Saturday, July 16, 2016

New paradigms for understanding and step changes in treating active and chronic, persistent apicomplexan infections

 2016 Jul 14;6:29179. doi: 10.1038/srep29179.

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii, the most common parasitic infection of human brain and eye, persists across lifetimes, can progressively damage sight, and is currently incurable. New, curative medicines are needed urgently. Herein, we develop novel models to facilitate drug development: EGS strain T. gondii forms cysts in vitro that induce oocysts in cats, the gold standard criterion for cysts. These cysts highly express cytochrome b. Using these models, we envisioned, and then created, novel 4-(1H)-quinolone scaffolds that target the cytochrome bc1 complex Qi site, of which, a substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-4-one inhibits active infection (IC50, 30 nM) and cysts (IC50, 4 μM) in vitro, and in vivo (25 mg/kg), and drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum (IC50, <30 abstracttext="" and="" bc1="" billion="" binding="" bradyzoites.="" chronically="" clinically="" co-crystallographic="" complex="" demonstrate="" direct="" encysted="" for="" have="" impact="" improving="" infected="" malaria="" mutant="" nbsp="" nm="" on="" our="" outcomes="" persons="" qi="" relevant="" results="" site.="" studies="" synergy.="" the="" those="" to="" toxoplasmosis="" with="" yeast="">
PMID:
 
27412848
 
DOI:
 
10.1038/srep29179
[PubMed - in process]

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