Antileishmanial Effect of 1,5- and 1,8-Substituted Fused Naphthyridines

In the absence of a vaccine, there is a need to find new drugs for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases, such as leishmaniasis, that can overcome the many drawbacks of those currently used. These disadvantages include cost, the need to maintain a cold chain, the route of administration, the associated adverse effects and the generation of resistance. In this work we have evaluated the antileishmanial effect of 1,5- and 1,8-substituted fused naphthyridines through in vitro and ex vivo assays, using genetically modified axenic and intramacrophagic Leishmania infantum amastigotes. The toxicity of these compounds has been tested in the mammalian host cell using murine splenic macrophages, as well as in murine intestinal organoids (miniguts) in order to assess their potential for oral administration. The 1,8- derivatives showed greater leishmanicidal activity and the presence of a nitrogen atom in the fused ring to the naphthyridine was important to increase the activity of both types of molecules. The aromatization of the pyridine ring also had marked differences in the activity of the compounds.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 29(2023), 1 vom: 22. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Melcón-Fernandez, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Encinas, Endika [VerfasserIn]
Palacios, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Galli, Gulio [VerfasserIn]
Reguera, Rosa M [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Valladares, María [VerfasserIn]
Balaña-Fouce, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Alonso, Concepción [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Pertejo, Yolanda [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiprotozoal Agents
Fused 1,5-naphthyridines
Fused 1,8-naphthyridines
Intramacrophagic Leishmania parasites
Journal Article
Mouse intestinal organoids
Naphthyridines
Visceral leishmaniasis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 12.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules29010074

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366932357