title: Taiwaniaquinoid and abietane quinone derivatives with trypanocidal activity against T. cruzi and Leishmania spp.
abstract: The in vitro leishmanicidal (Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis) and trypanocidal (Trypanosoma cruzi) activities of different compounds were evaluated. These compounds, of vegetal origin but synthesised in our laboratory, included five taiwaniaquinoid derivatives (S-567; S-569; S-589; S-602 and A-246) and one abietane quinone (P-1). The in vitro activity of the compounds on extracellular and intracellular forms of the two Leishmania species and T. cruzi was assayed. Infectivity and cytotoxicity tests for the Leishmania species were conducted on J774.2 macrophage cells using Glucantime as the reference drug. From all the compounds assayed, the derivatives P-1>S-567 were more active and less toxic than Glucantime. Infection rates and amastigote means indicated that these two compounds were the most active in both Leishmania species. In the case of T. cruzi, the best derivatives were P-1 and S-567, at the same levels as for the Leishmania species. These compounds exhibited the most potent anti-proliferative activity against the extracellular vector form (the epimastigote), the extracellular host form (the trypomastigote), and the intracellular host form (the amastigote), with lower toxicity than that of the reference drug Benznidazole. Metabolite excretion studies showed that alterations mainly at the level of the mitochondria may explain observed metabolic changes in succinate and acetate production, perhaps due to the disturbance of enzymes involved in sugar metabolism within the mitochondrion. The in vivo studies for T. cruzi provided results consistent with those found in vitro. No signs of toxicity were detected in mice treated with the compounds tested, and the parasitic charge was slightly lower than in the control. The effects of these two compounds were also demonstrated with the change in the anti-T. cruzi antibody levels during the chronic stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology. University of Granada, Severo Ochoa s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Macías
authors.forename: Clotilde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: Hakima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Es-Samti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Guardia
authors.forename: Huda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zentar
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agil
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chahboun
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Manzaneda
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Moreno
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000187:drug effects*; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000187:drug effects*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011809:Quinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D005449:Fluorenes; D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D011809:Quinones; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; C009999:benzonidazole