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Gabaldón-Figueira JC, Martinez-Peinado N, Escabia E, Ros-Lucas A, Chatelain E, Scandale I, Gascon J, Pinazo MJ, Alonso-Padilla J. State-of-the-Art in the Drug Discovery Pathway for Chagas Disease: A Framework for Drug Development and Target Validation. Res Rep Trop Med 2023; 14:1-19. [PMID: 37337597 PMCID: PMC10277022 DOI: 10.2147/rrtm.s415273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Chagas disease is the most important protozoan infection in the Americas, and constitutes a significant public health concern throughout the world. Development of new medications against its etiologic agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, has been traditionally slow and difficult, lagging in comparison with diseases caused by other kinetoplastid parasites. Among the factors that explain this are the incompletely understood mechanisms of pathogenesis of T. cruzi infection and its complex set of interactions with the host in the chronic stage of the disease. These demand the performance of a variety of in vitro and in vivo assays as part of any drug development effort. In this review, we discuss recent breakthroughs in the understanding of the parasite's life cycle and their implications in the search for new chemotherapeutics. For this, we present a framework to guide drug discovery efforts against Chagas disease, considering state-of-the-art preclinical models and recently developed tools for the identification and validation of molecular targets.
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic—University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic—University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic—University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERINFEC, ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic—University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERINFEC, ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERINFEC, ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic—University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERINFEC, ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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Sandomierski M, Jakubowski M, Ratajczak M, Pokora M, Zielińska M, Voelkel A. Release of drugs used in the treatment of osteoporosis from zeolites with divalent ions-Influence of the type of ion and drug on the release profile. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2023; 111:1005-1014. [PMID: 36451589 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Bisphosphonates are drugs that are used to treat osteoporosis that causes the low mineral density of the bones. These drugs can be delivered in several ways, but each method has disadvantages. Materials with high potential as carriers of these drugs are zeolites with divalent ions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of divalent cations (calcium, magnesium, zinc) and drug type (risedronate, zoledronate) on sorption and release of the drug for osteoporosis. It was proved that drug sorption occurs on all zeolites presented in this work. Risedronate sorption was highest in zinc zeolite and lowest in calcium zeolite. In the case of zoledronate, sorption was most effective in magnesium zeolite and the least effective in zinc zeolite. Very large differences in drug release profiles were also observed. Risedronate was released several times longer than zoledronate. The diversity of the results indicates that the examined materials can be used in different types of drug delivery systems. They can be used, for example, intravenously or in the form of implants due to the different release profiles. Furthermore, the proposed carriers also release magnesium and calcium ions which are used in the prevention of osteoporosis, and zinc ions which have antibacterial properties.
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- Mariusz Sandomierski
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Building Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Center for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
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Forsyth CM, Greenhill NB, Junk PC, Deacon GB. Elucidating structural patterns in hydrogen bond dense materials: a study of ammonium salts of (4‐aminium‐1‐hydroxybutylidine)‐1,1‐bisphosphonic acid. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202100305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Craig. M. Forsyth
- School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering James Cook University Townsville Queensland 4811 Australia
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- School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia
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Kourbeli V, Chontzopoulou E, Moschovou K, Pavlos D, Mavromoustakos T, Papanastasiou IP. An Overview on Target-Based Drug Design against Kinetoplastid Protozoan Infections: Human African Trypanosomiasis, Chagas Disease and Leishmaniases. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154629. [PMID: 34361781 PMCID: PMC8348971 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The protozoan diseases Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease (CD), and leishmaniases span worldwide and therefore their impact is a universal concern. The present regimen against kinetoplastid protozoan infections is poor and insufficient. Target-based design expands the horizon of drug design and development and offers novel chemical entities and potential drug candidates to the therapeutic arsenal against the aforementioned neglected diseases. In this review, we report the most promising targets of the main kinetoplastid parasites, as well as their corresponding inhibitors. This overview is part of the Special Issue, entitled "Advances of Medicinal Chemistry against Kinetoplastid Protozoa (Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp.) Infections: Drug Design, Synthesis and Pharmacology".
