| Literature DB >> 27458218 |
Verónica García-García1, Eric Oldfield2, Gustavo Benaim3.
Abstract
We report that the tuberculosis drug SQ109 [N-adamantan-2-yl-N'-((E)-3,7-dimethyl-octa-2,6-dienyl)-ethane-1,2-diamine] has potent activity against the intracellular amastigote form of Leishmania mexicana (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50], ∼11 nM), with a good selectivity index (>500). It is also active against promastigotes (IC50, ∼500 nM) and acts as a protonophore uncoupler, in addition to disrupting Ca(2+) homeostasis by releasing organelle Ca(2+) into the cytoplasm, and as such, it is an interesting new leishmaniasis drug hit candidate.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27458218 PMCID: PMC5038243 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00945-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191