Efficacy of antiretroviral compounds against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro. 2019

Jin-Lei Wang, and Hany M Elsheikha, and Ting-Ting Li, and Jun-Jun He, and Meng-Jie Bai, and Qin-Li Liang, and Xing-Quan Zhu, and Wei Cong
State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, P.R. China. Electronic address: wangjinlei90@126.com.

The obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Although infection with this parasite is generally benign, severe illness may occur in infected individuals if their immunity becomes less competent, such as in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. In this study, the inhibitory activity of 44 commonly used antiretroviral compounds was determined against T. gondii in vitro. Of the 44 tested antiretroviral compounds, 14 showed potency against T. gondii at IC50 concentrations (concentration inhibiting T. gondii tachyzoite growth by 50%) ranging from 1.18 ± 2.21 µM (nelfinavir) to 18.89 ± 1.87 µM (trovirdine). Of the 14 potent antiretroviral compounds, 7 are HIV-1 protease inhibitors. This study also investigated whether co-administration of these 14 antiretroviral compounds interferes with the anti-T. gondii activity of existing anti-T. gondii drugs, namely sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine. The results showed no significant interaction between any of the 14 tested antiretroviral compounds and pyrimethamine or sulfadiazine. These results warrant investigation of whether administration of the lead antiretroviral drugs with highly potent anti-T. gondii activity to HIV patients may help to limit the occurrence of toxoplasmic encephalitis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011739 Pyrimethamine One of the FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS that is used as an antimalarial or with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis. Chloridin,Daraprim,Malocide,Tindurine
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D004347 Drug Interactions The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000981 Antiprotozoal Agents Substances that are destructive to protozoans. Schizonticides,Agents, Antiprotozoal
D013411 Sulfadiazine One of the short-acting SULFONAMIDES used in combination with PYRIMETHAMINE to treat toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in newborns with congenital infections. Sulfazin,Sulfazine,Sulphadiazine,Zinc Sulfadiazine,Sulfadiazine, Zinc
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
D044966 Anti-Retroviral Agents Agents used to treat RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS. Antiretroviral Agent,Antiretroviral Agents,Agent, Antiretroviral,Agents, Anti-Retroviral,Agents, Antiretroviral,Anti Retroviral Agents

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