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- Violeta Kourbeli
- Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli-Zografou, 157 84 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli-Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece; (E.C.); (K.M.); (D.P.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli-Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece; (E.C.); (K.M.); (D.P.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli-Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece; (E.C.); (K.M.); (D.P.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli-Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece; (E.C.); (K.M.); (D.P.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli-Zografou, 157 84 Athens, Greece;
- Correspondence:
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J B, M BM, Chanda K. An Overview on the Therapeutics of Neglected Infectious Diseases-Leishmaniasis and Chagas Diseases. Front Chem 2021; 9:622286. [PMID: 33777895 PMCID: PMC7994601 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.622286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as termed by WHO include twenty different infectious diseases that are caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Among these NTDs, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis are reported to cause high mortality in humans and are further associated with the limitations of existing drugs like severe toxicity and drug resistance. The above hitches have rendered researchers to focus on developing alternatives and novel therapeutics for the treatment of these diseases. In the past decade, several target-based drugs have emerged, which focus on specific biochemical pathways of the causative parasites. For leishmaniasis, the targets such as nucleoside analogs, inhibitors targeting nucleoside phosphate kinases of the parasite’s purine salvage pathway, 20S proteasome of Leishmania, mitochondria, and the associated proteins are reviewed along with the chemical structures of potential drug candidates. Similarly, in case of therapeutics for Chagas disease, several target-based drug candidates targeting sterol biosynthetic pathway (C14-ademethylase), L-cysteine protease, heme peroxidation, mitochondria, farnesyl pyrophosphate, etc., which are vital and unique to the causative parasite are discussed. Moreover, the use of nano-based formulations towards the therapeutics of the above diseases is also discussed.
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- Brindha J
- Division of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
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- Division of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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Goud EV, Vijai Anand AS, Pallepogu R, Brahmmananda Rao CVS, Nagarajan S, Sivaramakrishna A. Unexpected Coordination Modes of Bisphosphoramides with Lanthanum(III) and Thorium(IV) Salts: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, Stability, and Extraction Studies. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202004516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- E. Veerashekhar Goud
- Department of Chemistry School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry Central University of Karnataka Kadaganchi, Kalaburagi 585 367, Karnataka India
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- HBNI, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu India
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Cipriani M, Rostán S, León I, Li ZH, Gancheff JS, Kemmerling U, Olea Azar C, Etcheverry S, Docampo R, Gambino D, Otero L. Multi-target heteroleptic palladium bisphosphonate complexes. J Biol Inorg Chem 2020; 25:509-519. [PMID: 32232584 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-020-01779-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bisphosphonates are the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone illnesses. Some of them have also shown antiparasitic activity. In search of improving the pharmacological profile of commercial bisphosphonates, our group had previously developed first row transition metal complexes with N-containing bisphosphonates (NBPs). In this work, we extended our studies to heteroleptic palladium-NBP complexes including DNA intercalating polypyridyl co-ligands (NN) with the aim of obtaining potential multi-target species. Complexes of the formula [Pd(NBP)2(NN)]·2NaCl·xH2O with NBP = alendronate (ale) or pamidronate (pam) and NN = 1,10 phenanthroline (phen) or 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) were synthesized and fully characterized. All the obtained compounds were much more active in vitro against T. cruzi (amastigote form) than the corresponding NBP ligands. In addition, complexes were nontoxic to mammalian cells up to 50-100 µM. Compounds with phen as ligand were 15 times more active than their bpy analogous. Related to the potential mechanism of action, all complexes were potent inhibitors of two parasitic enzymes of the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway. No correlation between the anti-T. cruzi activity and the enzymatic inhibition results was observed. On the contrary, the high antiparasitic activity of phen-containing complexes could be related to their ability to interact with DNA in an intercalative-like mode. These rationally designed compounds are good candidates for further studies and good leaders for future drug developments. Four new palladium heteroleptic complexes with N-containing commercial bisphosphonates and DNA intercalating polypyridyl co-ligands were synthesized and fully characterized. All complexes displayed high anti-T. cruzi activity which could be related to the inhibition of the parasitic farnesyl diphosphate synthase enzyme but mainly to their ability to interact DNA.
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- Micaella Cipriani
- Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Centro de Química Inorgánica (CONICET-UNLP), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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- Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Programa de Anatomía Y Biología del Desarrollo, Facultad de Medicina, ICBM, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica Y Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Centro de Química Inorgánica (CONICET-UNLP), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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- Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Rojek T, Goldeman W, Ślepokura K, Zierkiewicz W, Matczak-Jon E. Deciphering preferred solid-state conformations in nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates and their coordination compounds. A case study of discrete Cu( ii) complexes based on C α-substituted analogues of zoledronic acid: crystal structures and solid-state characterization. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ce00614a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Conformation diversity of N-containing bisphosphonic acids and related anions within their metal complexes and salts.
