New Iron Twist to Chloroquine─Upgrading Antimalarials with Immunomodulatory and Antimicrobial Features

Herein, upgraded chloroquine (CQ) derivatives capable of overcoming Plasmodium resistance and, at the same time, suppressing excessive immune response and risk of concurrent bacteremia were developed. Twelve new ferrocene-CQ hybrids tethered with a small azathia heterocycle (1,3-thiazolidin-4-one, 1,3-thiazinan-4-one, or 5-methyl-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one) were synthesized and fully characterized. All hybrids were evaluated for their in vitro antiplasmodial, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory activities. Additional assays were performed on selected hybrids to gain insights into their mode of action. Although only hybrid 4a was more potent than the parent drug toward CQ-resistant Dd2 Plasmodium falciparum strain, several other hybrids (such as 6b, 6c, and 6d) manifested substantially improved antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. Interesting structure-activity relationship data were obtained, hinting at future research for the development of new multitarget chemotherapies for malaria and other infectious diseases complicated by drug resistance, bacterial co-infection, and immune-driven pathology issues.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:66

Enthalten in:

Journal of medicinal chemistry - 66(2023), 3 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 2084-2101

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aksić, Jelena [VerfasserIn]
Genčić, Marija [VerfasserIn]
Stojanović, Nikola [VerfasserIn]
Radulović, Niko [VerfasserIn]
Zlatković, Dragan [VerfasserIn]
Dimitrijević, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Stojanović-Radić, Zorica [VerfasserIn]
Srbljanović, Jelena [VerfasserIn]
Štajner, Tijana [VerfasserIn]
Jovanović, Ljiljana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

886U3H6UFF
Antimalarials
Chloroquine
E1UOL152H7
Iron
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.02.2023

Date Revised 23.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01851

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351721096