Mode of action of Nifurtimox and N-oxide-containing heterocycles against Trypanosoma cruzi : is oxidative stress involved?

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Mode of action of Nifurtimox and N-oxide-containing heterocycles against Trypanosoma cruzi : is oxidative stress involved?

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TRIPANOSOMIASIS
ENFERMEDAD DE CHAGAS
NIFURTIMOX
TRIPANOSOMA CRUZI
ESTRES OXIDATIVO
BIBLIOGRAFIA NACIONAL QUIMICA
2010

Abstract

Chagas disease is caused by the trypanosomatid parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and threatens millions of lives in South America. As other neglected diseases there is almost no research and development effort by the pharmaceutical industry and the treatment relies on two drugs, Nifurtimox and Benznidazole, discovered empirically more than three decades ago. Nifurtimox, a nitrofurane derivative, is believed to exert its biological activity through the bioreduction of the nitro-group to a nitro-anion radical which undergoes redox-cycling with molecular oxygen. This hypothesis is generally accepted, although arguments against it have been presented. In the present work we studied the ability of Nifurtimox and five N-oxide-containing heterocycles to induce oxidative stress in T. cruzi. N-Oxide-containing heterocycles represent a promising group of new trypanosomicidal agents and their mode of action is not completely elucidated. The results here obtained argue against the oxidative stress hypothesis almost for all the studied compounds, including Nifurtimox. A significant reduction in the level of parasitic low-molecular-weight thiols was observed after Nifurtimox treatment; however, it was not linked to the production of reactive oxidant species. Besides, redox-cycling is only observed at high Nifurtimox concentrations (>400 mM), two orders ofmagnitude higher than the concentration required for anti-proliferative activity (5 mM). Our results indicate that an increase in oxidative stress is not the main mechanism of action of Nifurtimox. Among the studied N-oxide-containing heterocycles, benzofuroxan derivatives strongly inhibited parasite dehydrogenase activity and affected mitochondrial membrane potential. The indazole derivative raised intracellular oxidants production, but it was the least effective as anti-T. cruzi.

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Boiani Santurio, Mariana
Piacenza, Lucía
Hernández, Paola
Boiani Santurio, Lucía
Cerecetto, Hugo
González, Mercedes
Denicola Creci, Ana Beatriz

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Biochemical Pharmacology v. 79, no. 12, 2010. -- p.1736 - 1745

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Elsevier

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2010

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doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2010.02.009

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Boiani Santurio, Mariana, “Mode of action of Nifurtimox and N-oxide-containing heterocycles against Trypanosoma cruzi : is oxidative stress involved?,” RIQUIM - Repositorio Institucional de la Facultad de Química - UdelaR, accessed March 19, 2024, https://riquim.fq.edu.uy/items/show/2098.
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