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- Tomasz Rojek
- Department of Chemistry
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- 50-370 Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- 50-370 Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- 50-370 Wrocław
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
- 50-370 Wrocław
- Poland
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Thorarinsdottir AE, Harris TD. Dramatic enhancement in pH sensitivity and signal intensity through ligand modification of a dicobalt PARACEST probe. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:794-797. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc09520e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A ratiometric dicobalt PARACEST pH probe that exhibits dramatic enhancements in sensitivity and signal intensity over analogous probes is reported.
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Scarim CB, Jornada DH, Chelucci RC, de Almeida L, Dos Santos JL, Chung MC. Current advances in drug discovery for Chagas disease. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 155:824-838. [PMID: 30033393 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) according to World Health Organization. It is estimated that 8-10 million people are infected worldwide, mainly in Latin America. Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is characterized by two phases: acute and chronic. The current therapy for Chagas disease is limited to drugs such as nifurtimox and benznidazole, which are effective in treating only the acute phase of the disease. In addition, several side effects ranging from hypersensitivity to bone marrow depression and peripheral polyneuropathy have been associated with these drugs. Therefore, the current challenge is to find new effective and safe drugs against this NTD. The aim of this review is to describe the advances in the medicinal chemistry of new anti-chagasic compounds reported in the literature in the last five years. We report promising prototypes for drug discovery identified through target-based and phenotype-based strategies and present some important targets for the development of new synthetic compounds.
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- Cauê Benito Scarim
- Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Dorsey BM, McLauchlan CC, Jones MA. Evidence That Speciation of Oxovanadium Complexes Does Not Solely Account for Inhibition of Leishmania Acid Phosphatases. Front Chem 2018; 6:109. [PMID: 29707535 PMCID: PMC5906595 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease affecting a diverse spectra of populations, with 1.6 million new cases reported each year. Current treatment options are costly and have harsh side effects. New therapeutic options that have been previously identified, but still underappreciated as potential pharmaceutical targets, are Leishmania secreted acid phosphatases (SAP). These acid phosphatases, which are reported to play a role in the survival of the parasite in the sand fly vector, and in homing to the host macrophage, are inhibited by orthovanadate and decavanadate. Here, we use L. tarentolae to further evaluate these inhibitors. Using enzyme assays, and UV-visible spectroscopy, we investigate which oxovanadium starting material (orthovanadate or decavanadate) is a better inhibitor of L. tarentolae secreted acid phosphatase activity in vitro at the same total moles of vanadium. Considering speciation and total vanadium concentration, decavanadate is a consistently better inhibitor of SAP in our conditions, especially at low substrate:inhibitor ratios.
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- Benjamin M Dorsey
- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States
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Anticancer evaluation and drug delivery of new palladium(II) complexes based on the chelate of alendronate onto hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ibandronate metal complexes: solution behavior and antiparasitic activity. J Biol Inorg Chem 2018; 23:303-312. [PMID: 29349663 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-018-1535-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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To face the high costs of developing new drugs, researchers in both industry and academy are looking for ways to repurpose old drugs for new uses. In this sense, bisphosphonates that are clinically used for bone diseases have been studied as agents against Trypanosoma cruzi, causative parasite of Chagas disease. In this work, the development of first row transition metal complexes (M = Co2+, Mn2+, Ni2+) with the bisphosphonate ibandronate (iba, H4iba representing the neutral form) is presented. The in-solution behavior of the systems containing iba and the selected 3d metal ions was studied by potentiometry. Mononuclear complexes [M(Hxiba)](2-x)- (x = 0-3) and [M(Hiba)2]4- together with the formation of the neutral polynuclear species [M2iba] and [M3(Hiba)2] were detected for all studied systems. In the solid state, complexes of the formula [M3(Hiba)2(H2O)4]·6H2O were obtained and characterized. All obtained complexes, forming [M(Hiba)]- species under the conditions of the biological studies, were more active against the amastigote form of T. cruzi than the free iba, showing no toxicity in mammalian Vero cells. In addition, the same complexes were selective inhibitors of the parasitic farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) enzyme showing poor inhibition of the human one. However, the increase of the anti-T. cruzi activity upon coordination could not be explained neither through the inhibition of TcFPPS nor through the inhibition of TcSPPS (T. cruzi solanesyl-diphosphate synthase). The ability of the obtained metal complexes of catalyzing the generation of free radical species in the parasite could explain the observed anti-T. cruzi activity.
