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ArticleVirulence2016

FR-900098, an antimalarial development candidate that inhibits the non-mevalonate isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway, shows no evidence of acute toxicity and genotoxicity.

Jochen Wiesner, Christina Ziemann, Martin Hintz, Armin Reichenberg, Regina Ortmann, Martin Schlitzer, Rainer Fuhst, Nina Timmesfeld, Andreas Vilcinskas, Hassan Jomaa

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Article in Virulence, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jochen Wiesnera Department of Bioresources , Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME , Gießen , Germany.
Christina Ziemannb Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM , Hannover , Germany.
Martin Hintzc Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin und Pathobiochemie, Molekulare Diagnostik am Standort Gießen, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH , Gießen , Germany.
Armin Reichenbergd Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.
Regina Ortmannd Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.
Martin Schlitzerd Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.
Rainer Fuhstb Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM , Hannover , Germany.
Nina Timmesfelde Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Epidemiologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.
Andreas Vilcinskasa Department of Bioresources , Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME , Gießen , Germany.
Hassan Jomaag Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin und Pathobiochemie, Molekulare Diagnostik am Standort Marburg, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH , Marburg , Germany.
Philipps University of Marburg · DEFraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine · DEUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg · DEFraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology · DEUniversity of Giessen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

FR-900098 is an inhibitor of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate (DXP) reductoisomerase, the second enzyme in the non-mevalonate isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway. In previous studies, FR-900098 was shown to possess potent antimalarial activity in vitro and in a murine malaria model. In order to provide a basis for further preclinical and clinical development, we studied the acute toxicity and genotoxicity of FR-900098. We observed no acute toxicity in rats, i.e. there were no clinical signs of toxicity and no substance-related deaths after the administration of a single dose of 3000 mg/kg body weight orally or 400 mg/kg body weight intravenously. No mutagenic potential was detected in the Salmonella typhimurium reverse mutation assay (Ames test) or an in vitro mammalian cell gene mutation test using mouse lymphoma L5178Y/TK(+/-) cells (clone 3.7.2C), both with and without metabolic activation. In addition, FR-900098 demonstrated no clastogenic or aneugenic capability or significant adverse effects on blood formation in an in vivo micronucleus test with bone marrow erythrocytes from NMRI mice. We conclude that FR-900098 lacks acute toxicity and genotoxicity, supporting its further development as an antimalarial drug.

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DNA DamageAdministration, IntravenousAnimalsAntimalarialsDrug DiscoveryErythrocytesFosfomycinMaleMiceMutagenicity TestsRatsSalmonella typhimurium3-(N-acetyl-N-hydroxy)aminopropylphosphonic acidAntimalarialsFosfomycinacute toxicityAmes testdrug developmentfosmidomycinFR-900098genotoxicitymalariamicronucleus testmouse lymphoma assayPlasmodium falciparum

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PMID27260413
PMCPMC4991342
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