scholarly journals Artemisinins Inhibit Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense In Vitro Growth

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1852-1854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliya V. Mishina ◽  
Sanjeev Krishna ◽  
Richard K. Haynes ◽  
John C. Meade
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
In Vitro Growth ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
Calcium Dependent ◽  
Membrane Pumps ◽  
Micromolar Range

ABSTRACT Artemisinin compounds inhibit in vitro growth of cultured Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense at concentrations in the low micromolar range. Artemisinin also inhibits calcium-dependent ATPase activity in T. cruzi membranes, suggesting a mode of action via membrane pumps. Artemisinins merit further investigation as chemotherapeutic options for these pathogens.

scholarly journals Antiprotozoal Activity of 1-Phenethyl-4-Aminopiperidine Derivatives

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 3815-3821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Dardonville ◽  
Cristina Fernández-Fernández ◽  
Sarah-Louise Gibbons ◽  
Nadine Jagerovic ◽  
Lidia Nieto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Leishmania Donovani ◽  
Antiprotozoal Activity ◽  
Protozoan Parasites ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
Reference Drug ◽  
Axenic Amastigotes

ABSTRACT A series of 44 4-aminopiperidine derivatives was screened in vitro against four protozoan parasites (Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani, and Plasmodium falciparum). This screening identified 29 molecules selectively active against bloodstream-form T. b. rhodesiense trypomastigotes, with 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) ranging from 0.12 to 10 μM, and 33 compounds active against the chloroquine- and pyrimethamine-resistant K1 strain of P. falciparum (IC50 range, 0.17 to 5 μM). In addition, seven compounds displayed activity against intracellular T. cruzi amastigotes in the same range as the reference drug benznidazole (IC50, 1.97 μM) but were also cytotoxic to L-6 cells, showing little selectivity for T. cruzi. None of the molecules tested showed interesting antileishmanial activity against axenic amastigotes of L. donovani. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the antitrypanosomal activity of molecules bearing the 4-aminopiperidine skeleton.

scholarly journals Unusual derivatives from Hypericum scabrum

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Soroury ◽  
Mostafa Alilou ◽  
Thomas Gelbrich ◽  
Marzieh Tabefam ◽  
Ombeline Danton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
2D Nmr ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
L6 Cells ◽  
Aerial Parts ◽  
Hypericum Scabrum ◽  
New Compounds ◽  
Absolute Structure

AbstractThree new compounds (1–3) with unusual skeletons were isolated from the n-hexane extract of the air-dried aerial parts of Hypericum scabrum. Compound 1 represents the first example of an esterified polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol that features a unique tricyclo-[4.3.1.11,4]-undecane skeleton. Compound 2 is a fairly simple MPAP, but with an unexpected cycloheptane ring decorated with prenyl substituents, and compound 3 has an unusual 5,5-spiroketal lactone core. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques (1D and 2D NMR, HRESI-TOFMS). Absolute configurations were established by ECD calculations, and the absolute structure of 2 was confirmed by a single crystal determination. Plausible biogenetic pathways of compounds 1–3 were also proposed. The in vitro antiprotozoal activity of the compounds against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Plasmodium falciparum and cytotoxicity against rat myoblast (L6) cells were determined. Compound 1 showed a moderate activity against T. brucei and P. falciparum, with IC50 values of 3.07 and 2.25 μM, respectively.

An antibiotic, ascofuranone, specifically inhibits respiration and in vitro growth of long slender bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei brucei

1996 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuko Minagawa ◽  
Yoshisada Yabu ◽  
Kiyoshi Kita ◽  
Kazuo Nagai ◽  
Nobuo Ohta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
In Vitro Growth ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei

scholarly journals Isothiochromenothiazoles—A Class of Fused Thiazolidinone Derivatives with Established Anticancer Activity That Inhibits Growth of Trypanosoma brucei brucei

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kryshchyshyn ◽  
Danylo Kaminskyy ◽  
Igor Nektegayev ◽  
Philippe Grellier ◽  
Roman Lesyk
Keyword(s):  
Acute Toxicity ◽  
Anticancer Activity ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
In Vitro Assay ◽  
Parasite Growth ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Antiparasitic Agents ◽  
Micromolar Range

Recently, thiazolidinone derivatives have been widely studied as antiparasitic agents. Previous investigations showed that fused 4-thiazolidinone derivatives (especially thiopyranothiazoles) retain pharmacological activity of their synthetic precursors—simple 5-ene-4-thiazolidinones. A series of isothiochromeno[4a,4-d][1,3] thiazoles was investigated in an in vitro assay towards bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei brucei. All compounds inhibited parasite growth at concentrations in the micromolar range. The established low acute toxicity of this class of compounds along with a good trypanocidal profile indicates that isothiochromenothiazole derivatives may be promising for designing new antitrypanosomal drugs.

scholarly journals In vivo efficacies of 5'-methylthioadenosine analogs as trypanocides.