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Synthesis, crystal structure, catalytic and anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of a new chromium(III) complex containing bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)methane. J Mol Struct 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Wachsmuth LM, Johnson MG, Gavenonis J. Essential multimeric enzymes in kinetoplastid parasites: A host of potentially druggable protein-protein interactions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005720. [PMID: 28662026 PMCID: PMC5507555 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Parasitic diseases caused by kinetoplastid parasites of the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania are an urgent public health crisis in the developing world. These closely related species possess a number of multimeric enzymes in highly conserved pathways involved in vital functions, such as redox homeostasis and nucleotide synthesis. Computational alanine scanning of these protein-protein interfaces has revealed a host of potentially ligandable sites on several established and emerging anti-parasitic drug targets. Analysis of interfaces with multiple clustered hotspots has suggested several potentially inhibitable protein-protein interactions that may have been overlooked by previous large-scale analyses focusing solely on secondary structure. These protein-protein interactions provide a promising lead for the development of new peptide and macrocycle inhibitors of these enzymes.
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- Leah M. Wachsmuth
- Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Edmonds S, Volpe A, Shmeeda H, Parente-Pereira AC, Radia R, Baguña-Torres J, Szanda I, Severin GW, Livieratos L, Blower PJ, Maher J, Fruhwirth GO, Gabizon A, T. M. de Rosales R. Exploiting the Metal-Chelating Properties of the Drug Cargo for In Vivo Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Liposomal Nanomedicines. ACS NANO 2016; 10:10294-10307. [PMID: 27781436 PMCID: PMC5121927 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b05935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
The clinical value of current and future nanomedicines can be improved by introducing patient selection strategies based on noninvasive sensitive whole-body imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET). Thus, a broad method to radiolabel and track preformed nanomedicines such as liposomal drugs with PET radionuclides will have a wide impact in nanomedicine. Here, we introduce a simple and efficient PET radiolabeling method that exploits the metal-chelating properties of certain drugs (e.g., bisphosphonates such as alendronate and anthracyclines such as doxorubicin) and widely used ionophores to achieve excellent radiolabeling yields, purities, and stabilities with 89Zr, 52Mn, and 64Cu, and without the requirement of modification of the nanomedicine components. In a model of metastatic breast cancer, we demonstrate that this technique allows quantification of the biodistribution of a radiolabeled stealth liposomal nanomedicine containing alendronate that shows high uptake in primary tumors and metastatic organs. The versatility, efficiency, simplicity, and GMP compatibility of this method may enable submicrodosing imaging studies of liposomal nanomedicines containing chelating drugs in humans and may have clinical impact by facilitating the introduction of image-guided therapeutic strategies in current and future nanomedicine clinical studies.
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- Scott Edmonds
- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Oncology
Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and
Hebrew University−School of Medicine, Jerusalem 9103102, Israel
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, London SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Division
of Cancer Studies, King’s College
London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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- Oncology
Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and
Hebrew University−School of Medicine, Jerusalem 9103102, Israel
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- Division
of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King’s College London, London SE1 7EH, United
Kingdom
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Dobosz A, Spychała J, Ptak T, Chmielewska E, Maciejewska G, Kafarski P, Młynarz P. Electrochemical and spectroscopic investigations of selected N -heteroalkylaminomethylenebisphosphonic acids with Pb(II) ions. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Studies of the Effectiveness of Bisphosphonate and Vanadium-Bisphosphonate Compounds In Vitro against Axenic Leishmania tarentolae. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:9025627. [PMID: 27034744 PMCID: PMC4789522 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9025627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a disease that is a significant problem for people, especially in tropical regions of the world. Current drug therapies to treat the disease are expensive, not very effective, and/or of significant side effects. A series of alkyl bisphosphonate compounds and one amino bisphosphonate compound, as well as alendronate and zoledronate, were tested as potential agents against Leishmania tarentolae. Also, two polyoxometalates (POMs) with nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate ligands, vanadium/alendronate (V5(Ale)2) and vanadium/zoledronate (V3(Zol)3), were tested against L. tarentolae and compared to the results of the alendronate and zoledronate ligands alone. Of the compounds evaluated in this study, the V5(Ale)2 and V3(Zol)3 complexes were most effective in inhibiting the growth of L. tarentolae. The V5(Ale)2 complex had a larger impact on cell growth than either alendronate or orthovanadate alone, whereas zoledronate itself has a significant effect on cell growth, which may contribute to the activity of the V3(Zol)3 complex.
