Human African trypanosomiasis is a neglected infectious disease that affects mostly people living in the rural areas of Africa. Current treatment options are limited to just four drugs that have been in use of four to nine decades. The life-threatening toxic side-effects associated with the use of these drugs are disconcerting. Poor efficacy, low oral bioavailability, and high cost are other shortcomings of current HAT treatments. Evaluating the potentials of known hits for other therapeutic areas may be a fast and convenient method to discover new hit compounds against alternative targets. A library of 34 known indanone based chalcones was screened against T.b. brucei and nine potent hits, having IC50 values between 0.5–8.9 µM, were found. The SAR studies of this series could provide useful information in guiding future exploration of this class of compounds in search of more potent, safe, and low cost anti-trypanosomal agents. Graphical Abstract
人类非洲锥虫病是一种被忽视的传染病,主要影响生活在非洲农村地区的人群。目前的治疗选择仅限于四种药物,这些药物已经使用了四到九十年。与使用这些药物相关的危及生命的毒副作用令人担忧。目前非洲锥虫病治疗的其他缺点包括疗效差、口服生物利用度低和成本高。评估已知药物对其他治疗领域的潜力可能是一种快速和便捷的方法,以发现针对其他靶点的新药物化合物。对包含34种已知基于茚酮的查尔酮的化合物库进行了筛选,针对T.b. brucei,找到了九种有效化合物,IC50值介于0.5-8.9 µM之间。这一系列的结构活性关系研究可能为引导未来探索这一类化合物以寻找更有效、安全和低成本的抗锥虫药物提供有用信息。【图形摘要】