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Furofuran lignans display schistosomicidal and trypanocidal activities

Authors: Ana Carolina, Pereira; Viviane Rodrigues, Esperandim; Daniele, Ferreira da Silva; Daniele da Silva, Ferreira; Lizandra Guidi, Magalhães; Thais Coelho, Lima; Dhammika N P, Nanayakkara; +3 Authors

Furofuran lignans display schistosomicidal and trypanocidal activities

Abstract

Parasitic diseases continue to be a major worldwide health problem, and there is an urgent need for development of therapeutic drugs. This paper describes synthesis of dehydrodiferulic acid dilactone 1 and dehydrodisinapic acid dilactone 2 furofuran lignans by oxidative coupling of ferulic and sinapic acids, respectively. Their schistosomicidal, trypanocidal, and leishmanicidal activities were evaluated in vitro against Schistosoma mansoni adult worms, trypomastigote and amastigotes forms of Trypanosoma cruzi, and promastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Compound 1 did not display significant schistosomicidal activity, but it presented potent trypanocidal activity, since it induced death of trypomastigotes and amastigotes with IC50/24h of 9.3μM and 7.3μM, respectively. Compound 2 had slight trypanocidal and schistosomicidal activities. None of the compounds were active against L. amazonensis. These results demonstrated that furofuran lignans are potentially useful for anti-parasitic drugs development and should be further investigated.

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Leishmania, Molecular Structure, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania mexicana, Schistosoma mansoni, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, Trypanocidal Agents, Lignans, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Lactones, Schistosomicides, Parasitic Sensitivity Tests, Animals, Humans, Furans, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

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