Brugia malayi
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- 作者：Ramakrishna U. Rao ; Yuefang Huang ; Kerstin Fischer ; Peter U. Fischer ; Gary J. Weil
- 关键词：Brugia malayi ; Wolbachia ; Filariasis ; Nitazoxanide (NTZ) ; Tizoxanide (TZ) ; Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) ; Albendazole (Alb) ; Microfilariae (MF) ; Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR)
- 刊名：Experimental Parasitology
- 出版年：2009
- 出版时间：January 2009
- 年：2009
- 卷：121
- 期：1
- 页码：38-45
- 全文大小：789 K
文摘
There is an urgent need for safe and effective antifilarials. Prior studies have shown that the nitazoxanide (NTZ) exhibits broad activity against anaerobic bacteria, protozoa, and certain intestinal helminths. We examined the effects of NTZ and tizoxanide (TZ) on Brugia malayi nematodes in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, NTZ and TZ reduced worm motility and viability in a dose-dependent manner. Worm viability was reduced by 50 % with both compounds at 2.5 and 20 μg/ml killed adult worms. NTZ or TZ (5 μg/ml) significantly reduced microfilaria release. These compounds blocked worm’s embryogenesis, and decreased microfilarial motility and viability. Treated worms had damaged cuticles and abnormal mitochondria. Wolbachia were not cleared by NTZ or TZ treatment. Neither NTZ nor TZ cleared adult worms or microfilariae in infected gerbils. These results show that NTZ and TZ have potent effects on B. malayi nematodes in vitro. However, they were not effective in vivo.