Publications
Gordon C.A, Utzinger J, Muhi S, Becker S.L, Keiser J, Khieu V, Gray D.J. Strongyloidiasis. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2024;10:6. DOI: 10.1038/s41572-023-00490-x
Qian M.B, Keiser J, Utzinger J, Zhou X.N. Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: epidemiology, transmission, clinical features, morbidity, diagnosis, treatment, and control. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2024(in press). DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00009-23
Shanley H.T, Taki A.C, Nguyen N, Wang T, Byrne J.J, Ang C.S, Leeming M.G, Nie S, Williamson N, Zheng Y, Young N.D, Korhonen P.K, Hofmann A, Chang B.C.H, Wells T.N.C, Häberli C, Keiser J, Jabbar A, Sleebs B.E, Gasser R.B. Structure-activity relationship and target investigation of 2-aryl quinolines with nematocidal activity. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2024;24(in press):100522. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2024.100522
Sprecher V.P, Hofmann D, Savathdy V, Xayavong P, Norkhankhame C, Huy R, Khieu V, Sayasone S, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of moxidectin compared with ivermectin against Strongyloides stercoralis infection in adults in Laos and Cambodia: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority, phase 2b/3 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024;24(2):196-205. DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00507-8
Stettler M, Lotz C, Probst A, Marreros N, Lundström-Stadelmann B, Frey C.F, Keiser J, Hofer A, Hoby S. Safety and pharmacokinetics of praziquantel in european pond turtles (Emys orbicularis). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2024;54(4):728-737. DOI: 10.1638/2023-0031
Biendl S, Häberli C, Chen G, Wang W, Zhong L, Saunders J, Pham T, Wang X, Wu J, Charman S.A, Vennerstrom J.L, Keiser J. In vitro and in vivo antischistosomal activity profiling and pharmacokinetics of ozonide carboxylic acids. ACS Infect Dis. 2023;9(3):643-652. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00581
Brooker S.J, Keiser J, Bundy D.A.P. Soil-transmitted helminths (geohelminths). In: Farrar J,Hotez P.J,Junghanss T,Kang G,Lalloo D,White N.J,Garcia P.J, eds. Manson's Tropical Diseases, 772-796. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-7959-7.00060-9
Book Section
Cappuccino C, Spoletti E, Renni F, Muntoni E, Keiser J, Voinovich D, Perissutti B, Lusi M. Co-crystalline solid solution affords a high-soluble and fast-absorbing form of praziquantel. Mol Pharm. 2023;20(4):2009-2016. DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00984
Coffeng L.E, Vlaminck J, Cools P, Denwood M, Albonico M, Ame S.M, Ayana M, Dana D, Cringoli G, de Vlas S.J, Fenwick A, French M, Kazienga A, Keiser J, Knopp S, Leta G, Matoso L.F, Maurelli M.P, Montresor A, Mirams G, Mekonnen Z, Corrêa-Oliveira R, Pinto S.A, Rinaldi L, Sayasone S, Steinmann P, Thomas E, Vercruysse J, Levecke B. A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a case study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023;17(5):e0011071. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011071
Coulibaly J.T, Silue K.D, Armstrong M, Díaz de León Derby M, D'Ambrosio M.V, Fletcher D.A, Keiser J, Fisher K, Andrews J.R, Bogoch I.I. High sensitivity of mobile phone microscopy screening for Schistosoma haematobium in Azaguié, Côte d'Ivoire. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023;108(1):41-43. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0527
D'Abbrunzo I, Bianco E, Gigli L, Demitri N, Birolo R, Chierotti M.R, Škorić I, Keiser J, Häberli C, Voinovich D, Hasa D, Perissutti B. Praziquantel meets Niclosamide: a dual-drug antiparasitic cocrystal. Int J Pharm. 2023;644:123315. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123315
Easland E, Biendl S, Keiser J. Development of a hookworm egg hatching assay to determine the ovicidal effects of anthelminthics. Parasit Vectors. 2023;16:157. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05771-8
Friedrich L, Park S.K, Ballard P, Ho Baeurle T.H, Maillard D, Bödding M, Keiser J, Marchant J.S, Spangenberg T. Metabolism of (R)-praziquantel versus the activation of a Parasite Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin ion channel. ChemMedChem. 2023;18(18):e202300140. DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300140
Hürlimann E, Hofmann D, Keiser J. Ivermectin and moxidectin against soil-transmitted helminth infections. Trends Parasitol. 2023;39(4):272-284. DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.01.009
