Structure Mechanism Insights and the Role of Nitric Oxide Donation Guide the Development of Oxadiazole-2-Oxides as Therapeutic Agents against Schistosomiasis

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• 作者：Ganesha Rai ; Ahmed A. Sayed ; Wendy A. Lea ; Hans F. Luecke ; Harinath Chakrapani ; Stefanie Prast-Nielsen ; Ajit Jadhav ; William Leister ; Min Shen ; James Inglese ; Christopher P. Austin ; Larry Keefer ; Elia
• 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：October 22, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：52
• 期：20
• 页码：6474-6483
• 全文大小：959K
• 年卷期：v.52,no.20(October 22, 2009)
• ISSN：1520-4804

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Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease affecting hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. Current treatment depends on a single agent, praziquantel, raising concerns of emergence of resistant parasites. Here, we continue our explorations of an oxadiazole-2-oxide class of compounds we recently identified as inhibitors of thioredoxin glutathione reductase (TGR), a selenocysteine-containing flavoenzyme required by the parasite to maintain proper cellular redox balance. Through systematic evaluation of the core molecular structure of this chemotype, we define the essential pharmacophore, establish a link between the nitric oxide donation and TGR inhibition, determine the selectivity for this chemotype versus related reductase enzymes, and present evidence that these agents can be modified to possess appropriate drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic properties. The mechanistic link between exogenous NO donation and parasite injury is expanded and better defined. The results of these studies verify the utility of oxadiazole-2-oxides as novel inhibitors of TGR and as efficacious antischistosomal agents.