Title
In vitro activity of antiretroviral tipranavir against toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
Other title
Efecto in vitro del antirretroviral tipranavir sobre taquizoitos de toxoplasma gondii
Date Issued
01 May 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ramos Granja R.
Cox R.
Monzote Fidalgo L.
Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí"
Publisher(s)
Editorial Ciencias Medicas
Abstract
The introduction of highly efficient antiretroviral therapy has brought about a decrease in the frequency of neurotoxoplasmosis among people with HIV. It was demonstrated experimentally that protease inhibitor antiretrovirals may also have a direct action against the parasite, in this case Toxoplasma gondii. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the antitoxoplasma activity in vitro of tipranavir, a third-generation protease inhibitor antiretroviral. To achieve this aim, determination was made of the growth inhibition caused by tipranavir in Toxoplasma gondii intracellular tachyzoites, as well as its cytotoxicity against macrophages living in the peritoneum of OF-1 mice. Additionally, evaluation was conducted of atazanavir, sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine as reference drugs. Tipranavir displayed inhibitory activity against T. gondii tachyzoites, with a IC50 of 21.2 ± 3,0 µM, similar (p> 0.05) to the one obtained with sulfadiazine (IC50= 23.3 ± 3.6 µM) and higher (p< 0.05) than atazanavir (IC50= 2.8 ± 0.7 µM) and pyrimethamine (IC50= 1.2 ± 0.2 µM). However, its CC50 value (105.9 ± 10.0 µM) was higher (p< 0.05) than that of the reference drugs atazanavir (CC50= 25.0 ± 0.5 µM), sulfadiazine (CC50= 25.2 ± 3.2 µM) and pyrimethamine (CC50= 4.4 ± 1.2 µM). This is the first time a description is provided of the in vitro activity of tipranavir against T. gondii tachyzoites.
Volume
70
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología Farmacología, Farmacia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85056320504
Source
Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical
ISSN of the container
03750760
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