Kasago F.M, Häberli C, Keiser J, Masamba W. Design, synthesis and evaluation of praziquantel analogues and new molecular hybrids as potential antimalarial and anti-schistosomal agents. Molecules. 2023;28(13):5184. DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135184
Keiser J. Present drugs and future perspectives in treating soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Front Trop Dis. 2023;4:1282725. DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1282725
Journal Article
Mäser P, Bernhard S, Brun R, Burri C, Gagneux S, Hetzel M.W, Kaiser M, Lengeler C, Pluschke G, Reus E, Rottmann M, Utzinger J, Warryn L, Wittlin S, Keiser J. Key contributions by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute towards new and better drugs for tropical diseases. Chimia (Aarau). 2023;77(9):593-606. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.593
Meier L, Antillón M, Burri C, Chitnis N, Endriss Y, Keiser J, Moore S, Müller P, Penny M, Voss T.S, Mäser P, Utzinger J. Repurposing know-how for drug development: case studies from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Chimia (Aarau). 2023;77(9):582-592. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.582
Mrimi E.C, Palmeirim M.S, Minja E.G, Long K.Z, Keiser J. Correlation of cytokines with parasitic infections, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiency among schoolchildren in rural Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. Nutrients. 2023;15(8):1916. DOI: 10.3390/nu15081916
Mrimi E.C, Welsche S, Ali S.M, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Emodepside for Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infection. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(20):1863-1875. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212825
Muya K, Kalonji M, Ilunga N.W, Maseho M, Kitambala M, Kalonda M, Ndoumba K, Byanga K, Wright C.W, Häberli C, Keiser J, Simbi L. Evaluation of 43 species of Congolese medicinal plants used traditionally for the treatment of schistosomiasis leading to the isolation of an anti-schistosomal phaeophytin from Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax. J Ethnopharmacol. 2023;315:116688. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116688
Noce B, Di Bello E, Zwergel C, Fioravanti R, Valente S, Rotili D, Masotti A, Ansari M.S.Z, Trisciuoglio D, Chakrabarti A, Romier C, Robaa D, Sippl W, Jung M, Häberli C, Keiser J, Mai A. Chemically diverse S. mansoni HDAC8 inhibitors reduced viability in worm larval and adult stages. ChemMedChem. 2023;18(3):e202200510. DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200510
Radulov P.S, Yaremenko I.A, Keiser J, Terent'ev A.O. Bridged 1,2,4-trioxolanes: SnCl4-catalyzed synthesis and an in vitro study against S. mansoni. Molecules. 2023;28(13). DOI: 10.3390/molecules28134913
Schärer A, Biendl S, Keiser J. Trichuris muris egg-hatching assay for anthelminthic drug discovery and characterization. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2023;23:63-70. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2023.10.001
Specht S, Keiser J. Helminth infections: enabling the World Health Organization road map. Int J Parasitol. 2023;53(8):411-414. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2022.10.006
Sprecher V.P, Coulibaly J.T, Hürlimann E, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of moxidectin-albendazole and ivermectin-albendazole combination therapy compared to albendazole monotherapy in adolescents and adults infected with Trichuris trichiura: a randomized controlled superiority trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;77(9):1294-1302. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad387
Welsche S, Mrimi E.C, Hattendorf J, Hürlimann E, Ali S.M, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of moxidectin and albendazole compared with ivermectin and albendazole coadministration in adolescents infected with Trichuris trichiura in Tanzania: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled, phase 2/3 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023;23(3):331-340. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00589-8
Angeli A, Ferraroni M, Carta F, Häberli C, Keiser J, Costantino G, Supuran C.T. Development of praziquantel sulphonamide derivatives as antischistosomal drugs. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2022;37(1):1479-1494. DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2078970
