Amoebicidal effect of synthetic indoles against Acanthamoeba spp.: a study of cell death
Organic and synthetic chemistry plays a crucial role in drug discovery fields. Moreover, chemical modifications of available molecules to enhance their efficacy, selectivity and safety have been considered as an attractive approach for the development of new bioactive agents. Indoles, a versatile group of natural heterocyclic compounds, have been widely used in pharmaceutical industry due to their broad spectrum of activities including antimicrobial, antitumoral and anti-inflammatory among others. Herein, we report the amoebicidal activity of different indole analogs on Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff. Among the 40 tested derivatives, eight molecules were able to inhibit this protistan parasite. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis of their anti-Acanthamoeba activity would suggest that a carboxylation of C-3 position and the incorporation of halogen as chlorine/fluorine would enhance their biological profile, presumably by increasing their lipophilicity and therefore their ability to cross the cell membrane. Fluorescence image base system was used to investigate the effect of indole 6o c-6 on the cytoskeleton network and various programmed cell death features. We were able to highlight that the methyl 6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate could induce program cell death by the mitochondrial dysfunction.
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-02-27
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| Subjects: | Indole derivative, Acanthamoeba spp., program cell death, fluorescence microscopy, cells, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/355754 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004587 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007757 |
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