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de Souza PC, Fernandes GFS, Marino LB, Ribeiro CM, Silva PBD, Chorilli M, Silva CSP, Resende FA, Solcia MC, de Grandis RA, Costa CAS, Cho SH, Wang Y, Franzblau SG, Dos Santos JL, Pavan FR. Furoxan derivatives demonstrated in vivo efficacy by reducing Mycobacterium tuberculosis to undetectable levels in a mouse model of infection. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 130:110592. [PMID: 32763822 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The most recent survey conducted by the World Health Organization described Tuberculosis (TB) as one of the top 10 causes of death and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The increasing number of TB-resistant cases has contributed to this scenario. In light of this, new strategies to control and treat the disease are necessary. Our research group has previously described furoxan derivatives as promising scaffolds to be explored as new antitubercular drugs. RESULTS Two of these furoxan derivatives, (14b) and (14c), demonstrated a high selectivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The compounds (14b) and (14c) were also active against a latent M. tuberculosis strain, with MIC90 values of 6.67 μM and 9.84 μM, respectively; they were also active against monoresistant strains (MIC90 values ranging from 0.61 to 20.42 μM) and clinical MDR strains (MIC90 values ranging from 3.09 to 42.95 μM). Time-kill experiments with compound (14c) showed early bactericidal effects that were superior to those of the first- and second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs currently used in therapy. The safety of compounds (14b) and (14c) was demonstrated by the Ames test because these molecules were not mutagenic under the tested conditions. Finally, we confirmed the safety, and high efficacy of compounds (14b) and (14c), which reduced M. tuberculosis to undetectable levels in a mouse aerosol model of infection. CONCLUSION Altogether, we have identified two advanced lead compounds, (14b) and (14c), as novel promising candidates for the treatment of TB infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- P C de Souza
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Drugs and Medicines, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - L B Marino
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - C M Ribeiro
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - P B da Silva
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Drugs and Medicines, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - M Chorilli
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Drugs and Medicines, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - C S P Silva
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - F A Resende
- Department of Biological Sciences and Health, UNIARA - University of Araraquara, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14801-340, Brazil
| | - M C Solcia
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - R A de Grandis
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil; Department of Biological Sciences and Health, UNIARA - University of Araraquara, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14801-340, Brazil
| | - C A S Costa
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Odontology, Department of Physiology and Pathology, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Institute of Tuberculosis Research, UIC - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612-7231, USA
| | - Y Wang
- Institute of Tuberculosis Research, UIC - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612-7231, USA
| | - S G Franzblau
- Institute of Tuberculosis Research, UIC - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612-7231, USA
| | - J L Dos Santos
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Drugs and Medicines, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil
| | - F R Pavan
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14800-903, Brazil.
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