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Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, FTM
 
  Faculty Staff
 
 
   
Name: Sornchai Looareesuwan
Position: Professor
Department: Clinical Tropical Medicine
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1981-1985       1986-1990       1991-1995       1996-2000       2001-2005       2006-2007
  
       
1990
   Davis TME, Karbwang J, Looareesuwan S, Turner RC & White NJ. Comparative effects of quinine and quinidine on glucose metabolism in healthy volunteers. Brit J Clin Pharmacol 1990; 30:397-403.  
       
    Davis TME, Krishna S, Looareesuwan S, Supanaranond W, Pukrittayakamee S, Attamatamsoonthorn K & White NJ. Erythrocyte sequestration and anaemia in severe falciparum malaria: analysis of acute changes in venous haematocrit using a simple mathematical model. J Clin Invest 1990; 86:793-800.  
       
    Davis TME, Pukrittayakamee S, Supanaranond W, Looareesuwan S, Krishna S, Nagachinta B, Turner RC & White NJ. Glucose metabolism in quinine-treated patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Clin Endoc ( Oxford ) 1990;33:739-49.  
       
    Davis TME, Supanaranond W, Pukrittayakamee S, Krishna S, Looareesuwan S, Hart GR, Burrin JM & White NJ. The pituitary-thyroid axis in severe falciparum malaria: evidence for depressed thyrotroph and thyroid gland function Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1990;84:330-5.  
       
    Ho M, Silamut K, White NJ, Karbwang J, Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE & Warrell DA. Pharmacokinetics of three commercial antivenoms in patients envenomed by the Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) in Thailand . Am J Trop Med Hyg 1990;42(3):260-6.  
       
    Ho M, White NJ, Looareesuwan S, Wattanagoon Y, Lee SH, Walport MJ, Bunnag D & Harinasuta T. Splenic Fc-receptor function in host defence and anaemia in acute falciparum malaria. J Infect Dis 1990;161:555-61.  
       
    Hutton RA, Looareesuwan S, Ho M, Silamut K, Chanthavanich P, Karbwang J, Supanaranond W, Vejcho S, Viravan C, Phillips RE & Warrell DA. Arboreal green pit vipers (Genus Trimeresurus) of South-east Asia : bites by T. albolabris and T. macrops in Thailand and a review of the literature. Trans R Soc TropMed Hyg 1990;84:866-74.  
       
    Looareesuwan S . Guidelines for the management of snake bite. Clinic 1990;6(5):320-8. (in Thai)  
       
    Looareesuwan S . Malaria. In: The Eye in Systemic Disease. DH Gold & TA Weingeist (eds) JB Lippincott , USA . 1990;303-6.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Phillips RE, Karbwang J, White NJ , Flegg PJ & Warrell DA. Plasmodium falciparum hyperparasitaemia: use of exchange transfusion in seven patients and a review of the literature. Quart J Med (New Series 75) 1990;75(277):471-81.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Charoenpan P, Ho M, White NJ, Karbwang J, Bunnag D & Harinasuta T. Fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria after an inadequate response to quinine treatment. J Infect Dis 1990;161(3):577-80.  
       
    Riganti M, Pongponratn E, Tegoshi T, Looareesuwan S, Punpoowong B & Aikawa M. Human cerebral malaria in Thailand : a clinico-pathological correlation. Immunology (Letters) 1990;25:199-206.  
       
    Roche RJ, Silamut K, Pukrittayakamee S, Looareesuwan S, Molunto P, Boonamrung S & White MJ. Quinine induces reversible high-tone hearing loss. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1990;29(6):780-2.  
       
    Theakston RD , Phillips RE, Looareesuwan S, Echeverria P & Makin T. Bacteriological studies of the venom and mouth cavities of wild Malayan pit vipers (Callosellasma rhodostoma) in southern Thailand . Trans R Soc Trop MedHyg 1990;84(6):875-9.  
       
    Vannaphan S & Looareesuwan S. Diagnosis, nursing care and treatment of cerebral malaria. J Nursing 1990;8(3):108-20. (in Thai)  
       
1989
   Bunnag D, Harinasuta T, Looareesuwan S, Chittamas S, Pannavut W, Berthe J & Mondesir JM. A combination of quinine, quinidine and cinchonine (LA40221) in the treatment of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria in Thailand : two double-blind trials. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1989; 83:66.  
       