Biendl S, Häberli C, Keiser J. Discovery of novel antischistosomal scaffolds from the open access Pandemic Response Box. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2022;20(4):621-629. DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2022.1990042
Cantara A, Luo Y, Dobrovolna M, Bohalova N, Fojta M, Verga D, Guittat L, Cucchiarini A, Savrimoutou S, Häberli C, Guillon J, Keiser J, Brazda V, Mergny J.L. G-quadruplexes in helminth parasites. Nucleic Acids Res. 2022;50(5):2719-2735. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac129
Coulibaly J.T, Hürlimann E, Patel C, Silué D.K, Avenié D.J, Kouamé N.A, Silué U.M, Keiser J. Optimizing implementation of preventive chemotherapy against soil-transmitted helminthiasis and intestinal schistosomiasis using high-resolution data: field-based experiences from Côte d'Ivoire. Diseases. 2022;10(4):66. DOI: 10.3390/diseases10040066
Di Bello E, Noce B, Fioravanti R, Zwergel C, Valente S, Rotili D, Fianco G, Trisciuoglio D, Mourão M.M, Sales P. Jr, Lamotte S, Prina E, Späth G.F, Häberli C, Keiser J, Mai A. Effects of structurally different HDAC inhibitors against Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania, and Schistosoma mansoni. ACS Infect Dis. 2022;8(7):1356-1366. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00232
Dube M, Llanes D, Saoud M, Rennert R, Imming P, Häberli C, Keiser J, Arnold N. Albatrellus confluens (Alb. & Schwein.) Kotl. & Pouz.: natural fungal compounds and synthetic derivatives with in vitro anthelmintic activities and antiproliferative effects against two human cancer cell lines. Molecules. 2022;27(9):2950. DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092950
Dube M, Raphane B, Sethebe B, Seputhe N, Tiroyakgosi T, Imming P, Häberli C, Keiser J, Arnold N, Andrae-Marobela K. Medicinal plant preparations administered by Botswana traditional health practitioners for treatment of worm infections show anthelmintic activities. Plants (Basel). 2022;11(21):2945. DOI: 10.3390/plants11212945
Falcoz C, Guzy S, Kovač J, Meister I, Coulibaly J, Sayasone S, Wesche D, Lin Y.W, Keiser J. R-praziquantel integrated population pharmacokinetics in preschool- and school-aged African children infected with Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium and Lao adults infected with Opisthorchis viverrini. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2022;49(3):293-310. DOI: 10.1007/s10928-021-09791-8
Falcoz C, Guzy S, Kovac J, Meister I, Coulibaly J, Sayasone S, Wesche D, Lin Y.W, Keiser J. Correction to: R-praziquantel integrated population pharmacokinetics in preschool- and school-aged African children infected with Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium and Lao adults infected with Opisthorchis viverrini. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2022;49(3):395. DOI: 10.1007/s10928-022-09807-x
Grolimund C.M, Bärenbold O, Utzinger J, Keiser J, Vounatsou P. Modeling the effect of different drugs and treatment regimen for hookworm on cure and egg reduction rates taking into account diagnostic error. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(10):e0010810. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010810
Hamway Y, Zimmermann K, Blommers M.J.J, Sousa M, Häberli C, Kulkarni S, Skalicky S, Hackl M, Götte M, Keiser J, da Costa C.P, Spangenberg T, Azzaoui K. Modulation of host-parasite interactions with small molecules targeting Schistosoma mansoni microRNAs. ACS Infect Dis. 2022;8:2028−2034. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00360
Harrington S, Knox J.J, Burns A.R, Choo K.L, Au A, Kitner M, Häberli C, Pyche J, D'Amata C, Kim Y.H, Volpatti J.R, Guiliani M, Snider J, Wong V, Palmeira B.M, Redman E.M, Vaidya A.S, Gilleard J.S, Stagljar I, Cutler S.R, Kulke D, Dowling J.J, Yip C.M, Keiser J, Zasada I, Lautens M, Roy P.J. Egg-laying and locomotory screens with C. elegans yield a nematode-selective small molecule stimulator of neurotransmitter release. Commun Biol. 2022;5:865. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03819-6
Hassan M.M, Sedighi A, Olaoye O.O, Häberli C, Merz A, Ramos-Morales E, de Araujo E.D, Romier C, Jung M, Keiser J, Gunning P.T. Phenotypic screening of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors against Schistosoma mansoni. ChemMedChem. 2022:e202100622. DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100622
