Antileishmanial activity of 5-nitroindazole derivatives

Background: Currently, there is no safe and effective vaccine against leishmaniasis and existing therapies are inadequate due to high toxicity, cost and decreased efficacy caused by the emergence of resistant parasite strains. Some indazole derivatives have shown in vitro and in vivo activity agains...

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Published in:Therapeutic advances in infectious disease 2023-01, Vol.10
Main Authors: Mollineda-Diogo, Niurka, Chaviano-Montes de Oca, Claudia Sissely, Sifontes-Rodríguez, Sergio, Espinosa-Buitrago, Teresa, Monzote-Fidalgo, Lianet, Meneses-Marcel, Alfredo, Morales-Helguera, Aliuska, Perez-Castillo, Yunierkis, Arán-Redó, Vicente
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Amastigotes
Amphotericin B
Cytotoxicity
Ethyl acetate
Intracellular
Leishmaniasis
Macrophages
Original Research
Parasite resistance
Promastigotes
Protozoa
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Summary:Background: Currently, there is no safe and effective vaccine against leishmaniasis and existing therapies are inadequate due to high toxicity, cost and decreased efficacy caused by the emergence of resistant parasite strains. Some indazole derivatives have shown in vitro and in vivo activity against Trichomonas vaginalis and Trypanosoma cruzi. On that basis, 20 indazole derivatives were tested in vitro against Leishmania amazonensis. Objective: To evaluate the in vitro activity of twenty 2-benzyl-5-nitroindazolin-3-one derivatives against L. amazonensis. Design: For the selection of promising compounds, it is necessary to evaluate the indicators for in vitro activity. For this aim, a battery of studies for antileishmanial activity and cytotoxicity were implemented. These results enabled the determination of the substituents in the indazole derivatives responsible for activity and selectivity, through the analysis of the structure–activity relationship (SAR). Methods: In vitro cytotoxicity against mouse peritoneal macrophages and growth inhibitory activity in promastigotes were evaluated for 20 compounds. Compounds that showed adequate selectivity were tested against intracellular amastigotes. The SAR from the results in promastigotes was represented using the SARANEA software. Results: Eight compounds showed selectivity index >10% and 50% inhibitory concentration
ISSN:2049-9361
2049-937X
DOI:10.1177/20499361231208294