Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing

Autores
Bellera, Carolina Leticia; Balcazar, Darío E.; Alberca, Lucas Nicolás; Labriola, Carlos A.; Talevi, Alan; Carrillo, Carolina
Año de publicación
2014
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inglés
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versión publicada
Descripción
Cruzipain (Cz) is the major cysteine protease of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, etiological agent of Chagas disease. A conformation-independent classifier capable of identifying Cz inhibitors was derived from a 163-compound dataset and later applied in a virtual screening campaign on the DrugBank database, which compiles FDA-approved and investigational drugs. 54 approved drugs were selected as candidates, 3 of which were acquired and tested on Cz and T. cruzi epimastigotes proliferation. Among them, levothyroxine, traditionally used in hormone replacement therapy in patients with hypothyroidism, showed dose-dependent inhibition of Cz and antiproliferative activity on the parasite.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Materia
Ciencias Exactas
Trypanosoma cruzi
Cruzipain
Chagas disease
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
title Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
spellingShingle Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
Bellera, Carolina Leticia
Ciencias Exactas
Trypanosoma cruzi
Cruzipain
Chagas disease
title_short Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
title_full Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
title_fullStr Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
title_full_unstemmed Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
title_sort Identification of levothyroxine antichagasic activity through computer-aided drug repurposing
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bellera, Carolina Leticia
Balcazar, Darío E.
Alberca, Lucas Nicolás
Labriola, Carlos A.
Talevi, Alan
Carrillo, Carolina
author Bellera, Carolina Leticia
author_facet Bellera, Carolina Leticia
Balcazar, Darío E.
Alberca, Lucas Nicolás
Labriola, Carlos A.
Talevi, Alan
Carrillo, Carolina
author_role author
author2 Balcazar, Darío E.
Alberca, Lucas Nicolás
Labriola, Carlos A.
Talevi, Alan
Carrillo, Carolina
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Exactas
Trypanosoma cruzi
Cruzipain
Chagas disease
topic Ciencias Exactas
Trypanosoma cruzi
Cruzipain
Chagas disease
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Cruzipain (Cz) is the major cysteine protease of the protozoan <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, etiological agent of Chagas disease. A conformation-independent classifier capable of identifying Cz inhibitors was derived from a 163-compound dataset and later applied in a virtual screening campaign on the DrugBank database, which compiles FDA-approved and investigational drugs. 54 approved drugs were selected as candidates, 3 of which were acquired and tested on Cz and <i>T. cruzi</i> epimastigotes proliferation. Among them, levothyroxine, traditionally used in hormone replacement therapy in patients with hypothyroidism, showed dose-dependent inhibition of Cz and antiproliferative activity on the parasite.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
description Cruzipain (Cz) is the major cysteine protease of the protozoan <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, etiological agent of Chagas disease. A conformation-independent classifier capable of identifying Cz inhibitors was derived from a 163-compound dataset and later applied in a virtual screening campaign on the DrugBank database, which compiles FDA-approved and investigational drugs. 54 approved drugs were selected as candidates, 3 of which were acquired and tested on Cz and <i>T. cruzi</i> epimastigotes proliferation. Among them, levothyroxine, traditionally used in hormone replacement therapy in patients with hypothyroidism, showed dose-dependent inhibition of Cz and antiproliferative activity on the parasite.
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