Abstract:
:New therapies are needed for the treatment of toxoplasmosis, which is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. To this end, we previously developed a potent and selective inhibitor (compound 1) of Toxoplasma gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (TgCDPK1) that possesses antitoxoplasmosis activity in vitro and in vivo. Unfortunately, 1 has potent human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) inhibitory activity, associated with long Q-T syndrome, and consequently presents a cardiotoxicity risk. Here, we describe the identification of an optimized TgCDPK1 inhibitor 32, which does not have a hERG liability and possesses a favorable pharmacokinetic profile in small and large animals. 32 is CNS-penetrant and highly effective in acute and latent mouse models of T. gondii infection, significantly reducing the amount of parasite in the brain, spleen, and peritoneal fluid and reducing brain cysts by >85%. These properties make 32 a promising lead for the development of a new antitoxoplasmosis therapy.
journal_name
J Med Chemjournal_title
Journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Vidadala RS,Rivas KL,Ojo KK,Hulverson MA,Zambriski JA,Bruzual I,Schultz TL,Huang W,Zhang Z,Scheele S,DeRocher AE,Choi R,Barrett LK,Siddaramaiah LK,Hol WG,Fan E,Merritt EA,Parsons M,Freiberg G,Marsh K,Kempf DJ,Cadoi
10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00760subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-07-14 00:00:00pages
6531-46issue
13eissn
0022-2623issn
1520-4804journal_volume
59pub_type
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