| Literature DB >> 26459896 |
Venée N Tubman1, Pedro Mejia2, Boris E Shmukler3, Amy K Bei4, Seth L Alper5, James R Mitchell2, Carlo Brugnara6, Manoj T Duraisingh7.
Abstract
Senicapoc, a Gardos channel inhibitor, prevented erythrocyte dehydration in clinical trials of patients with sickle cell disease. We tested the hypothesis that senicapoc-induced blockade of the Gardos channel inhibits Plasmodium growth. Senicapoc inhibited in vitro growth of human and primate plasmodia during the clinical blood stage. Senicapoc treatment suppressed P. yoelii parasitemia in vivo in C57BL/6 mice. The reassuring safety and biochemical profile of senicapoc encourage its use in antimalarial development.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26459896 PMCID: PMC4704178 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01668-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191