Project 523
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Project 523 was a secret Chinese government research initiative launched during the Vietnam War to develop new antimalarial treatments, ultimately leading to the discovery of artemisinin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese government research initiative
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medical research program ⓘ secret research project ⓘ |
| confidentialityStatus | classified ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antimalarial drug development
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pharmacology ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine research ⓘ |
| focus | Artemisia annua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
develop new antimalarial treatments
ⓘ
find therapies effective against drug-resistant malaria ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Vietnam War
NERFINISHED
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chloroquine-resistant malaria ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
World Health Organization malaria treatment guidelines
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global health ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to global reduction in malaria mortality
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revolutionized malaria treatment ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| involved |
Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
NERFINISHED
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Chinese military medical researchers ⓘ Tu Youyou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | malaria ⓘ |
| methodUsed |
screening of traditional Chinese herbal remedies
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systematic extraction and testing of plant compounds ⓘ |
| namedAfter | 23 May ⓘ |
| notableWork |
artemisinin
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artemisinin-based antimalarial therapies ⓘ |
| reasonForConfidentiality | military and strategic importance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ antimalarial drug resistance ⓘ |
| researchApproach | integration of traditional medicine knowledge with modern scientific methods ⓘ |
| researchOutput | identification of low-temperature extraction methods for Artemisia annua ⓘ |
| result |
development of artemisinin derivatives
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isolation of artemisinin from Artemisia annua ⓘ |
| significantEvent | discovery of artemisinin ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Chinese government
NERFINISHED
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People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startContext | Sino–North Vietnamese cooperation during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
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