Wednesday, November 30, 2016

In Vitro and In Vivo Activity of Sulfur-Containing Linear Bisphosphonates against Apicomplexan Parasites

2016 Nov 28. pii: AAC.01590-16. [Epub ahead of print]


We tested a series of sulfur-containing linear bisphosphonates against Toxoplasma gondii, the etiologic agent of toxoplasmosis. The most potent compound ( 22: , 1-[(n-decylsulfonyl)ethyl]-1,1-biphosphonic acid) is a sulfone-containing compound, which had an EC50 of 0.11 ± 0.02 μM against intracellular tachyzoites. The compound showed low toxicity when tested in tissue culture with a selectivity index of >2,000. 22: also showed high activity in vivo in a toxoplasmosis mouse model. The compound inhibited the Toxoplasma farnesyl diphosphate synthase (TgFPPS) but the concentration needed to inhibit 50% of the enzymatic activity (IC50) was higher than the concentration that inhibited 50% of growth. We tested 22: against two other Apicomplexan parasites, Plasmodium falciparum (EC50 of 0.6 ± 0.01 μM), the agent of malaria, and Cryptosporidium parvum (EC50 of ∼65 μM), the agent of cryptosporidiosis. Our results suggest that 22: is an excellent novel compound that could lead to the development of potent agents against Apicomplexan parasites.
PMID:
27895021
DOI:
10.1128/AAC.01590-16
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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