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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2015

Protozoan Parasite Growth Inhibitors Discovered by Cross-Screening Yield Potent Scaffolds for Lead Discovery.

William Devine, Jennifer L Woodring, Uma Swaminathan, Emanuele Amata, Gautam Patel, Jessey Erath, Norma E Roncal, Patricia J Lee, Susan E Leed, Ana Rodriguez and 3 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

William Devine
Jennifer L Woodring
Uma Swaminathan
Emanuele Amata
Gautam Patel
Jessey Erath‡Division of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, 341 E. 25th St., New York, New York 10010, United States.
Norma E Roncal§Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, 2460 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States.
Patricia J Lee§Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, 2460 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States.
Susan E Leed§Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, 2460 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States.
Ana Rodriguez‡Division of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, 341 E. 25th St., New York, New York 10010, United States.
Kojo Mensa-Wilmot∥Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Richard J Sciotti§Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, 2460 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States.
Michael P Pollastri
Northeastern University · USWalter Reed Army Institute of Research · USNew York University · USUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

Optimization and Modes of Action of NEU-4438, a New Anti-trypanosome Lead DrugR01AI124046 · NIAID · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI FERRINS, LORI, MENSA-WILMOT, KOJO A. · 2016 to 2025
$6.0M
Curaxin-137, A New Lead for Anti-Trypanosome Drug Discovery - Resubmission - 1R01AI126311 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI HAJDUK, STEPHEN L, POLLASTRI, MICHAEL P · 2017 to 2020
$2.7M
Validation and development of trypanosomal phosphodiesterase inhibitors for treatR01AI082577 · NIAID · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CAMPBELL, ROBERT KIRWAN, POLLASTRI, MICHAEL P · 2009 to 2013
$2.6M
Lead Optimization of Lapatinib Analogs for Human African TrypanosomiasisR56AI099476 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MENSA-WILMOT, KOJO A., POLLASTRI, MICHAEL P · 2014 to 2014
$672k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI082577NIAID NIH HHS R01AI082577NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI124046NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI126311NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI099476NIAID NIH HHS R56AI099476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tropical protozoal infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide; four in particular (human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and malaria) have an estimated combined burden of over 87 million disability-adjusted life years. New drugs are needed for each of these diseases. Building on the previous identification of NEU-617 (1) as a potent and nontoxic inhibitor of proliferation for the HAT pathogen (Trypanosoma brucei), we have now tested this class of analogs against other protozoal species: T. cruzi (Chagas disease), Leishmania major (cutaneous leishmaniasis), and Plasmodium falciparum (malaria). Based on hits identified in this screening campaign, we describe the preparation of several replacements for the quinazoline scaffold and report these inhibitors' biological activities against these parasites. In doing this, we have identified several potent proliferation inhibitors for each pathogen, such as 4-((3-chloro-4-((3-fluorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)amino)-6-(4-((4-methyl-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)sulfonyl)phenyl)quinoline-3-carbonitrile (NEU-924, 83) for T. cruzi and N-(3-chloro-4-((3-fluorobenzyl)oxy)phenyl)-7-(4-((4-methyl-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)sulfonyl)phenyl)cinnolin-4-amine (NEU-1017, 68) for L. major and P. falciparum.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryAnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalGrowth InhibitorsHep G2 CellsHumansParasitesQuinazolinesAntiprotozoal AgentsGrowth InhibitorsQuinazolines

Identifiers

PMID26087257
PMCPMC4515785
OpenAlexW2415780312

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