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Antimalarial Benzimidazole Derivatives Incorporating Phenolic Mannich Base Side Chains Inhibit Microtubule and Hemozoin Formation: Structure-Activity Relationship and in Vivo Oral Efficacy Studies
Dziwornu, Godwin Akpeko,Coertzen, Dina,Leshabane, Meta,Korkor, Constance M.,Cloete, Cleavon K.,Njoroge, Mathew,Gibhard, Liezl,Lawrence, Nina,Reader, Janette,Van Der Watt, Mari?tte,Wittlin, Sergio,Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie,Chibale, Kelly
, p. 5198 - 5215 (2021/05/06)
A novel series of antimalarial benzimidazole derivatives incorporating phenolic Mannich base side chains at the C2 position, which possess dual asexual blood and sexual stage activities, is presented. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the 1-benzylbenzimidazole analogues possessed submicromolar asexual blood and sexual stage activities in contrast to the 1H-benzimidazole analogues, which were only active against asexual blood stage (ABS) parasites. Further, the former demonstrated microtubule inhibitory activity in ABS parasites but more significantly in stage II/III gametocytes. In addition to being bona fide inhibitors of hemozoin formation, the 1H-benzimidazole analogues also showed inhibitory effects on microtubules. In vivo efficacy studies in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice revealed that the frontrunner compound 41 exhibited high efficacy (98% reduction in parasitemia) when dosed orally at 4 × 50 mg/kg. Generally, the compounds were noncytotoxic to mammalian cells.
Incorporation of basic side chains into cryptolepine scaffold: Structure-antimalarial activity relationships and mechanistic studies
Lavrado, Jo?o,Cabal, Ghislain G.,Prudêncio, Miguel,Mota, Maria M.,Gut, Jiri,Rosenthal, Philip J.,Díaz, Cecília,Guedes, Rita C.,Dos Santos, Daniel J. V. A.,Bichenkov?, Elena,Dougla?, Kenneth T.,Moreira, Rui,Paulo, Alexandra
experimental part, p. 734 - 750 (2011/04/15)
The synthesis of cryptolepine derivatives containing basic side-chains at the C-11 position and their evaluations for antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity properties are reported. Propyl, butyl, and cycloalkyl diamine side chains significantly increased activity against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains while reducing cytotoxicity when compared with the parent compound. Localization studies inside parasite blood stages by fluorescence microscopy showed that these derivatives accumulate inside the nucleus, indicating that the incorporation of a basic side chain is not sufficient enough to promote selective accumulation in the acidic digestive vacuole of the parasite. Most of the compounds within this series showed the ability to bind to a double-stranded DNA duplex as well to monomeric hematin, suggesting that these are possible targets associated with the observed antimalarial activity. Overall, these novel cryptolepine analogues with substantially improved antiplasmodial activity and selectivity index provide a promising starting point for development of potent and highly selective agents against drug-resistant malaria parasites.