    Bunnag D, Looareesuwan S & Harinasuta T. Mefloquine: an antimalarial drug. Postgraduate Med J Thai 1989;3(8):11-20. (in Thai)  
       
    Chaowagul W, White NJ, Dance DAB, Wattanagoon Y, Naigowit P, Davis TME, Looareesuwan S & Pitakwatchara N. Melioidosis: a major cause of community-acquired septicaemia in Northeastern Thailand . J Infect Dis 1989;159(5):890-9.  
       
    Dance DAB, Davis TME, Wattanagoon Y, Chaowagul W, Saiphan P, Looareesuwan S, Wuthiekanun V & White NJ. Acute suppurative parotitis caused by Pseudomonas pseudomallei in children. J Infect Dis 1989;159(4):654-60.  
       
    Lee SH, Looareesuwan S, Wattanagoon Y, Ho M, Wuthiekanun V, Vilaiwanna N, Weatherall DJ & White NJ. Antibody-dependent red cell removal during P. falciparum malaria: the clearance of red cells sensitized with an IgG anti-D. Brit J Haematol 1989;73:396-402.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Viravan C, Warrell DA & Bunnag D. The analysis of 46 fatal snake bite cases in Thailand . Siriraj Hosp Gaz 1989;41(3):127-36. (in Thai)  
       
    Molyneux ME, Looareesuwan S, Menzies IS, Grainger SL, Phillips RE, Wattanagoon Y, Thompson RP & Warrell DA. Reduced hepatic blood flow and intestinal malabsorption in severe falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1989;40(5):470-6.  
       
    Pukrittayakamee S, White NJ, Clemens R, Chittamas S, Kargers EE, Desakorn V, Looareesuwan S & Bunnag D. Activation of the coagulation cascade in falciparum malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1989;83:762-6.  
       
    Warrell MJ, White NJ, Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE, Suntharasamai P, Chanthavanich P, Riganti M, Fisher-Hoch SP, Nicholson KG, Manatsathit S, Vannaphan S & Warrell DA. Failure of interferon alfa and tribavirin in rabies encephalitis. Br Med J 1989;299:830-3.  
       
    Wickramasinghe SN, Looareesuwan S, Nagachinta B & White NJ . Dyserythropoiesis and ineffective erythropoiesis in P. vivax malaria. Brit JHaematol 1989;72:91-9.  
       
1988
   Davis TM, White NJ , Looareesuwan S, Silamut K & Warrell DA. Quinine pharmacokinetics in cerebral malaria: predicted plasma concentrations after rapid intravenous loading using a two-compartment model. Trans R Soc TropMed Hyg 1988;82(4):542-7.  
       
    Edwards G, Looareesuwan S, Davies AJ, Wattanagoon Y, Phillips RE & Warrell DA. Pharmacokinetics of chloroquine in Thais: plasma and red-cell concentrations following an intravenous infusion to healthy subjects and patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1988;25(4):477-85.  
       
    Ho M, Webster HK, Green B, Looareesuwan S, Kongcharoen S & White NJ. Defective production of and response to IL-2 in acute human falciparum malaria. J immunol 1988;141(8):2755-9.  
       
    Karbwang J, Looareesuwan S, Back DJ, Migasena S, Bunnag D & Breckenridge A. Effect of oral contraceptive steroids on the clinical course of malaria infection and on the pharmacokinetics of mefloquine in Thai women. Bull WHO 1988;66(6):763-7.  
       
    Lederer W, Jongsakul K, Pungpak S, Looareesuwan S, Sathawarawong W & Bunnag D. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Thailand : the influence on the clinical presentation of malaria in male adult patients. J TropMed Hyg 1988;91:151-6.  
       
