In fact, a synthetic antimalarial called mepacrine was produced in the 1930s by the German chemical cartel IG Farben. |
He was invalided home with an intolerable rash, which was diagnosed as the then unusual mepacrine photosensitivity. |
Up to and including WWII troops based in mosquito-infested areas were given daily doses of Mepacrine to combat malaria. |
Decreased ATP release is observed by lumi-aggregometry, and decreased mepacrine dense granule uptake is observed by flow cytometry. |