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ArticleScientific reports2019

Histone deacetylase inhibitors with high in vitro activities against Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected from Gabonese children and adults.

Erik Koehne, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Rella Zoleko Manego, Matthew McCall, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Marcel Karl Walter Mackwitz, Finn K Hansen, Jana Held

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Erik KoehneInstitute of Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 27, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany.
Andrea KreidenweissInstitute of Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 27, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany.
Rella Zoleko ManegoCentre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, B.P. 242, Lambaréné, Gabon.
Matthew McCallCentre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, B.P. 242, Lambaréné, Gabon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-1401
Ghyslain Mombo-NgomaCentre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, B.P. 242, Lambaréné, Gabon.
Marcel Karl Walter MackwitzInstitute of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig University, Brüderstrasse 34, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Finn K HansenInstitute of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig University, Brüderstrasse 34, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Jana HeldInstitute of Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 27, D-72074, Tübingen, Germany. janaheld@hotmail.com.
Centre de Recherche Médicales de Lambaréné · GALeipzig University · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes are targets for the development of antimalarial drugs with a different mode of action to established antimalarials. Broad-spectrum HDAC-inhibitors show high potency against Plasmodium falciparum, but displayed some toxicity towards human cells. Inhibitors of human HDAC6 are new drug candidates with supposed reduced toxicity to human cells and favorable activities against laboratory P. falciparum strains. We investigated the potency of 12 peptoid-based HDAC-inhibitors against asexual stages of P. falciparum clinical isolates. Parasites representing different genetic backgrounds were isolated from adults and children with uncomplicated malaria in Gabon. Clinical studies on (non-HDAC-inhibitors) antimalarials, moreover, found lower drug efficacy in children, mainly attributed to acquired immunity with age in endemic areas. Therefore, we compared the in vitro sensitivity profiles of adult- and child-derived isolates to antimalarials (HDAC and standard drugs). All HDAC-inhibitors showed 50% inhibitory concentrations at nanomolar ranges with higher activities than the FDA approved reference HDAC-inhibitor SAHA. We propose peptoid-based HDAC6-inhibitors to be lead structures for further development as antimalarial chemotherapeutics. Our results further suggest no differences in activity of the tested antimalarials between P. falciparum parasites isolated from children and adults.

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AdultChild, PreschoolDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalGabonGenotypeHistone Deacetylase 6Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Malaria, FalciparumMiddle AgedParasitic Sensitivity TestsPeptoidsPlasmodium falciparumYoung AdultHDAC6 protein, humanHistone Deacetylase 6Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsPeptoids

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PMID31758015
PMCPMC6874535
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