期刊
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
卷 260, 期 -, 页码 50-57出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.10.017
关键词
Leishmania; Quinolines; Oxidative stress; Mitochondrial membrane potential; ROS production; Chemotherapy
资金
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais [FAPEMIG-APQ-00684-13, CBB-APQ-01712-15, REDE-20/12]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
- CNPq [308495/2014-4, 308407/2014-8]
- CAPES
Leishmaniasis comprise a spectrum of diseases caused by protozoa parasites from the genus Leishmania, affecting millions of people worldwide, mainly in subtropical countries. Most antileishmanial drugs are highly toxic, present resistance issues or require long-term treatment. Consequently, new drugs are urgently needed. Quinoline-containing compounds have displayed an impressive array of biological properties over the years, including antileishmanial activity. In the present study, we report the synthesis and evaluation of novel quinoline derivatives (QuinDer) against Leishmania species and cytotoxic effect on mammalian cells. The ROS production and mitochondrial membrane potential analyses were also studied. The compound QuinDer1 showed activity on L. amazonensis and L braziliensis promastigotes and this compound exhibited a strong inhibition of the proliferation of L amazonensis amastigotes at nM concentration (IC50 of 0.0911 mu M), being 139 times more active than miltefosine (IC50 of 12.7 mu M), used as reference drug. This compound presents low cytotoxicity toward murine macrophages and human erythrocytes. In addition, promastigotes of L amazonensis treated with the compound QuinDer1 present high generation of ROS levels with low alterations in mitochondrial membrane potential and maintenance of parasite membrane integrity. No substantial NO production in infected-macrophages treated with this compound was detected. These results suggest that the compound QuinDer 1 is a potent and selective antileishmanial agent by mitochondrial oxidative stress. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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