Gefitinib inhibits the growth of Toxoplasma gondii in HeLa cells. 2014

Zhaoshou Yang, and Hye-Jin Ahn, and Ho-Woo Nam
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, Korea.

Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis with symptoms of congenital neurological and ocular diseases and acquired lymphadenitis, retinochoroiditis, and meningoencephalitis. Small molecules which block the activity of protein kinases were tested in in vitro culture of T. gondii to find new therapeutic drugs of safer and more effective than the combined administration of pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine that sometimes provoke lethal Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Among them, Gefitinib and Crizotinib inhibited intracellular growth of T. gondii in HeLa cells by counting the number of T. gondii per parasitophorous vacuolar membrane whereas Sunitinib did not. Gefitinib inhibited the growth of T. gondii in a dose-dependent manner over 5 µM up to the tolerable concentration of HeLa cells and halted the division of the parasite immediately from the time point of treatment. Gefitinib inhibition suggests that tyrosine kinases of EGFR family or other homologous kinases of the parasite itself may be the target to cause the block of T. gondii growth.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011799 Quinazolines A group of aromatic heterocyclic compounds that contain a bicyclic structure with two fused six-membered aromatic rings, a benzene ring and a pyrimidine ring. Quinazoline
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D006367 HeLa Cells The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays. Cell, HeLa,Cells, HeLa,HeLa Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077156 Gefitinib A selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) that is used for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER. Iressa,N-(3-Chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxy-6-(3-(4-morpholinyl)propoxy)-4-quinazolinamide,ZD 1839,ZD1839
D000981 Antiprotozoal Agents Substances that are destructive to protozoans. Schizonticides,Agents, Antiprotozoal
D014122 Toxoplasma A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man. Toxoplasma gondii,Toxoplasma gondius,Toxoplasmas,gondius, Toxoplasma
D058492 Drug Repositioning The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs. Drug Repurposing,Drug Rescue,Repositioning, Drug,Repurposing, Drug,Rescue, Drug
D021261 Parasitic Sensitivity Tests Tests that demonstrate the relative effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents against specific parasites. Drug Sensitivity Tests, Helminth,Drug Sensitivity Tests, Parasitic,Drug Sensitivity Tests, Protozoal,Helminth Drug Sensitivity Tests,Parasite Sensitivity Tests,Protozoa Drug Sensitivity Tests,Protozoal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Parasite Sensitivity Test,Parasitic Sensitivity Test,Sensitivity Test, Parasite,Sensitivity Test, Parasitic,Sensitivity Tests, Parasite,Test, Parasite Sensitivity,Test, Parasitic Sensitivity,Tests, Parasite Sensitivity,Tests, Parasitic Sensitivity

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