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Maciejewska D, Żabiński J, Rezler M, Kaźmierczak P, Collins MS, Ficker L, Cushion MT. Development of highly active anti- Pneumocystis bisbenzamidines: insight into the influence of selected substituents on the in vitro activity. MEDCHEMCOMM 2017; 8:2003-2011. [PMID: 30108719 PMCID: PMC6071923 DOI: 10.1039/c7md00445a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here we describe the potency of 21 pentamidine analogues against the fungal pathogen, Pneumocystis carinii, in an ATP bioluminescent assay with toxicity profiles in 2 mammalian cell lines. Reduction of two 5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole rings was applied to the synthesis of acid-labile bisamidines. Anti-Pneumocystis activity is discussed in the context of 3 groups of compounds depending on the main structural changes of the pentamidine lead structure. The groups include: 1) 1,4-bis(methylene)piperazine derivatives 1-5; 2) alkanediamide derivatives 6-10; 3) alkane-derived bisbenzamidines 11-21. IC50 values of 18 compounds were lower than the IC50 of pentamidine. Four bisamidines were active at nanogram concentrations. Introduction of sulfur atoms in the alkane bridge, replacement of the amidino groups with imidazoline rings, or attachment of nitro or amino groups to the benzene rings is responsible for remarkable activity of the new leading structures. The vast majority of compounds, including four highly active ones, can be classified as mild or nontoxic to host cells. These compounds show promise as candidates for new anti-Pneumocystis agents.
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- D Maciejewska
- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy , Medical University of Warsaw , Banacha 1 Street , 02-097 Warsaw , Poland .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy , Medical University of Warsaw , Banacha 1 Street , 02-097 Warsaw , Poland .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy , Medical University of Warsaw , Banacha 1 Street , 02-097 Warsaw , Poland .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy , Medical University of Warsaw , Banacha 1 Street , 02-097 Warsaw , Poland .
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- Division of Infectious Diseases , Department of Internal Medicine , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine , 231 Albert Sabin Way , Cincinnati , OH 45267 , USA .
- Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center , 3200 Vine Street , Cincinnati , OH 45220 , USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases , Department of Internal Medicine , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine , 231 Albert Sabin Way , Cincinnati , OH 45267 , USA .
- Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center , 3200 Vine Street , Cincinnati , OH 45220 , USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases , Department of Internal Medicine , University of Cincinnati College of Medicine , 231 Albert Sabin Way , Cincinnati , OH 45267 , USA .
- Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center , 3200 Vine Street , Cincinnati , OH 45220 , USA
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The Celecoxib Derivative AR-12 Has Broad-Spectrum Antifungal Activity In Vitro and Improves the Activity of Fluconazole in a Murine Model of Cryptococcosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:7115-7127. [PMID: 27645246 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01061-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Only one new class of antifungal drugs has been introduced into clinical practice in the last 30 years, and thus the identification of small molecules with novel mechanisms of action is an important goal of current anti-infective research. Here, we describe the characterization of the spectrum of in vitro activity and in vivo activity of AR-12, a celecoxib derivative which has been tested in a phase I clinical trial as an anticancer agent. AR-12 inhibits fungal acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) synthetase in vitro and is fungicidal at concentrations similar to those achieved in human plasma. AR-12 has a broad spectrum of activity, including activity against yeasts (e.g., Candida albicans, non-albicans Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans), molds (e.g., Fusarium, Mucor), and dimorphic fungi (Blastomyces, Histoplasma, and Coccidioides) with MICs of 2 to 4 μg/ml. AR-12 is also active against azole- and echinocandin-resistant Candida isolates, and subinhibitory AR-12 concentrations increase the susceptibility of fluconazole- and echinocandin-resistant Candida isolates. Finally, AR-12 also increases the activity of fluconazole in a murine model of cryptococcosis. Taken together, these data indicate that AR-12 represents a promising class of small molecules with broad-spectrum antifungal activity.
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Shi S, Zhu Y, Li X, Yuan X, Ma T, Yuan WL, Tao GH, Feng W, Yuan L. Ion-pair recognition of amidinium salts by partially hydrogen-bonded heteroditopic cyclo[6]aramide. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08202e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Convergent heteroditopic cyclo[6]aramide is able to serve as ion-pair receptor for binding biologically important types of amidinium hydrochlorides as contact ion pair through host–guest interactions.