Herath H.M.P.D, Taki A.C, Rostami A, Jabbar A, Keiser J, Geary T.G, Gasser R.B. Whole-organism phenotypic screening methods used in early-phase anthelmintic drug discovery. Biotechnol Adv. 2022;57:107937. DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107937
Hofmann D, Brussee J.M, Schulz J.D, Coulibaly J.T, Pfister M, Keiser J. Pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation to optimize albendazole dosing in hookworm- or Trichuris trichiura-infected infants to adults. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022;77(4):1082-1093. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac020
Hofmann D, Smit C, Sayasone S, Pfister M, Keiser J. Optimizing moxidectin dosing for Strongyloides stercoralis infections: insights from pharmacometric modeling. Clin Transl Sci. 2022;15(3):700-708. DOI: 10.1111/cts.13189
Hürlimann E, Keller L, Patel C, Welsche S, Hattendorf J, Ali S.M, Ame S.M, Sayasone S, Coulibaly J.T, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin and albendazole in school-aged children and adults infected with Trichuris trichiura in Côte d'Ivoire, Laos, and Pemba Island, Tanzania: a double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3, randomised control. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022;22(1):123-135. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00421-7
Kersting L, Kuhn L, Anokhin M, Schuster F, Häberli C, Sambyal S, Kumar H.M.S, Keiser J, Alabugin I, Tsogoeva S.B. Visible-light-driven metal-free C-H functionalization: access to new bioactive tetrahydroisoquinoline-butenolide hybrids via domino amine oxidation/vinylogous Mannich reaction. ChemPhotoChem. 2022;6(8):e202200109. DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200109
Journal Article
Mrimi E.C, Palmeirim M.S, Minja E.G, Long K.Z, Keiser J. Malnutrition, anemia, micronutrient deficiency and parasitic infections among schoolchildren in rural Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(3):e0010261. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010261
Olliaro P.L, Vaillant M.T, Diawara A, Speich B, Albonico M, Utzinger J, Keiser J. Egg excretion indicators for the measurement of soil-transmitted helminth response to treatment. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(8):e0010593. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010593
Probst A, Biendl S, Keiser J. Improving translational power in antischistosomal drug discovery. Adv Parasitol. 2022;117:47-73. DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2022.05.002
Probst A, Hofmann D, Fedorova O.S, Mazeina S.V, Sokolova T.S, Golovach E, Keiser J. Pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of praziquantel in adults infected with Opisthorchis felineus in Western Siberia, Russian Federation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022;66(10):e00526-22. DOI: 10.1128/aac.00526-22
Qian M.B, Patel C, Palmeirim M.S, Wang X, Schindler C, Utzinger J, Zhou X.N, Keiser J. Efficacy of drugs against clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Lancet Microbe. 2022;3(8):e616-e624. DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00026-X
Ravaynia P.S, Biendl S, Grassi F, Keiser J, Hierlemann A, Modena M.M. Real-time and automated monitoring of antischistosomal drug activity profiles for screening of compound libraries. iScience. 2022;25(4):104087. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104087
Ren R, Wang X, Leas D.A, Häberli C, Cal M, Dong Y, Kaiser M, Keiser J, Vennerstrom J.L. Antischistosomal tetrahydro-γ-carboline sulfonamides. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2022;59:128546. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128546
Schneeberger P.H.H, Gueuning M, Welsche S, Hürlimann E, Dommann J, Häberli C, Frey J.E, Sayasone S, Keiser J. Different gut microbial communities correlate with efficacy of albendazole-ivermectin against soil-transmitted helminthiases. Nat Commun. 2022;13:1063. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28658-1
Smit C, Hofmann D, Sayasone S, Keiser J, Pfister M. Characterization of the population pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in adults infected with Strongyloides stercoralis: support for a fixed-dose treatment regimen. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2022;61:123-132. DOI: 10.1007/s40262-021-01048-4
Taki A.C, Wang T, Nguyen N.N, Ang C.S, Leeming M.G, Nie S, Byrne J.J, Young N.D, Zheng Y, Ma G, Korhonen P.K, Koehler A.V, Williamson N.A, Hofmann A, Chang B.C.H, Häberli C, Keiser J, Jabbar A, Sleebs B.E, Gasser R.B. Thermal proteome profiling reveals Haemonchus orphan protein HCO_011565 as a target of the nematocidal small molecule UMW-868. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:1014804. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1014804
