;Nicola Baker;Lucy Glover

  • Loss of the High-Affinity Pentamidine Transporter Is Responsible for High Levels of Cross-Resistance between Arsenical and Diamidine Drugs in African Trypanosomes

    Daniel J. Bridges;Matthew K. Gould;Barbara Nerima;Pascal Mäser

  • Diamidines for human African trypanosomiasis.

    Mary F Paine;Michael Zhuo Wang;Claudia N Generaux;David W Boykin

  • Different Substrate Recognition Motifs of Human and Trypanosome Nucleobase Transporters SELECTIVE UPTAKE OF PURINE ANTIMETABOLITES

    Lynsey J. M. Wallace;Denise Candlish;Harry P. De Koning

  • Aquaporin 2 Mutations in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Field Isolates Correlate with Decreased Susceptibility to Pentamidine and Melarsoprol

    Fabrice E. Graf;Philipp Ludin;Philipp Ludin;Tanja Wenzler;Tanja Wenzler;Marcel Kaiser;Marcel Kaiser

  • Characterization of a nucleoside/proton symporter in procyclic trypanosoma brucei brucei

    Harry P. de Koning;Christopher J. Watson;Simon M. Jarvis

  • The Trypanocide Diminazene Aceturate Is Accumulated Predominantly through the TbAT1 Purine Transporter: Additional Insights on Diamidine Resistance in African Trypanosomes

    Harry P. de Koning;Laura F. Anderson;Mhairi Stewart;Richard J. S. Burchmore

  • Characterization of the choline carrier of Plasmodium falciparum : a route for the selective delivery of novel antimalarial drugs

    Giancarlo A. Biagini;Erica M. Pasini;Ruth Hughes;Harry P. De Koning

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Barrett
Michael P. Barrett University of Glasgow
Pascal Mäser
Pascal Mäser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Louis Maes
Louis Maes University of Antwerp
David G. Watson
David G. Watson University of Strathclyde
Mark C. Field
Mark C. Field University of Dundee
David Horn
David Horn University of Dundee
Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Richard R. Tidwell
Richard R. Tidwell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David W. Boykin
David W. Boykin Georgia State University

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