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- Shanshan Shi
- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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- College of Chemistry
- Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
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Berger ML, Maciejewska D, Vanden Eynde JJ, Mottamal M, Żabiński J, Kaźmierczak P, Rezler M, Jarak I, Piantanida I, Karminski-Zamola G, Mayence A, Rebernik P, Kumar A, Ismail MA, Boykin DW, Huang TL. Pentamidine analogs as inhibitors of [(3)H]MK-801 and [(3)H]ifenprodil binding to rat brain NMDA receptors. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:4489-4500. [PMID: 26117647 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The anti-protozoal drug pentamidine is active against opportunistic Pneumocystis pneumonia, but in addition has several other biological targets, including the NMDA receptor (NR). Here we describe the inhibitory potencies of 76 pentamidine analogs at 2 binding sites of the NR, the channel binding site labeled with [(3)H]MK-801 and the [(3)H]ifenprodil binding site. Most analogs acted weaker at the ifenprodil than at the channel site. The spermine-sensitivity of NR inhibition by the majority of the compounds was reminiscent of other long-chain dicationic NR blockers. The potency of the parent compound as NR blocker was increased by modifying the heteroatoms in the bridge connecting the 2 benzamidine moieties and also by integrating the bridge into a seven-membered ring. Docking of the 45 most spermine-sensitive bisbenzamidines to a recently described acidic interface between the N-terminal domains of GluN1 and GluN2B mediating polyamine stimulation of the NR revealed the domain contributed by GluN1 as the most relevant target.
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- Michael L Berger
- Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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- Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, USA
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Probing the relationship between anti-Pneumocystis carinii activity and DNA binding of bisamidines by molecular dynamics simulations. Molecules 2015; 20:5942-64. [PMID: 25854757 PMCID: PMC6272165 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20045942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The anti-Pneumocystis carinii activity of 13 synthetic pentamidine analogs was analyzed. The experimental differences in melting points of DNA dodecamer 5'-(CGCGAATTCGCG)2-3' complexes (ΔTm), and in the biological activity measured using ATP bioluminescence assay (IC50) together with the theoretical free energy of DNA-ligand binding estimated by the proposed computational protocol, showed that the experimental activity of the tested pentamidines appeared to be due to the binding to the DNA minor groove with extended AT sequences. The effect of heteroatoms in the aliphatic linker, and the sulfonamide or methoxy substituents on the compound inducing changes in the interactions with the DNA minor groove was examined and was correlated with biological activity. In computational analysis, the explicit solvent approximation with the discrete water molecules was taken into account, and the role of water molecules in the DNA-ligand complexes was defined.
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Rezler M, Żołek T, Wolska I, Maciejewska D. Structural aspects of intermolecular interactions in the solid state of 1,4-dibenzylpiperazines bearing nitrile or amidine groups. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION B, STRUCTURAL SCIENCE, CRYSTAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS 2014; 70:820-827. [PMID: 25274515 PMCID: PMC4184373 DOI: 10.1107/s2052520614013754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The crystal structures of the title 1,4-bis(4-cyanobenzyl)piperazine (1) and 1,4-bis(4-amidinobenzyl)piperazine tetrahydrochloride tetrahydrate (2) are reported. Compound (1) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P\bar 1 and compound (2) in the monoclinic space group P21/n. In both (1) and (2) the asymmetric unit contains one half of the molecule because the central piperazine rings were located across a symmetry center. The packing of both molecules was dominated by hydrogen bonds. The crystal lattice of (1) was formed by weak C-H...N and C-H...π interactions. The crystal structure of (2) was completely different, with cations as well as chloride anions and water molecules taking part in intermolecular interactions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations allowed the characterization of the intermolecular interactions in those two systems having different types of very strong electrophilic groups: non-ionic nitrile and ionic amidine. Chemical shift data from (13)C CP/MAS (Cross Polarization Magic Angle Spinning) NMR spectra were analyzed using the different procedures for the theoretical computation of shielding constants.