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 2108-2112 ◽  
Author(s):  
C J Bacchi ◽  
K Sanabria ◽  
A J Spiess ◽  
M Vargas ◽  
C J Marasco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
East African ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
Polyamine Biosynthesis ◽  
Substrate Analogs ◽  
Osmotic Pumps ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Ribose Moiety

5'-Deoxy-5'-(methylthio)adenosine (MTA), a key by-product of polyamine biosynthesis, is cleaved by MTA phosphorylase and is salvaged as adenine and, through conversion of the ribose moiety, methionine. An analog of MTA, 5'-deoxy-5'-(hydroxyethylthio)adenosine (HETA), is a substrate for trypanosome MTA phosphorylase and is active in vitro and in vivo against Trypanosoma brucei brucei, an agent of bovine trypanosomiasis. In this study, HETA and three O-acylated HETA derivatives were examined for their activities against model infections of T. b. brucei and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, the agent of East African sleeping sickness. HETA was curative (>60%) for infections caused by 5 of 11 clinical isolates of T. b. rhodesiense when it was given to mice at 200 mg/kg of body weight for 7 days as a continuous infusion in osmotic pumps. HETA at 150 to 200 mg/kg also extended the life spans of the mice infected with four additional isolates two- to fivefold. Di- and tri-O-acetylated derivatives of HETA also proved curative for the infections, while a tri-O-propionyl derivative, although also curative, was not as effective. This study indicates that substrate analogs of MTA should be given important consideration for development as novel chemotherapies against African trypanosomiasis.

scholarly journals In vitro Antiprotozoal Activity of Extracts of five Turkish Lamiaceae Species

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1100601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Kirmizibekmez ◽  
Irem Atay ◽  
Marcel Kaiser ◽  
Erdem Yesilada ◽  
Deniz Tasdemir
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Leishmania Donovani ◽  
Hexane Extract ◽  
Significant Activity ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
L6 Cells ◽  
Methanolic Extracts ◽  
Aerial Parts ◽  
Organic Extracts

The in vitro antiprotozoal activities of crude methanolic extracts from the aerial parts of five Lamiaceae plants ( Salvia tomentosa, S. sclarea, S. dichroantha, Nepeta nuda subsp. nuda and Marrubium astracanicum subsp. macrodon) were evaluated against four parasitic protozoa, i.e. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, T. cruzi, Leishmania donovani and Plasmodium falciparum. The cytotoxic potentials of the extracts on L6 cells were also evaluated. Melarsoprol, benznidazole, miltefosine, chloroquine and podophyllotoxin were used as reference drugs. All crude MeOH extracts showed antiprotozoal potential against at least three parasites, so they were dispersed in water and partitioned against n-hexane and chloroform to yield three subextracts that were screened in the same test systems. The n-hexane extract of N. nuda was the most active against T. brucei rhodesiense while the CHCl3 extracts of S. tomentosa and S. dichroantha showed significant activity against L. donovani. All organic extracts displayed in vitro antimalarial and moderate trypanocidal activities against T. cruzi with the n-hexane extract of S. sclarea being the most active against the latter. The extracts displayed low or no cytotoxicity towards mammalian L6 cells.

scholarly journals New 2-aminopyrimidine derivatives and their antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 151 (9) ◽  
pp. 1375-1385
Author(s):  
Michael Hoffelner ◽  
Usama Hassan ◽  
Werner Seebacher ◽  
Johanna Dolensky ◽  
Patrick Hochegger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Phenyl Ring ◽  
Ring Closure ◽  
Causative Organism ◽  
Amino Group ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
Structural Modifications ◽  
Skeletal Myoblasts

Abstract Novel 2-aminopyrimidine derivatives were prepared from acyclic starting materials, benzylidene acetones and ammonium thiocyanates, via 5 steps, including ring closure, aromatization, S-methylation, oxidation to methylsulfonyl compounds, and formation of guanidines with suitable amines. The prepared compounds differ from each other by the substitutions of their amino group and of their phenyl ring. The 2-aminopyrimidines were tested by use of microplate assays for their in vitro activities against a causative organism of sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, as well as against a causative organism of malaria, Plasmodium falciparum NF54. Their cytotoxic properties were determined with L-6 cells (rat skeletal myoblasts). Some of the compounds exhibited quite good antitrypanosomal activity, and others showed excellent antiplasmodial activity. The influence of the structural modifications on these activities is discussed. Graphic abstract

scholarly journals Glutathione Derivatives Active against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T.brucei brucei In Vitro

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 434-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Daunes ◽  
Claudius D'Silva
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Species Difference ◽  
Steric Effects ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Branched Alcohols ◽  
Linear Alcohols ◽  
Glutathione Derivatives

ABSTRACT Diesters based on N-benzyloxycarbonyl-S-(2,4-dinitrophenyl) GSH (CBzGSDNP) containing linear alcohols 3 to 9, branched alcohols 10 to 20, or heteroatom linear alcohols 21 to 25, were investigated as in vitro inhibitors of pathogenic parasites. Diesters 3 to 25 were better inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense than of T. brucei brucei and had low cytotoxicities. The most active compound had a 50% effective dose (ED50) of 0.2 μM. A quantitative structure activity regression equation relating the log (1/ED50) versus the hydrophobicity parameter (log P), Taft's steric parameter (Es ), molecular weight (MW), and the WienI descriptor (W) was determined, and the species difference was found to be related to membrane penetration and steric effects.

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