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ArticleScientific reports2020

Spirofused tetrahydroisoquinoline-oxindole hybrids as a novel class of fast acting antimalarial agents with multiple modes of action.

Noella M Efange, Maloba M M Lobe, Rodrigue Keumoe, Lawrence Ayong, Simon M N Efange

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. 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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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Noella M EfangeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
Maloba M M LobeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
Rodrigue KeumoeCentre Pasteur du Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Lawrence AyongCentre Pasteur du Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon. ayong@pasteur-yaounde.org.
Simon M N EfangeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon. efange.mbua@ubuea.cm.
University of Buea · CMCentre Pasteur du Cameroun · CM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular hybridization of privileged scaffolds may generate novel antiplasmodial chemotypes that display superior biological activity and delay drug resistance. In the present study, we describe the in vitro activities and mode of action of 3',4'-dihydro-2'H-spiro[indoline-3,1'-isoquinolin]-2-ones, a novel class of spirofused tetrahydroisoquinoline-oxindole hybrids, as novel antimalarial agents. Whole cell phenotypic screening of these compounds identified (14b), subsequently named (±)-moxiquindole, as the most potent compound in the current series with equipotent antiplasmodial activity against both chloroquine sensitive and multidrug resistant parasite strains with good selectivity. The compound was active against all asexual stages of the parasite including inhibition of merozoite egress. Additionally, (±)-moxiquindole exhibited significant inhibitory effects on hemoglobin degradation, and disrupted vacuolar lipid dynamics. Taken together, our data confirm the antiplasmodial activity of (±)-moxiquindole, and identify 3'4'-dihydro-2'H-spiro[indoline-3,1'-isoquinolin]-2-ones as a novel class of antimalarial agents with multiple modes of action.

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AntimalarialsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHemoglobinsLipid MetabolismPlasmodium falciparumStructure-Activity RelationshipTetrahydroisoquinolinesAntimalarialsHemoglobinsTetrahydroisoquinolines

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PMID33087791
PMCPMC7578093
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