期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-DRUGS AND DRUG RESISTANCE
卷 17, 期 -, 页码 27-35出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.07.005
关键词
Emodepside; Anthelmintics; Lymphatic filariasis; Onchocerciasis; River blindness; Filariae
资金
- World Health Organization and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
- Bayer Animal Health
This study evaluates the in vitro effects of emodepside against a range of filarial nematodes at various developmental stages. Emodepside showed broad-spectrum efficacy against different genera of filarial nematodes, suggesting it as a promising candidate for the treatment of human filariases.
Filariae are vector-borne nematodes responsible for an enormous burden of disease. Human lymphatic filariasis, caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori, and onchocerciasis (caused by Onchocerca volvulus) are neglected parasitic diseases of major public health significance in tropical regions. To date, therapeutic efforts to eliminate human filariasis have been hampered by the lack of a drug with sufficient macrofilaricidal and/or long-term sterilizing effects that is suitable for use in mass drug administration (MDA) programs, particularly in areas co-endemic with Loa loa, the causative agent of loiasis. Emodepside, a semi-synthetic cyclooctadepsipeptide, has been shown to have broad-spectrum efficacy against gastrointestinal nematodes in a variety of mammalian hosts, and has been approved as an active ingredient in dewormers for cats and dogs. This paper evaluates, compares (where appropriate) and summarizes the in vitro effects of emodepside against a range of filarial nematodes at various developmental stages. Emodepside inhibited the motility of all tested stages of filariae frequently used as surrogate species for preclinical investigations (Acanthocheilonema viteae, Brugia pahangi, Litomosoides sigmodontis, Onchocerca gutturosa, and Onchocerca lienalis), human-pathogenic filariae (B. malayi) and filariae of veterinary importance (Dir-ofilaria immitis) in a concentration-dependent manner. While motility of all filariae was inhibited, both stage-and species-specific differences were observed. However, whether these differences were detected because of stage and/or species-specific factors or as a consequence of variations in protocol parameters among the participating laboratories (such as purification of the parasites, read-out units, composition of media, incubation conditions, duration of incubation etc.) remains unclear. This study, however, clearly shows that emodepside demonstrates broad-spectrum in vitro activity against filarial nematode species across different genera and can therefore be validated as a promising candidate for the treatment of human filariases, including onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
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