    Looareesuwan S & Bunnag D. Pathogenesis of anaemia in malaria and management. J Parasitol Trop Med Assoc Thai 1988;11(2):33-9. (in Thai)  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Bunnag D & Harinasuta T. Cerebral malaria 1: Symptom and pathogenesis. Thai Med Council Bull 1988;17(4):174-9. (in Thai)  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Phillips RE, Edwards G, Rodick CL, Chanthavanich P, Supanaranond W & Warrell DA. Mepacrine accumulation during treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1988;82(2):107-12.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Viravan C & Warrell DA. Factors contributing to fatal snake bite in the rural tropics: analysis of 46 cases in Thailand . Trans R Soc Trop MedHyg 1988;82(6):930-4.  
       
    Singh B, Ho M, Looareesuwan S, Mathai E, Warrell DA & Hommel M. Plasmodium falciparum: inhibition/reversal of cytoadherence of Thai isolates to melanoma cells by local immune sera. Clin Exp Immunol 1988;72(1):145-50.  
       
    Tharavanij S, Tapchaisri P, Mahakumkijcharoen Y & Looareesuwan S. Antibody against a ring-infected erythrocytes surface antigen in cerebral and non-cerebral malaria patients. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1988;82:385-8.  
       
    Tongtawe P, Chaicumpa W, Pramuan T, Looareesuwan S & Webster HK. Lymphocyte subpopulations during acute and convalescence phase of malaria. Asian Pacific J Allerg Immun 1988; 6:11 -8.  
       
    Viravan C, Looareesuwan S, Warrell DA & Bunnag D. Distribution of venomous snakes in Thailand . Bull Dept Med Serv 1988;13:681-5. (in Thai)  
       
    Warrell DA, White NJ, Veall N, Looareesuwan S, Chanthavanich P, Phillips RE, Karbwang J, Pongpaew P & Krishna S. Cerebral anaerobic glycolysis and reduced cerebral oxygen transport in human cerebral malaria. Lancet 1988;3;2(8610):534-8.  
       
    Warrell MJ, Looareesuwan S, Manatsathit S, White NJ, Phuapradit P, Vejjajiva A, Hoke CH, Burke DS & Warrell DA. Rapid diagnosis of rabies and post-vaccinal encephalitides. Clin Exp Immunol 1988;71(2):229-34.  
       
    Webster HK, Ho M, Looareesuwan S, Pavanond K, Wattanagoon Y, Warrell DA & Hockmeyer WT. Lymphocyte responsiveness to a candidate malaria sporozoite vaccine (R32tet32) of individuals with naturally acquired Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1988;38(1):37-41.  
       
    White NJ , Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE, Chanthavanich P & Warrell DA. Single dose phenobarbitone prevents convulsions in cerebral malaria. Lancet 1988;2(8602):64-6.  
       
1987
   Bunnag D, Harinasuta T, Vanijanonta S, Looareesuwan S, Chittamas S, Punnavat W & Jochims E. Slow-release quinidine in the treatment of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria: a double-blind trial. Acta Leidensia 1987; 55:129-38.  
       
    Bunnag D, Harinasuta T, Vanijanonta S, Looareesuwan S, Chittamas S, Punnavat W, Berth J & Druilhe P. Treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria with a combination of quinine, quinidine and cinchonine (LA 40221) in adults by oral and intravenous administration. Acta Leidensia 1987;55:139-49.  
       
    Chanthavanich P, Suntharasamai P, Warrell MJ, Viravan C, Looareesuwan S, Supanaranond W, Karbwang J, Warrell DA, Phillips RE, Sinhaseni A, Boonyarataphan P & Sureau P. Antibody response to suckling mouse brain rabies vaccines for post exposure treatment. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1987;81(2):260-3.  
       
    Chapel HM, Warrell DA, Looareesuwan S, White NJ, Phillips RE, Warrell MJ, Supawanta V & Tharavanij S. Intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis in cerebral malaria. Clin Exp Immunol 1987;67(3):524-30.  
       
    Edwards G, Davies AJ, Phillips RE, Looareesuwan S, Karbwang J, White NJ & Warrell DA. Plasma concentrations and toxicity of chloroquine after slow intravenous infusion in patients with falciparum malaria. Ann Trop MedParasitol 1987;81(2):79-84.  
       
