Selenosugars targeting the infective stage of Trypanosoma brucei with high selectivity

Dibello, Estefanía - Oddone, Natalia - Franco, Jaime - Illyés, Tünde-Zita - Medeiros Pereyra, Andrea Lourdes - Kiss, Attila - Hogye, Fanni - Kövér, Katalin E. - Szilágyi, László - Comini, Marcelo A.

Resumen:

Earlier evidences showed that diglycosyl diselenides are active against the infective stage of African trypanosomes (top hits IC50 0.5 and 1.5 μM) but poorly selective (selectivity index <10). Here we extended the study to 33 new seleno-glycoconjugates with the aim to improve potency and selectivity. Three selenoglycosides and three glycosyl selenenylsulfides displayed IC50 against bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei in the sub-μM range (IC50 0.35–0.77 μM) and four of them showed an improved selectivity (selectivity index >38-folds vs. murine and human macrohages). For the glycosyl selenylsulfides, the anti-trypanosomal activity was not significantly influenced by the nature of the moiety attached to the sulfur atom. Except for a quinoline-, and to a minor extent a nitro-derivative, the most selective hits induced a rapid (within 60 min) and marked perturbation of the LMWTredox homeostasis. The formation of selenenylsulfide glycoconjugates with free thiols has been identified as a potential mechanism involved in this process.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2024
SELENOGLUCOSIDOS
TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI
MACROFAGOS
ESTRES OXIDATIVO
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/43904
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