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Novel Arylimidamides for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Michael Zhuo | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhu, Xiaohua | |
dc.contributor.author | Srivastava, Anuradha | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Qiang | |
dc.contributor.author | Sweat, J. Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Pandharkar, Trupti | |
dc.contributor.author | Stephens, Chad E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ricco, Ed | |
dc.contributor.author | Parman, Toufan | |
dc.contributor.author | Munde, Manoj | |
dc.contributor.author | Madal, Swati | |
dc.contributor.author | Madhubala, Rentala | |
dc.contributor.author | Tidwell, Richard R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, W. David | |
dc.contributor.author | Boykin, David W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hall, James E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kyle, Dennis E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Werbovetz, Karl A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-13T18:25:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-13T18:25:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Wang et al. "Novel Arylimidamides for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis." Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. June 2010 vol. 54 no. 6 2507-2516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00250-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/17756 | |
dc.description.abstract | Arylimidamides (AIAs) represent a new class of molecules that exhibit potent antileishmanial activity (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50], <1 μM) against both Leishmania donovani axenic amastigotes and intracellular Leishmania, the causative agent for human visceral leishmaniasis (VL). A systematic lead discovery program was employed to characterize in vitro and in vivo antileishmanial activities, pharmacokinetics, mutagenicities, and toxicities of two novel AIAs, DB745 and DB766. They were exceptionally active (IC50 ≤ 0.12 μM) against intracellular L. donovani, Leishmania amazonensis, and Leishmania major and did not exhibit mutagenicity in an Ames screen. DB745 and DB766, given orally, produced a dose-dependent inhibition of liver parasitemia in two efficacy models, L. donovani-infected mice and hamsters. Most notably, DB766 (100 mg/kg of body weight/day for 5 days) reduced liver parasitemia in mice and hamsters by 71% and 89%, respectively. Marked reduction of parasitemia in the spleen (79%) and bone marrow (92%) of hamsters was also observed. Furthermore, these compounds distributed to target tissues (liver and spleen) and had a moderate oral bioavailability (up to 25%), a large volume of distribution, and an elimination half-life ranging from 1 to 2 days in mice. In a repeat-dose toxicity study of mice, there was no indication of liver or kidney toxicity for DB766 from serum chemistries, although mild hepatic cell eosinophilia, hypertrophy, and fatty changes were noted. These results demonstrated that arylimidamides are a promising class of molecules that possess good antileishmanial activity and desirable pharmacokinetics and should be considered for further preclinical development as an oral treatment for VL. | en_US |
dc.publisher | The American Society for Microbiology | en_US |
dc.title | Novel Arylimidamides for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Wang, Michael Zhou | |
kusw.kudepartment | Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1128/AAC.00250-10 | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |