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Synthesis and in vitro antileishmanial efficacy of novel benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide derivatives

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ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
Volume 354, Issue 5, Pages -

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202000280

Keywords

benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide; cytotoxicity; leishmaniasis; promastigote

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  1. National Research Foundation (NRF) [IFRR 115349]
  2. NorthWest University

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Leishmaniasis is a major parasitic disease affecting tropical and subtropical developing countries, with limited treatment options. Through in vitro experiments with benzothiadiazine derivatives, it was found that these compounds have potential as antileishmanial agents by showing activity against parasites and no toxicity to mammalian cells.
Leishmaniasis is a major vector-borne parasitic disease that affects thousands of people in tropical and subtropical developing countries. In 2019 alone, it killed 26,000-65,000 individuals. Leishmaniasis is curable, yet its eradication and elimination are hampered by major hurdles, such as the availability of only a handful of clinical toxic drugs and the emergence of pathogenic resistance against them. This underscores the imperative need for new and effective antileishmanial drugs. In search for such agents, we synthesized and evaluated the in vitro antileishmanial potential of a small library of benzothiadiazine derivatives by assessing their activity against the promastigotes of three strains of Leishmania and toxicity in healthy cells. The derivatives were found to have no toxicity to the mammalian cells and were, in general, active against all parasites. The benzothiadiazine derivative 1e, 3-methyl-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-2H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide, was found to be the most active (IC50, 0.2 mu M) against Leishmania major, responsible for the most prevalent disease form, cutaneous leishmaniasis. Conversely, benzothiadiazine 2c, 2-(4-bromobenzyl)-3-phenyl-2H-benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide, was the most potent (IC50, 6.5 mu M) against Leishmania donovani, a causative strain of the lethal visceral leishmaniasis. Both compounds stand as antipromastigote hits for further lead investigation into their potential to act as new antileishmanial agents.

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