    Karbwang J, Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE, Wattanagoon Y, Molyneux ME, Nagachinta B, Back DJ & Warrell DA. Plasma and whole blood mefloquine concentrations during treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria with the combination mefloquine-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1987;23(4):477-81.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Ho M, Wattanagoon Y, White NJ, Warrell DA, Bunnag D, Harinasuta T & Wyler DJ. Dynamic alteration in splenic function during acute falciparum malaria. N Engl J Med 1987;317(11):675-9.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , Merry AH, Phillips RE, Pleehachinda R, Wattanagoon Y, Ho M, Charoenlarp P, Warrell DA & Weatherall DJ. Reduced erythrocyte survival following clearance of malaria parasitaemia in Thai patients. Br J Haematol 1987;67:473-8.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , White NJ, Chittamas S, Bunnag D & Harinasuta T. High rate of Plasmodium vivax relapse following treatment of falciparum malaria in Thailand . Lancet 1987;ii:1052-4.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , White NJ , Silamut K, Phillips RE & Warrell DA. Quinine and severe falciparum malaria in late pregnancy. Acta Leidensia 1987;55:115-20.  
       
    Looareesuwan S , White NJ , Warrell DA, Forgo I, Dubach UC, Ranalder UB & Schwartz DE . Studies of mefloquine bioavailability and kinetics using a stable isotope technique: a comparison of Thai patients with falciparum malaria and healthy Caucasian volunteers. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1987;24(1):37-42.  
       
    Looareesuwan S . The treatment of snake bite in Thailand . Thai Med CouncilBull 1987; 16(2):59-67. (in Thai)  
       
    Looareesuwan S & Warrell DA. Treatment of falciparum malaria. In: Pharmacology : ISI Atlas of Science. Grimwade AM (ed) Institute for Scientific Information Inc. Eugene Grafield, Middlesex , UK , 1987; 303-6  
       
    Silamut K, Ho M, Looareesuwan S, Viravan C, Wuthiekanun V & Warrell DA. Detection of venom by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in patients bitten by snakes in Thailand . Br Med J (Clin Res ED). 1987;294(6569):402-4.  
       
    Suntharasamai P, Warrell MJ, Warrell DA, Chanthavanich P, Looareesuwan S, Supapochana A, Phanuphak P, Jittapalapongsa S, Yager PA & Baer GM. Early antibody responses to rabies post-exposure vaccine regimens. Am J Trop MedHyg 1987;36(1):160-5.  
       
    Suntharasamai P, Warrell MJ, Viravan C, Chanthavanich P, Looareesuwan S, Supapochana A, Karbwang J, Supanaranond W, Chittamas S, Bijok U & Warrell DA. Purified chick embryo cell rabies vaccine: economical multisite intradermal regimen for post-exposure prophylaxis. Epidem Inf 1987;99(3):755-65.  
       
    Thammapalerd N, Tharavanij S, Patarapotikul J & Looareesuwan S. Immunoprecipitating antibodies against blood stage antigens of Plasmodium falciparum in cerebral and non-cerebral malaria patients. Southeast Asian J TropMed Public Health 1987;18(2):171-8.  
       
    Wattanagoon Y, Taylor RB, Moody RRA, Ochekpe NA, Looareesuwan S & White NJ. Single dose pharmacokinetics of proguanil and its metabolites in healthy adult volunteers. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1987; 24:775-80.  
       
    White NJ & Looareesuwan S. Cerebral malaria. In : Infections of the Nervous System, PGE Kennedy & RT Johnson (eds) Butterworths, London . 1987:118-44.  
       
    White NJ, Looareesuwan S, Edwards G, Phillips RE, Karbwang J, Nicholl DD, Bunch C & Warrell DA. Pharmacokinetics of intravenous amodiaquine. Br JClin Pharmacol 1987;23(2):127-35.  
       
    Wickramasinghe SN, Phillips RE, Looareesuwan S, Warrell DA & Hughes M. The bone marrow in human cerebral malaria: parasite sequestration within sinusoids. Br J Haematol 1987;66(3):295-306.  
       
1986
   Ballet JJ, Druilhe P, Brasseur P, Looareesuwan S, Chanthavanich P, Warrell MJ & Tharavanij S. Influence of circulating malarial antigens on cell mediated immunity in acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Acta Tropica 1986;43:255-62.  
       
