Anti-plasmodial and anti-leishmanial activity of conformationally restricted pentamidine congeners

A library of 52 pentamidine congeners in which the flexible pentyldioxy linker in pentamidine was replaced with various restricted linkers was tested for in-vitro activity against two Plasmodium falciparum strains and Leishmania donovani. The tested compounds were generally more effective against P. falciparum than L. donovani. The most active compounds against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6, Sierra Leone) and -resistant (W2, Indochina) strains of P. falciparum were bisbenzamidines linked with a 1,4-piperazinediyl or 1, 4-homopiperazinediyl moiety, with IC50 values (50% inhibitory concentration, inhibiting parasite growth by 50% in relation to drug-free control) as low as 7 nM based on the parasite lactate dehydrogenase assay. Seven piperazine-linked bisbenzamidines substituted at the amidinium nitrogens with a linear alkyl group of 3-6 carbons (22, 25, 27, 31) or cycloalkyl group of 4, 6 or 7 carbons (26, 32, 34) were more potent (IC50<40 nM) than chloroquine or pentamidine as anti-plasmodial agents. The most active anti-leishmanial agents were 4,4'-[1,4-phenylenebis(methyleneoxy)]bisbenzenecarboximidamide (2, IC50 approximately 0.290 microM) and 1,4-bis[4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenyl] piperazine (44, IC50 approximately 0.410 microM), which were 10- and 7-fold more potent than pentamidine (IC50 approximately 2.90 microM). Several of the more active anti-plasmodial agents (e.g. 2, 31, 33, 36-38) were also potent anti-leishmanial agents, indicating broad antiprotozoal properties. However, a number of analogues that showed potent anti-plasmodial activity (1, 18, 21, 22, 25-28, 32, 43, 45) were not significantly active against the Leishmania parasite. This indicates differential modes of anti-plasmodial and anti-leishmanial actions for this class of compounds. These compounds provide important structure-activity relationship data for the design of improved chemotherapeutic agents against parasitic infections.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology - 58(2006), 8 vom: 28. Aug., Seite 1033-42

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Tien L [VerfasserIn]
Vanden Eynde, Jean Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Mayence, Annie [VerfasserIn]
Donkor, Isaac O [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Shabana I [VerfasserIn]
Tekwani, Babu L [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

673LC5J4LQ
Antimalarials
Antiprotozoal Agents
Journal Article
Pentamidine
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 30.11.2006

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM164431977