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- Mateusz Rezler
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, Warsaw 02 097, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, Warsaw 02 097, Poland
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- Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań 60 780, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, Warsaw 02 097, Poland
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Roblot F. Management ofPneumocystispneumonia in patients with inflammatory disorders. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014; 3:435-44. [PMID: 15954859 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.3.3.435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pneumocystis jirovecii is an atypical fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. Underlying diseases associated with Pneumocystis pneumonia mainly consist of hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, organ transplant recipients and inflammatory disorders. Currently, inflammatory disorders represent 20% of underlying diseases. Corticosteroids are considered as a major risk factor. Recently introduced immunosuppressive drugs, such as antitumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibodies, could enhance the risk of Pneumocystis pneumonia. In patients with inflammatory disorders, lymphopenia is probably a determining factor but CD4+ T-cell count associated with the risk of Pneumocystis pneumonia remains unassessed. The diagnosis is based upon clinical, radiologic and biologic data. The identification of P. jirovecii usually requires a lower respiratory tract specimen, even if oral washes samples seem to be promising. According to recent data, immunofluorescent stains should be considered as the new gold standard, and specialized techniques such as PCR should be applied for sputum samples or oral washes. Recommendations on prophylaxis remains controversial except in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Cotrimoxazole is the preferred agent for prophylaxis as well as for treatment. An adjunctive corticosteroid therapy is usually prescribed despite the lack of evidence for utility in patients with inflammatory disorders. As person-to-person transmission is the most likely mode of acquiring P. jirovecii, isolation precautions should be advised.
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- F Roblot
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Poitiers, France.
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Diamidines versus Monoamidines as Anti-Pneumocystis Agents: An in Vivo Study. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2013; 6:837-50. [PMID: 24276317 PMCID: PMC3816707 DOI: 10.3390/ph6070837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Some compounds articulated around a piperazine or an ethylenediamine linker have been evaluated in vitro to determine their activity in the presence of a 3T6 fibroblast cell line and an axenic culture of Pneumocystis carinii, respectively. The most efficient antifungal derivatives, namely N,N′-bis(benzamidine-4-yl)ethane-1,2-diamine (compound 6, a diamidine) and N-(benzamidine-4-yl)-N′-phenylethane-1,2-diamine (compound 7, a monoamidine), exhibited no cytotoxicity and were evaluated in vivo in a rat model. Only the diamidine 6 emerged as a promising hit for further studies.
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Enhancing the production of an antifungal compound from Anabaena laxa through modulation of environmental conditions and its characterization. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Maciejewska D, Zabinski J, Kaźmierczak P, Rezler M, Krassowska-Świebocka B, Collins MS, Cushion MT. Analogs of pentamidine as potential anti-Pneumocystis chemotherapeutics. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 48:164-73. [PMID: 22200403 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A series of 20 pentamidine analogs were prepared using 2 general Schemes that evaluated heteroatoms, sulfobenzene and alkanediamide groups in the aliphatic linker and methoxy substituents attached to the benzene rings for efficacy against the fungal pathogen, Pneumocystis carinii in an ATP bioassay. All but one of the 20 bisamidines reduced the ATP content of the P. carinii over the 72 h of the assay period. The highest activities were associated with the lack of methoxy groups and the presence of the O, N and S heteroatoms. Activity (IC(50)) for compounds 1, 5, 6, 10 ranged from 1.1 to 2.13 μM. The compound 11 with similar activity (1.33 μM), bears a sulfobenzene group at a nitrogen in the aliphatic linker. The alkanediamide-linked bisbenzamidines showed a moderate inhibition of ATP. Generally, the inclusion of a heteroatom in the aliphatic linker and absence of methoxy groups at the benzene rings were associated with higher activities in this assay. Of note, most of the compounds had little to no cytotoxicity in mammalian cell cultures. Although not quite as potent as other pentamidine derivatives, these compounds hold promise for decreased side effects within the mammalian host.
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- Dorota Maciejewska
- Medical University of Warsaw, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Organic Chemistry, Banacha 1 Str., 02 097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Mayence A, Vanden Eynde JJ, Kaiser M, Brun R, Yarlett N, Huang TL. Bis(oxyphenylene)benzimidazoles: A novel class of anti-Plasmodium falciparum agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:7493-500. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Sampson JJ, Donkor IO, Huang TL, Adunyah SE. Novel piperazine induces apoptosis in U937 cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 2:78-88. [PMID: 21968418 PMCID: PMC3180031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The effect of 1,4-bis-(4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl-phenyl)) piperazine (BIPP), a newly synthesized piperazine derivative, on U937 leukemia cell viability was investigated. We show that BIPP induces dose-responsive apoptotic cell death in U937 cells by intrinsic mechanisms of apoptosis. Maximum apoptotic effect of BIPP on U937 cells was observed at 12.8μM. BIPP-induced apoptosis was evident by characteristics such as altered annexin-V binding, caspase activation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and cytochrome c release. BIPP also differentially activates initiator and effector caspases combined with the loss of MMP strongly suggesting that BIPP causes an intrinsic apoptosis in U937 leukemia cells. Due to our observations that BIPP induces leukemia cell death without significantly affecting normal cells, our data suggests that it may be a potential therapeutic agent for human myeloid leukemia.