Taljaard L, Probst A, Tornow R, Keiser J, Haynes R.K, van der Kooy F. In vitro antischistosomal activity of Artemisia annua and Artemisia afra extracts. Phytomed Plus. 2022;2(3):100279. DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2022.100279
Journal Article
Valderas-García E, Häberli C, Álvarez-Bardón M, Escala N, Castilla-Gómez de Agüero V, de la Vega J, Del Olmo E, Balaña-Fouce R, Keiser J, Martínez-Valladares M. Benzimidazole and aminoalcohol derivatives show in vitro anthelmintic activity against Trichuris muris and Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Parasit Vectors. 2022;15:243. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05347-y
Walker M, Freitas L.T, Halder J.B, Brack M, Keiser J, King C.H, Levecke B, Ai-Lian Lim Y, Pieri O, Sow D, Stothard J.R, Webster J.P, Zhou X.N, Terry R.F, Guérin P.J, Basáñez M.G. Improving anthelmintic treatment for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases through sharing and reuse of individual participant data. Wellcome Open Res. 2022;7:5. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17468.1
Bosch F, Palmeirim M.S, Ali S.M, Ame S.M, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: what is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on stool sample egg counts?. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15:e0009032. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009032
Brussee J.M, Hiroshige N, Neodo A, Coulibaly J.T, Pfister M, Keiser J. Population pharmacokinetics and exposure-response analysis of tribendimidine to improve treatment for children with hookworm infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021;65(2):e01778-20. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01778-20
Brussee J.M, Neodo A, Schulz J.D, Coulibaly J.T, Pfister M, Keiser J. Pharmacometric analysis of tribendimidine mono- and combination therapies to achieve high cure rates in patients with hookworm infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021;65(2):e00714-20. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00714-20
Buchter V, Hofmann D, Häberli C, Keiser J. Characterization of moxidectin against Strongyloides ratti: in vitro and in vivo activity and pharmacokinetics in the rat model. ACS Infect Dis. 2021;7(5):1069-1076. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00435
Buchter V, Schneeberger P.H.H, Keiser J. Validation of a human-serum-based in vitro growth method for drug screening on juvenile development stages of Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(3):e0009313. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009313
Debbert S.L, Hintz M.J, Bell C.J, Earl K.R, Forsythe G.E, Häberli C, Keiser J. Activities of quinoxaline, nitroquinoxaline and [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline analogs of MMV007204 against Schistosoma mansoni. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021;65(3):e01370-20. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01370-20
Dube M, Saoud M, Rennert R, Fotso G.W, Andrae-Marobela K, Imming P, Häberli C, Keiser J, Arnold N. Anthelmintic activity and cytotoxic effects of compounds isolated from the fruits of Ozoroa insignis del. (Anacardiaceae). Biomolecules. 2021;11(12):1893. DOI: 10.3390/biom11121893
Hofmann D, Sayasone S, Keiser J. Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of the anthelmintic drug moxidectin in a volumetric absorptive microsample, blood, and plasma: application to a pharmacokinetic study of adults infected with Strongyloides stercor. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2021;1166:122556. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122556
Hofmann D, Sayasone S, Sengngam K, Chongvilay B, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of ascending doses of moxidectin against Strongyloides stercoralis infections in adults: a randomised, parallel-group, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, phase 2a trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021;21(8):1151-1160. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30691-5
