Efficacy of antiretroviral compounds against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro.
Efficacy of antiretroviral compounds against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro.
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10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.08.023
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发表时间:
2019-08
影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
Jin-Lei Wang;H. Elsheikha;Ting-Ting Li-Ting;Jun-Jun He-Jun;M. Bai;Qin-Li Liang;Xing-Quan Zhu;W. Cong
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Jin-Lei Wang;H. Elsheikha;Ting-Ting Li-Ting;Jun-Jun He-Jun;M. Bai;Qin-Li Liang;Xing-Quan Zhu;W. Cong
The obligate intracellular parasiteToxoplasma gondiican 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 againstT. gondiiin vitro. Of the 44 tested antiretroviral compounds, 14 showed potency againstT. gondiiat IC50concentrations (concentration inhibitingT. gondiitachyzoite 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. gondiiactivity of existing anti-T. gondiidrugs, 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. gondiiactivity to HIV patients may help to limit the occurrence of toxoplasmic encephalitis.