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- Josiah J. Sampson
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN, 37208USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, Tennessee, 38163USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA, 70125USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN, 37208USA
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Laurent J, Stanicki D, Huang TL, Dei-Cas E, Pottier M, Aliouat EM, Vanden Eynde JJ. Bisbenzamidines as antifungal agents. are both amidine functions required to observe an anti-Pneumocystis carinii activity? Molecules 2010; 15:4283-93. [PMID: 20657441 PMCID: PMC6257595 DOI: 10.3390/molecules15064283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 06/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A library of 19 novel 4-(4-phenylpiperazine-1-yl)benzamidines has been synthesized and evaluated in vitro against Pneumocystis carinii. Among these compounds, N-ethyl- and N-hexyl-4-(4-phenylpiperazine-1-yl)benzamidines emerged as the most promising compounds, with inhibition percentages at 10.0 µg/mL of 87% and 96%, respectively. Those compounds remained active at 0.1 µg/mL.
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- Julien Laurent
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mons-UMONS, 20 place du parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mons-UMONS, 20 place du parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
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- Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lille Nord de France, Biology-Pathology Centre, University Hospital Center, Lille, France
- Biology and Diversity of Emergent Eukaryotic Pathogens (BDEEP) (EA3609), IFR142, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Biology and Diversity of Emergent Eukaryotic Pathogens (BDEEP) (EA3609), IFR142, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Biology and Diversity of Emergent Eukaryotic Pathogens (BDEEP) (EA3609), IFR142, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mons-UMONS, 20 place du parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: + 32 65 373337; Fax: + 32 65 373515
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Togo H, Takahashi S. Direct Oxidative Conversion of Aldehydes into 2-Substituted 1,4,5,6-Tetrahydropyrimidines Using Molecular Iodine or 1,3-Diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin. HETEROCYCLES 2010. [DOI: 10.3987/com-10-s(e)29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vale N, Prudêncio M, Marques CA, Collins MS, Gut J, Nogueira F, Matos J, Rosenthal PJ, Cushion MT, do Rosário VE, Mota MM, Moreira R, Gomes P. Imidazoquines as antimalarial and antipneumocystis agents. J Med Chem 2009; 52:7800-7. [PMID: 19799426 PMCID: PMC2788672 DOI: 10.1021/jm900738c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peptidomimetic imidazolidin-4-one derivatives of primaquine (imidazoquines) recently displayed in vitro activity against blood schizonts of a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum. Preliminary studies with a subset of such imidazoquines showed them to both block transmission of P. berghei malaria from mouse to mosquito and be highly stable toward hydrolysis at physiological conditions. This prompted us to have deeper insight into the activity of imidazoquines against both Plasmodia and Pneumocystis carinii, on which primaquine is also active. Full assessment of the in vivo transmission-blocking activity of imidazoquines, in vitro tissue-schizontocidal activity on P. berghei-infected hepatocytes, and in vitro anti-P. carinii activity is now reported. All compounds were active in these biological assays, with generally lower activity than the parent drug. However, imidazoquines' stability against both oxidative deamination and proteolytic degradation suggest that they will probably have higher oral bioavailability and lower hematotoxicity than primaquine, which might translate into higher therapeutic indexes.
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- Nuno Vale
- CIQUP – Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, P-1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, P-1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Research Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0560, USA
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, CA 94143-0811, USA
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- Centro de Malária e Outras Doenças Tropicais, IHMT - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, P-1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIQUP – Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, CA 94143-0811, USA
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- Research Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0560, USA
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- Centro de Malária e Outras Doenças Tropicais, IHMT - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, P-1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, P-1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- iMed.UL, CECF, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, P-1600-083 Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIQUP – Centro de Investigação em Química da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, P-4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Huang TL, Vanden Eynde JJ, Mayence A, Collins MS, Cushion MT, Rattendi D, Londono I, Mazumder L, Bacchi CJ, Yarlett N. Synthesis and SAR of alkanediamide-linked bisbenzamidines with anti-trypanosomal and anti-pneumocystis activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:5884-6. [PMID: 19736009 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2009] [Revised: 08/18/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A series of alkanediamide-linked bisbenzamidines was synthesized and tested in vitro against a drug-sensitive strain of Trypanosoma brucei brucei, a drug-resistant strain of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Pneumocystiscarinii. Bisbenzamidines linked with longer alkanediamide chains were potent inhibitors of both strains of T. brucei. However, bisbenzamidines linked with shorter alkanediamide chains were the most potent compounds against P. carinii. N,N'-Bis[4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl] hexanediamide, 4 displayed potent inhibition (IC50=2-3 nM) against T. brucei and P. carinii, and was non-cytotoxic in the A549 human lung carcinoma cell line. The inhibitory bioactivity was significantly reduced when the amidine groups in 4 were moved from the para to the meta positions or replaced with amides.