    Ho M., Warrell DA, Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE, Chanthavanich P, Karbwang J, Supanaranond W, Viravan C, Hutton RA & Vejcho S. Clinical significance of venom antigen levels in patients envenomed by the Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma). Am J Trop Med Hyg 1986;35(3):579-87.  
       
    Ho M, Webster HK, Looareesuwan S, Supanaranond W, Phillips RE, Chanthavanich P & Warrell DA. Antigen-specific Immunosuppression in human malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. J Infect Dis 1986;153(4):763-71.  
       
    Looareesuwan S . The management of snake bite. J Infect Dis AntimicrobAgents 1986;3(3):148-56. (In Thai)  
       
    Looareesuwan S & Bunnag D. Qinghaosu: a Chinese herbal antimalarial drug.J Infect Dis Antimicrob Agents 1986;3(4):199-206. (In Thai).  
       
    Looareesuwan S , White NJ, Chanthavanich P, Edwards G, Nicholl DD, Bunch C & Warrell DA. Cardiovascular toxicity and distribution kinetics of intravenous chloroquine. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1986;22(1):31-6.  
       
    Merry AH, Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE, Chanthavanich P, Supanaranond W, Warrell DA & Weatherall DJ. Evidence against immune haemolysis in falciparum malaria in Thailand . Br J Haematol 1986;64(1):187-94.  
       
    Phillips RE, Looareesuwan S, Warrell DA, Lee SH, Karbwang J, Warrell MJ, White NJ, Swasdichai C & Weatherall DJ. The importance of anaemia in cerebral and uncomplicated falciparum malaria: role of complications, dyserythropoiesis and iron sequestration. Quart J Med 1986;58(227):305-23.  
       
    Phillips RE, Looareesuwan S, White NJ, Chanthavanich P, Karbwang J, Supanaranond W, Turner RC, Warrell DA. Hypoglycaemia and antimalarial drugs: quinidine and release of insulin. Br Med J 1986;292:1319-21.  
       
    Phillips RE, Looareesuwan S, White N J, Silamut K, Kietinun S & Warrell D A. Quinine phamacokinetics and toxicity in pregnant and lactating women with falciparum malaria. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1986;21:677-83.  
       
    Phillips RE, Warrell DA, Looareesuwan S, Turner RC, Bloom SR, Quantrill D & Moore AR. Effectiveness of SMS 201-995, a synthetic, long-acting somatostatin analogue, in treatment of quinine-induced hyperinsulinaemia. Lancet 1986;i:713-6.  
       
    Suntharasamai P, Chanthavanich P, Warrell MJ, Looareesuwan S, Karbwang J, Supanaranond W, Phillips RE, Jansawan W, Xueref C, Pouradier-Duteil X & Warrell DA. Purified vero cell rabies vaccine and human diploid cell strain vaccine: comparison of neutralising antibody responses to post exposure regimens. J Hygiene ( Cambridge ) 1986;96:483-9.  
       
    Suntharasamai P, Warrell MJ, Warrell DA, Viravan C, Looareesuwan S, Supanaranond W, Chanthavanich P, Supapochana A, Tepsumethanon W & Pouradier-Duteil X. New purified vero-cell vaccine prevents rabies in patients bitten by rabid animals. Lancet 1986;2(8499):129-31.  
       
    Warrell DA, Looareesuwan S, Phillips RE, White NJ, Warrell MJ, Chapel HM, Areekul S & Tharavanij S. Function of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in human cerebral malaria: rejection of the permeability hypothesis. Am J TropMed Hyg 1986;35(5):882-9.  
       
    Warrell DA, Looareesuwan S, Theakston RD, Phillips RE, Chanthavanich P, Viravan C, Supanaranond W, Karbwang J, Ho M, Hutton RA & Vejcho S. Randomized comparative trial of three monospecific antivenoms for bites by the Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) in Southern Thailand : clinical and laboratory correlations. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1986;35(6):1235-47.  
       
    Wattanagoon Y, Phillips RE, Warrell DA, Silamut K, Looareesuwan S, Nagachinta B & Black DJ. Intramuscular loading dose of quinine for falciparum malaria: pharmacokinetics and toxicity. Br Med J 1986;293:11-3.  
 
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