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ArticlePloS one2021

Some novel antileishmanial compounds inhibit normal cell cycle progression of Leishmania donovani promastigotes and exhibits pro-oxidative potential.

Wandayi Emmanuel Amlabu, Cynthia Mmalebna Amisigo, Christine Achiaa Antwi, Gordon Akanzuwine Awandare, Theresa Manful Gwira

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wandayi Emmanuel AmlabuWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-7521-8982
Cynthia Mmalebna AmisigoWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Christine Achiaa AntwiWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Gordon Akanzuwine AwandareWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Theresa Manful GwiraWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-6725-7965
University of Ghana · GHAhmadu Bello University · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the midst of numerous setbacks that beclouds the fight against leishmaniasis; a neglected tropical disease, the search for new chemotherapeutics against this disease is of utmost importance. Leishmaniasis is a disease closely associated with poverty and endemic in Africa, Asia, southern Europe and the Americas. It is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by a sandfly vector. In this study, we evaluated the antileishmanial potency of eighteen pathogen box compounds and elucidated their biosafety and possible mechanisms of action against Leishmania donovani promastigotes and amastigotes in vitro. IC50s range of 0.12±0.15 to >6.25 μg/ml and 0.13±0.004 to >6.25μg/ml were observed for the promastigotes and amastigotes, respectively. We demonstrated the ability of some of the compounds to cause cytocidal effect on the parasites, induce increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), disrupt the normal parasite morphology and cause the accumulation of parasites at the DNA synthesis phase of the cell cycle. We recommend a further in vivo study on these compounds to validate the findings.

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Cell CycleAntiprotozoal AgentsDNA, KinetoplastHumansInhibitory Concentration 50KineticsLeishmania donovaniMacrophagesMitochondriaOxidation-ReductionPhosphatidylserinesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntiprotozoal AgentsDNA, KinetoplastPhosphatidylserinesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID34807936
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