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- Tien L Huang
- Xavier University of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.
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Mayence A, Pietka A, Collins MS, Cushion MT, Tekwani BL, Huang TL, Vanden Eynde JJ. Novel bisbenzimidazoles with antileishmanial effectiveness. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:2658-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Revised: 03/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Eckdahl TT, Brown AD, Hart SN, Malloy KJ, Shott M, Yiu G, Hoopes LLM, Heyer LJ. Microarray analysis of the in vivo sequence preferences of a minor groove binding drug. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:32. [PMID: 18215295 PMCID: PMC2254601 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Minor groove binding drugs (MGBDs) interact with DNA in a sequence-specific manner and can cause changes in gene expression at the level of transcription. They serve as valuable models for protein interactions with DNA and form an important class of antitumor, antiviral, antitrypanosomal and antibacterial drugs. There is a need to extend knowledge of the sequence requirements for MGBDs from in vitro DNA binding studies to living cells. Results Here we describe the use of microarray analysis to discover yeast genes that are affected by treatment with the MGBD berenil, thereby allowing the investigation of its sequence requirements for binding in vivo. A novel approach to sequence analysis allowed us to address hypotheses about genes that were directly or indirectly affected by drug binding. The results show that the sequence features of A/T richness and heteropolymeric character discovered by in vitro berenil binding studies are found upstream of genes hypothesized to be directly affected by berenil but not upstream of those hypothesized to be indirectly affected or those shown to be unaffected. Conclusion The data support the conclusion that effects of berenil on gene expression in yeast cells can be explained by sequence patterns discovered by in vitro binding experiments. The results shed light on the sequence and structural rules by which berenil binds to DNA and affects the transcriptional regulation of genes and contribute generally to the development of MGBDs as tools for basic and applied research.
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- Todd T Eckdahl
- Biology Department, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, MO, 64507, USA.
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Huang TL, Bacchi CJ, Kode NR, Zhang Q, Wang G, Yartlet N, Rattendi D, Londono I, Mazumder L, Vanden Eynde JJ, Mayence A, Donkor IO. Trypanocidal activity of piperazine-linked bisbenzamidines and bisbenzamidoxime, an orally active prodrug. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007; 30:555-61. [PMID: 17920820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2007] [Revised: 07/18/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A series of 32 piperazine-linked bisbenzamidines (and related analogues) were analysed for their in vitro and in vivo trypanocidal activity against a drug-sensitive strain of Trypanosoma brucei brucei and a drug-resistant strain of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. The compounds showed similar potencies against both strains. The most potent compounds were bisbenzamidines substituted at the amidinium nitrogens with a linear pentyl group (8, inhibitory concentration for 50% (IC(50))=1.7-3.0 nM) or cyclic octyl group (17, IC(50)=2.3-4.6 nM). Replacement of the diamidine groups with diamidoxime groups resulted in a prodrug (22) that was effective orally against T. b. brucei-infected mice. Three compounds (7, 11 and 15) provided 100% cure when administered parenterally. The results indicate that the nature of the substituents at the amidinium nitrogens of bisbenzamidines strongly influence their trypanocidal activity.
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- Tien L Huang
- College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.