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Oms O, Yang S, Salomon W, Marrot J, Dolbecq A, Rivière E, Bonnefont A, Ruhlmann L, Mialane P. Heteroanionic Materials Based on Copper Clusters, Bisphosphonates, and Polyoxometalates: Magnetic Properties and Comparative Electrocatalytic NOx Reduction Studies. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:1551-61. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Olivier Oms
- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles cedex, France
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- Institut
de Chimie, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et de Chimie Physique
du Corps Solide, UMR CNRS 7177, Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue
Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, 67081 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles cedex, France
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- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles cedex, France
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- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay, UMR 8182, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- Institut
de Chimie, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et de Chimie Physique
du Corps Solide, UMR CNRS 7177, Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue
Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, 67081 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Institut
de Chimie, Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et de Chimie Physique
du Corps Solide, UMR CNRS 7177, Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue
Blaise Pascal, CS 90032, 67081 Strasbourg cedex, France
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- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles cedex, France
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Sugiyama T, Uo M, Mizoguchi T, Wada T, Omagari D, Komiyama K, Mori Y. Copper accumulation in the sequestrum of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. Bone Rep 2015; 3:40-47. [PMID: 28377965 PMCID: PMC5365207 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Bisphosphonates (BPs) have been widely, efficiently, and safely used for the treatment of various bone-related diseases such as osteoporosis. However, concerns about jaw osteonecrosis associated with oral treatment (medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw [MRONJ]) have been increasing. Although many risk factors for MRONJ have been elucidated, its precise etiology and methods of prevention remain unknown. In this study, we have applied various elemental analysis methods for MRONJ specimens (e.g., X-ray fluorescence with synchrotron radiation [SR-XRF], particle-induced X-ray emission [PIXE], X-ray absorption fine structure [XAFS]) in order to reveal the accumulation and chemical state of trace bone minerals. In four MRONJ sequestra, the characteristic localization of copper (Cu) was observed by SR-XRF. Using micro-PIXE analysis, Cu looked to be localized near the edge of the trabecular bone. The chemical state of the accumulated Cu was estimated using XAFS and the possibility of a Cu–BP complex formation was assumed. Thus, in this study we argue for the feasibility of the trace element analysis to evaluate the potential pathophysiological mechanism of MRONJ. Characteristic localization of Cu was observed by SR-XRF in the four MRONJ sequestra. The accumulated Cu was suspected as Cu–bisphosphonate complex by XAFS analysis. The feasibility of the trace element analysis for the pathophysiological mechanism of MRONJ was suggested.
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- Tomoko Sugiyama
- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Advanced Biomaterials Department, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan; Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan; Department of Materials and Environmental Science, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Advanced Biomaterials Department, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 131-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 131-8310, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Joydeb Goura
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India
- National Institute of Science Education and Research, Institute of Physics Campus, Sachivalaya Marg,
Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751 005, India
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Goldeman W, Nasulewicz-Goldeman A. Synthesis and biological evaluation of aminomethylidenebisphosphonic derivatives of β-arylethylamines. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bustamante JM, Tarleton RL. Potential new clinical therapies for Chagas disease. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2014; 7:317-25. [DOI: 10.1586/17512433.2014.909282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Trypanosoma cruzi cell death induced by the Morita-Baylis-Hillman adduct 3-Hydroxy-2-methylene-3-(4-nitrophenylpropanenitrile). PLoS One 2014; 9:e93936. [PMID: 24714638 PMCID: PMC3979736 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a serious health concern due to the lack of effective vaccines or satisfactory treatment. In the search for new compounds against this neglected disease, we have previously demonstrated that the compound 3-Hydroxy-2-methylene-3-(4-nitrophenylpropanenitrile) (MBHA3), derived from the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction, effectively caused a loss of viability in both the epimastigote and trypomastigote forms. However, the mechanisms of parasite death elicited by MBHA3 remain unknown. The aim of this study was to better understand the morphophysiological changes and the mechanism of cell death induced by MBHA3 treatment on T. cruzi. To perform this analysis, we used confocal microscopy and flow cytometry to monitor the fluorescent probes such as annexin-V/propidium iodide (AV/PI), calcein-AM/ethidium homodimer (CA/EH), acridine orange (AO) and rhodamine 123 (Rho 123). Lower concentrations of MBHA3 led to alterations in the mitochondrial membrane potential and AO labeling, but did not decrease the viability of the epimastiogote forms, as determined by the CA/EH and AV/PI assays. Conversely, treatment with higher concentrations of MBHA3 led to extensive plasma membrane damage, loss of mitochondrion membrane potential, DNA fragmentation and acidification of the cytoplasm. Our findings suggest that at higher concentrations, MBHA3 induces T. cruzi epimastigote death by necrosis in a mitochondrion-dependent manner.
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de Almeida A, Oliveira BL, Correia JD, Soveral G, Casini A. Emerging protein targets for metal-based pharmaceutical agents: An update. Coord Chem Rev 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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New oxidovanadium(IV) N -acylhydrazone complexes: Promising antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal agents. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 62:20-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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