Jittamala P, Monteiro W, Smit M.R, Pedrique B, Specht S, Chaccour C.J, Dard C, Del Giudice P, Khieu V, Maruani A, Failoc-Rojas V.E, Saez-de-Ocariz M, Soriano-Arandes A, Piquero-Casals J, Faisant A, Brenier-Pinchart M.P, Wimmersberger D, Coulibaly J.T, Keiser J, Boralevi F, Sokana O, Marks M, Engelman D, Romani L, Steer A.C, von Seidlein L, White N.J, Harriss E, Stepniewska K, Humphreys G.S, Kennon K, Guerin P.J, Kobylinski K.C. A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: is it time to reconsider the current contraindication?. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(3):e0009144. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009144
Keiser J, Häberli C. Evaluation of commercially available anthelminthics in laboratory models of human intestinal nematode infections. ACS Infect Dis. 2021;7(5):1177-1185. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00719
Keiser J, Häberli C. Assessment of FDA-approved drugs against Strongyloides ratti in vitro and in vivo to identify potentially active drugs against strongyloidiasis. Parasit Vectors. 2021;14:615. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-05117-2
Keller L, Hürlimann E, Patel C, Welsche S, Sayasone S, Ali S.M, Ame S.M, Coulibaly J.T, Keiser J. Insights gained from conductinga randomised controlled trial onIvermectin-albendazole against Trichuris trichiura in Côte d’Ivoire, Lao PDR and Pemba Island. Adv Parasitol. 2021;111:253-276. DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.11.001
Keller L, Welsche S, Patel C, Sayasone S, Ali S.M, Ame S.M, Hattendorf J, Hürlimann E, Keiser J. Long-term outcomes of ivermectin-albendazole versus albendazole alone against soil-transmitted helminths: results from randomized controlled trials in Lao PDR and Pemba Island, Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(6):e0009561. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009561
Krücken J, Holden-Dye L, Keiser J, Prichard R.K, Townson S, Makepeace B.L, Hubner M.P, Hahnel S.R, Scandale I, Harder A, Kulke D. Development of emodepside as a possible adulticidal treatment for human onchocerciasis-the fruit of a successful industrial-academic collaboration. PLoS Pathog. 2021;17(7):e1009682. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009682
Lombardo F.C, Ravaynia P.S, Modena M.M, Hierlemann A, Keiser J. Evaluation of human liver microtissues for drug screening on Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula. ACS Infect Dis. 2021;7(7):1894-1900. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00614
Nguyen W, Lee E.F, Evangelista M, Lee M, Harris T.J, Colman P.M, Smith N.A, Williams L.B, Jarman K.E, Lowes K.N, Häberli C, Keiser J, Smith B.J, Fairlie W.D, Sleebs B.E. Optimization of benzothiazole and thiazole hydrazones as inhibitors of schistosome bcl-2a. ACS Infect Dis. 2021;7(5):1143-1163. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00700
Palmeirim M.S, Mohammed U.A, Ross A, Ame S.M, Ali S.M, Keiser J. Evaluation of two communication tools, slideshow and theater, to improve participants' understanding of a clinical trial in the informed consent procedure on Pemba Island, Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(5):e0009409. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009409
Palmeirim M.S, Mrimi E.C, Minja E.G, Samson A.J, Keiser J. A cross-sectional survey on parasitic infections in schoolchildren in a rural Tanzanian community. Acta Trop. 2021;213:105737. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105737
Palmeirim M.S, Specht S, Scandale I, Gander-Meisterernst I, Chabicovsky M, Keiser J. Preclinical and clinical characteristics of the trichuricidal drug oxantel pamoate and clinical development plans: a review. Drugs. 2021;81(8):907-921. DOI: 10.1007/s40265-021-01505-1
Partridge F.A, Bataille C.J.R, Forman R, Marriott A.E, Forde-Thomas J, Häberli C, Dinsdale R.L, O'Sullivan J.D.B, Willis N.J, Wynne G.M, Whiteland H, Archer J, Steven A, Keiser J, Turner J.D, Hoffmann K.F, Taylor M.J, Else K.J, Russell A.J, Sattelle D.B. Structural requirements for dihydrobenzoxazepinone anthelmintics: actions against medically important and model parasites: Trichuris muris, Brugia malayi, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, and Schistosoma mansoni. ACS Infect Dis. 2021;7(5):1260-1274. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00025
Patel C, Coulibaly J.T, Hofmann D, N'Gbesso Y, Hattendorf J, Keiser J. Efficacy and safety of albendazole in hookworm-infected preschool-aged children, school-aged children and adults in Côte d'Ivoire: a phase II randomized controlled dose-finding trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;73(2):e494-e502. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa989