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Blood schizontocidal activity of selected 1,2,4-trioxanes (Fenozans) against the multidrug-resistant strain of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis (MDR) in vivo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2006

R. TRIPATHI ,
C. W. JEFFORD  and
G. P. DUTTA
R. TRIPATHI
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
C. W. JEFFORD
Affiliation:
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-12, Geneva, Switzerland
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Abstract

Blood schizontocidal activity of 10 selected cis-fused cyclopenteno-1,2,4-trioxanes (namely Fenozan compound nos 6, 7, 11, 27, 32, 39, 44, 45, 48 and 51) have been re-investigated to establish their curative doses against the multidrug-resistant Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis strain, which is lethal in Swiss mice. Freshly prepared formulations of these compounds prepared either in neutral groundnut (peanut) oil or in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-Tween-water, were compared for their antimalarial activity. Only 2 compounds, namely Fenozan derivatives 11 and 45, formulated in neutral groundnut oil for oral administration, showed highest activity with 100% cure rate in MDR P. yoelii nigeriensis-infected mice, while the DMSO-Tween-water formulations were inactive. Fenozan-48 produced 72·2% cure, when administered orally in groundnut oil (formulation) while its DMSO-Tween formulation was inactive. In the case of Fenozan 7, the oil and DMSO-Tween formulations produced 92·3 and 76·0% cures respectively. Fenozan derivatives nos 6, 27, 32, 39, 44 and 51 were not protective either in groundnut oil or DMSO-Tween oral formulations. The present study has applied more rigorous criteria for selection of active compounds, and has identified the 3,3-spirocyclopentane derivative Fenozan 11, and the 3,3-spirohydropyran derivative Fenozan 45, as potential blood schizontocides which can completely eliminate multidrug-resistant malaria infection in mice. Both these compounds are candidates for pre-clinical development. The present study advocates the preferred use of an oil vehicle for oral evaluation of potential antimalarial trioxanes/fenozans instead of the DMSO formulation, which gives inferior curative efficacy.

Keywords

trioxanesfenozansantimalarialsPlasmodium yoelii nigeriensismultidrug resistant (MDR)
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , July 2006 , pp. 1 - 9
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2006 Cambridge University Press

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