UCT943, a Next-Generation Plasmodium falciparum PI4K Inhibitor Preclinical Candidate for the Treatment of Malaria

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The 2-aminopyridine MMV048 was the first drug candidate inhibiting Plasmodium phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI4K), a novel drug target for malaria, to enter clinical development. In an effort to identify the next generation of PI4K inhibitors, the series was optimized to improve properties such as solubility and antiplasmodial potency across the parasite life cycle, leading to the 2-aminopyrazine UCT943. The compound displayed higher asexual blood stage, transmission-blocking, and liver stage activities than MMV048 and was more potent against resistant Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax clinical isolates. Excellent in vitro antiplasmodial activity translated into high efficacy in Plasmodium berghei and humanized P. falciparum NOD-scid IL-2Rγ null mouse models. The high passive permeability and high aqueous solubility of UCT943, combined with low to moderate in vivo intrinsic clearance, resulted in sustained exposure and high bioavailability in preclinical species. In addition, the predicted human dose for a curative single administration using monkey and dog pharmacokinetics was low, ranging from 50 to 80 mg. As a next-generation Plasmodium PI4K inhibitor, UCT943, based on the combined preclinical data, has the potential to form part of a single-exposure radical cure and prophylaxis (SERCaP) to treat, prevent, and block the transmission of malaria.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Oct 24;62(11):. - PMID 30355750

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 62(2018), 9 vom: 06. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brunschwig, Christel [VerfasserIn]
Lawrence, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Dale [VerfasserIn]
Abay, Efrem [VerfasserIn]
Njoroge, Mathew [VerfasserIn]
Basarab, Gregory S [VerfasserIn]
Le Manach, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Paquet, Tanya [VerfasserIn]
Cabrera, Diego Gonzàlez [VerfasserIn]
Nchinda, Aloysius T [VerfasserIn]
de Kock, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Wiesner, Lubbe [VerfasserIn]
Denti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Waterson, David [VerfasserIn]
Blasco, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Leroy, Didier [VerfasserIn]
Witty, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Donini, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Duffy, James [VerfasserIn]
Wittlin, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
White, Karen L [VerfasserIn]
Charman, Susan A [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez-Díaz, Maria Belén [VerfasserIn]
Angulo-Barturen, Iñigo [VerfasserIn]
Herreros, Esperanza [VerfasserIn]
Gamo, Francisco Javier [VerfasserIn]
Rochford, Rosemary [VerfasserIn]
Mancama, Dalu [VerfasserIn]
Coetzer, Theresa L [VerfasserIn]
van der Watt, Mariëtte E [VerfasserIn]
Reader, Janette [VerfasserIn]
Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Marsh, Kennan C [VerfasserIn]
Solapure, Suresh M [VerfasserIn]
Burke, John E [VerfasserIn]
McPhail, Jacob A [VerfasserIn]
Vanaerschot, Manu [VerfasserIn]
Fidock, David A [VerfasserIn]
Fish, Paul V [VerfasserIn]
Siegl, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Dennis A [VerfasserIn]
Wirjanata, Grennady [VerfasserIn]
Noviyanti, Rintis [VerfasserIn]
Price, Ric N [VerfasserIn]
Marfurt, Jutta [VerfasserIn]
Silue, Kigbafori D [VerfasserIn]
Street, Leslie J [VerfasserIn]
Chibale, Kelly [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1-phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase inhibitor
Absorption
Distribution metabolism
Drug discovery
Excretion
Human dose prediction
In vivo efficacy
Journal Article
Malaria
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling
Pharmacokinetics
Plasmodium spp.
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.09.2019

Date Revised 11.01.2023

published: Electronic-Print

ErratumIn: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Oct 24;62(11):. - PMID 30355750

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/AAC.00012-18

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM285850423