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Antischistosomal activities of mefloquine-related arylmethanols

Ingram, K. and Ellis, W. and Keiser, J.. (2012) Antischistosomal activities of mefloquine-related arylmethanols. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Vol. 56, H. 6. pp. 3207-3215.

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Abstract

Interesting antischistosomal properties have been documented for the antimalarial mefloquine, a 4-quinolinemethanol. We evaluated the antischistosomal activities of nine mefloquine related compounds, belonging to the 4-pyridinemethanols, 4-phenanthrenmethanols and related 4-quinolinemethanols. Eight compounds revealed high activities against Schistosoma mansoni in vitro, with two drugs (4-quinolinemethanols WR7573 and WR7930) characterized by significantly lower IC(50)s (2.7 and 3.5 muM, respectively) when compared to mefloquine (11.4 muM). Mefloquine and WR7930 showed significantly decreased IC(50) values when incubated in the presence of hemoglobin. High worm burden reductions (WBR) were obtained with enpiroline (WBR: 82.7%, dosage 200 mg/kg), its threo-isomers ((+)-threo WBR: 100%, (-)-threo WBR: 89%) and WR7930 (WBR: 87%, dosage 100 mg/kg) against adult S. mansoni in mice. Furthermore excellent in vitro and in vivo antischistosomal activity was observed for two WR7930 related structures (WR29252, WR7524). In addition, mefloquine (WBR: 81 %), enpiroline (WBR: 77 %) and WR7930 (WBR: 100 %) showed high activities on S. haematobium harbored in mice following single oral doses of 200 mg/kg. These results provide a deeper insight into the structural features of the aminoalcohols that rule antischistosomal activity. Further studies should be launched with enpiroline and WR7930
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Helminth Drug Development (Keiser)
UniBasel Contributors:Keiser, Jennifer
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Society for Microbiology
ISSN:0066-4804
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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