Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 169, Issue -, Pages 343-360Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.04.026
Keywords
Lymphatic filariasis; Piperine derivative; Reactive oxygen species; Apoptosis; Antifilarials
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), India [SR/SO/AS006/2014]
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India
- DST PURSE Program [SR/PURSE 2/42/G]
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Three novel piperine derivatives showed significant potential against all developmental stages of filarial parasites, with compound 3l demonstrating the highest efficacy. The compounds were found to alter redox homeostasis and activate pro-apoptotic signaling cascade, leading to parasite death. Compound 3l's ability to bind thioredoxin reductase and CED-3 protein are key findings of the study, supporting their antifilarial effectiveness.
A series of novel piperine derivatives were synthesized with high yield and were evaluated for its antifilarial potential against the bovine filarial parasite Setaria cervi. Among 21 (3a-3u) compounds screened, three of them (3k, 3l, 3s) showed significant potential against all the developmental stages (oocytes, microfilariae and adult) of the filarial worm in time and dose dependent manner. 3l showed the highest efficacy among the selected three compounds. These three compounds were further evaluated for both in vitro and in vivo toxicity analyses which further fortified the benign nature of the selected compounds. The antifilarial activities they exhibited were clearly fuelled through disparity of the internal redox homeostasis as evidenced from the alterations in the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants level which ultimately shifted towards activation of pro-apoptotic signaling cascade eventually leading to the death of the parasites. The ability of the compound 3l to bind thioredoxin reductase and CED-3 protein are the key findings of this study. The present study supported with several biological experiments is therefore a maiden report on the antifilarial effectiveness of these novel piperine derivatives.
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