Synthesis, characterization and antiparasitic activity of organometallic derivatives of the anthelmintic drug albendazole.

Lin, Yan; Ong, Yih Ching; Keller, Sarah; Karges, Johannes; Bouchene, Rafika; Manoury, Eric; Blacque, Olivier; Müller, Joachim; Anghel, Nicoleta; Hemphill, Andrew; Häberli, Cécile; Taki, Aya C; Gasser, Robin B; Cariou, Kevin; Keiser, Jennifer; Gasser, Gilles (2020). Synthesis, characterization and antiparasitic activity of organometallic derivatives of the anthelmintic drug albendazole. Dalton transactions, 49(20), pp. 6616-6626. Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/d0dt01107j

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Helminthiases, a group of neglected tropical diseases, affect more than one billion people mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Moreover, major intestinal protozoa have a significant impact on global public health. Albendazole (ABZ) is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, drug resistance is emerging due to its widespread use. In order to tackle this problem, taking into account the spectacular results obtained with ferroquine, an organometallic derivatization of the antimalarial drug chloroquine, we have prepared, in this study, a series of new ferrocenyl and ruthenocenyl derivatives of the organic drug ABZ and assessed their activity against different helminths and protozoans, namely Trichuris muris, Heligmosomoides polygygrus, Schistosoma mansoni, Giardia lamblia, Haemonchus contortus and Toxoplasma gondii. The ferrocene-containing ABZ analogue 2d exhibited over 70% activity against T. muris adults in vitro at 200 μM and no toxicity to mammalian cells (IC50 >100 μM). H. polygyrus adults were not affected by any of the derivatives tested. Against T. gondii, the ferrocene-containing ABZ analogues 1a and 2d showed better in vitro activity than ABZ and low toxicity to the host cells. The activity of the analogous ruthenocenyl compound 2b against S. mansoni and T. gondii in vitro might be attributed to its toxicity towards the host cells rather than a specific antiparasitic activity. These results demonstrate that the derivatives show a species specific in vitro activity and the choice of the organometallic moieties attached to the organic drug is playing a very important role. Two of our organometallic compounds, namely 1b and 2d, were tested in T. muris infected mice. At a 400 mg kg-1 dose, the compounds showed moderate worm burden reductions but low worm expulsion rates. Overall, this work, which is one of the first studies reporting the potential of organometallic compounds on a very broad range of parasitic helminths and protozoan, is a clear confirmation of the potential of organometallic complexes against parasites of medical and veterinary importance.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology

UniBE Contributor:

Müller, Heinz Joachim, Anghel, Nicoleta, Hemphill, Andrew

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1477-9226

Publisher:

Royal Society of Chemistry

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrew Hemphill

Date Deposited:

17 Feb 2021 14:22

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:34

Publisher DOI:

10.1039/d0dt01107j

PubMed ID:

32347259

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/152373

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152373

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