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Soeiro MDNC, Souza EMD, Boykin DW. Antiparasitic activity of aromatic diamidines and their patented literature. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2007. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.17.8.927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nguewa PA, Fuertes MA, Cepeda V, Iborra S, Carrión J, Valladares B, Alonso C, Pérez JM. Pentamidine is an antiparasitic and apoptotic drug that selectively modifies ubiquitin. Chem Biodivers 2007; 2:1387-400. [PMID: 17191940 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200590111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have determined the cytotoxic properties of pentamidine isethionate (2) towards the promastigotes of the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum. The leishmanicidal activity of 2 was 60 times higher after 72 h of incubation than that of cisplatin (4). The pentamidine salt 2 induced a higher amount of programmed cell death (PCD) than cisplatin, which is associated with inhibition of DNA synthesis and cell-cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Circular dichroism (CD) data indicate that binding of 2 to calf-thymus DNA (CT-DNA) induces conformational changes in the DNA double helix, consistent with a B-->A transition. Moreover, the interaction of 2 with ubiquitin led to a 6% increase in the beta-sheet content of the protein as observed by CD spectroscopy. Fluorescence-spectroscopy studies agreed with the CD data, showing that the pentamidine portion of 2 induces a significant decrease in the fluorescence of the Ub residues Phe4 and Phe45 located on the beta-cluster of the molecule, but not of Tyr59 on the alpha-cluster. These data indicate that pentamidine specifically modifies the beta-cluster, i.e., the 'basic face' of ubiquitin. Our results suggest that the biochemical mechanism of action of pentamidine may be a consequence of its dual binding to DNA and proteins.
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- Paul A Nguewa
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de la Laguna Tenerife, Spain
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Huang TL, Vanden Eynde JJ, Mayence A, Donkor IO, Khan SI, Tekwani BL. Anti-plasmodial and anti-leishmanial activity of conformationally restricted pentamidine congeners. J Pharm Pharmacol 2006; 58:1033-42. [PMID: 16872549 DOI: 10.1211/jpp.58.8.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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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.
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- Tien L Huang
- Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, 70125, USA.
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Cushion MT, Walzer PD, Ashbaugh A, Rebholz S, Brubaker R, Vanden Eynde JJ, Mayence A, Huang TL. In vitro selection and in vivo efficacy of piperazine- and alkanediamide-linked bisbenzamidines against Pneumocystis pneumonia in mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:2337-43. [PMID: 16801410 PMCID: PMC1489771 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00126-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bisbenzamidines, such as pentamidine isethionate, are aromatic dicationic compounds that are active against Pneumocystis and other microbes but are oftentimes toxic to the host. To identify potential anti-Pneumocystis agents, we synthesized bisbenzamidine derivatives in which the parent compound pentamidine was modified by a 1,4-piperazinediyl, alkanediamide, or 1,3-phenylenediamide moiety as the central linker. Several of the compounds were more active against P. carinii and less toxic than pentamidine in cytotoxicity assays. For this study, we evaluated nine bisbenzamidine derivatives representing a range of in vitro activities, from highly active to inactive, for the treatment of pneumocystosis in an immunosuppressed mouse model. Six of these in vitro-active compounds, 01, 02, 04, 06, 100, and 101, exhibited marked efficacies against infection at a dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight, and four compounds, 01, 04, 100, and 101, showed significant increases in survival versus that of untreated infected control mice. Compound 100 was highly efficacious against the infection at 20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg, with > 1,000-fold reductions in burden, and resulted in improved survival curves versus those for pentamidine-treated mice (at the same doses). All six bisbenzamidine compounds that exhibited high in vitro activity significantly decreased the infection in vivo; two compounds, 12 and 102, with marked to moderate in vitro activities had slight or no activity in vivo, while compound 31 was inactive in vitro and was also inactive in vivo. Thus, the selection of highly active compounds from in vitro cytotoxicity assays was predictive of activity in the mouse model of Pneumocystis pneumonia. We conclude that a number of these bisbenzamidine compounds, especially compound 100, may show promise as new anti-Pneumocystis drugs.
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- Melanie T Cushion
- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA.
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Soeiro MNC, De Souza EM, Stephens CE, Boykin DW. Aromatic diamidines as antiparasitic agents. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2006; 14:957-72. [PMID: 16050790 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.14.8.957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Parasitic infections are widespread in developing countries and frequently associated with immunocompromised patients in developed countries. Consequently, such infections are responsible for a significant amount of human mortality, morbidity and economic hardship. A growing consensus has identified the urgent need for the development of new antiparasitic compounds, mostly due to the large number of drug-resistant parasites and the fact that currently available drugs are expensive, highly toxic, require long treatment regimens and frequently exhibit significantly reduced activity towards certain parasite strains and evolutive stages. In this context, the activity of aromatic diamidines has been explored against a widespread range of micro-organisms, and the authors' present aim is to review the current status of chemotherapy with these compounds against human parasitic infections.
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- M N C Soeiro
- Lab. Biologia Celular, DUBC, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Avenida Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21045-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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