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ArticlePloS one2024

Exploring hydrophilic 2,2-di(indol-3-yl)ethanamine derivatives against Leishmania infantum.

Alessia Centanni, Aurora Diotallevi, Gloria Buffi, Diego Olivieri, Nuno Santarém, Antti Lehtinen, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva, Paula Kiuru, Simone Lucarini and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Alessia CentanniDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Aurora DiotalleviDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino (PU), Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5456-1821
Gloria BuffiDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino (PU), Italy.
Diego OlivieriDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino (PU), Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9411-4487
Nuno SantarémInstituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto, R. Alfredo Allen, Porto, Portugal.
Antti LehtinenDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jari Yli-KauhaluomaDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-0370-7653
Anabela Cordeiro-da-SilvaInstituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto, R. Alfredo Allen, Porto, Portugal.
Paula KiuruDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6084-684X
Simone LucariniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino (PU), Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3667-1207
Luca GalluzziDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino (PU), Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1747-526X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein we report the design and the synthesis of a library of new and more hydrophilic bisindole analogues based on our previously identified antileishmanial compound URB1483 that failed the preliminary in vivo test. The novel bisindoles were phenotypically screened for efficacy against Leishmania infantum promastigotes and simultaneously for toxicity on human macrophage-like THP-1 cells. Among the less toxic compounds, eight bisindoles showed IC50 below 10 μM. The most selective compound 1h (selectivity index = 10.1, comparable to miltefosine) and the most potent compound 2c (IC50 = 2.7 μM) were tested for their efficacy on L. infantum intracellular amastigotes. The compounds also demonstrated their efficacy in the in vitro infection model, showing IC50 of 11.1 and 6.8 μM for 1h and 2c, respectively. Moreover, 1h showed a better toxicity profile than the commercial drug miltefosine. For all these reasons, 1h could be a possible new starting point for hydrophilic antileishmanial agents with low cytotoxicity on human macrophage-like cells.

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Antiprotozoal AgentsLeishmania infantumHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsIndolesInhibitory Concentration 50MacrophagesPhosphorylcholineTHP-1 CellsAntiprotozoal AgentsIndolesmiltefosinePhosphorylcholine

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PMCPMC11175440

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