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ArticleCurrent medicinal chemistry2025

Insights into the Antiparasitic Activity of Pyrazole-benzimidazole against

Vitoria Barbosa Paes, Leonardo da Silva Lara, Lorraine Martins Rocha Orlando, Guilherme Curty Lechuga, Thamyris Perez de Souza, Byanca Silva Ferreira, Mariana de Oliveira Zago, Maurício Silva Dos Santos, Mirian Claudia de Souza Pereira

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Article in Current medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Vitoria Barbosa PaesLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0009-0206-8731
Leonardo da Silva LaraLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9391-7664
Lorraine Martins Rocha OrlandoLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6950-0925
Guilherme Curty LechugaLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4538-3802
Thamyris Perez de SouzaLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6973-9423
Byanca Silva FerreiraLaboratório de Síntese de Sistemas Heterocíclicos (LaSSH), Instituto de Física e Química (IFQ), Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. BPS 1303, Pinheirinho, 37500-903, Itajubá, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9408-8896
Mariana de Oliveira ZagoLaboratório de Síntese de Sistemas Heterocíclicos (LaSSH), Instituto de Física e Química (IFQ), Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. BPS 1303, Pinheirinho, 37500-903, Itajubá, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0000-4917-3533
Maurício Silva Dos SantosLaboratório de Síntese de Sistemas Heterocíclicos (LaSSH), Instituto de Física e Química (IFQ), Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. BPS 1303, Pinheirinho, 37500-903, Itajubá, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1075-9059
Mirian Claudia de Souza PereiraLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21040-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2223-3289

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) 424015/2018-8, 404212/2023-9Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) CEX-APQ-01014-14Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) E-26/202.409/2021, E26/201.001/2022, E-26/210.613/2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChagas disease (CD), a life-threatening disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a significant global public health concern. The limited efficacy of the available drugs (nifurtimox and benznidazole), their severe adverse events, and the unsatisfactory outcomes of clinical trials drive the search for new, effective, and safe drugs.

objectiveThis study describes the synthesis, structural characterization, and in vitro antiparasitic activity of novel pyrazole-benzimidazole derivatives against mammalian developmental stages of T. cruzi.

methodsPhenotypic screening was used to assess the effect of pyrazole-benzimidazole derivatives against T. cruzi. Three-dimensional cardiac spheroids were employed to evaluate the toxic effect and drug efficacy. Molecular docking and cysteine protease activity were also performed.

resultsPyrazole-benzimidazole derivatives showed activity against both trypomastigotes and intracellular amastigotes. Compounds 1i (IC

conclusionOur findings emphasize the significance of pyrazole-benzimidazole hybrids in the search for new anti-T. cruzi agents.

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BenzimidazolesPyrazolesTrypanocidal AgentsTrypanosoma cruziAnimalsChagas DiseaseCysteine EndopeptidasesHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular StructureParasitic Sensitivity TestsStructure-Activity RelationshipbenzimidazoleBenzimidazolesCysteine EndopeptidasespyrazolePyrazolesTrypanocidal Agents3D cardiac microtissuebenzimidazolechagas diseaseparasite recrudescence.pyrazoleTrypanosoma cruzi

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