Mechanistic, in-silico and in vitro studies with nitrofurans reveal potent leishmanicidal activity and inhibition of trypanothione reductase - Andrés-Rodríguez, Julia; González-Montero, María-Cristina; García-Fernández, Nerea; Galano-Frutos, Juan-José; Rosa, Maria-Cristina de; Ferreira, Patricia; Pérez-Pertejo, María-Yolanda; Reguera, Rosa M.; Balaña-Fouce, Rafael; García-Estrada, Carlos (International journal for parasitology -- drugs and drug resistance, 2025)
Keywords: Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents - chemistry; Antiprotozoal Agents - pharmacology; Cell Line; Computer Simulation; Cyclic nitrofurans; Humans; Leishmania donovani; Leishmania donovani - drug effects; Leishmania donovani - enzymology; Leishmania infantum - drug effects; Leishmania infantum - enzymology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - drug therapy; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - parasitology; Macrophages - drug effects; Macrophages - parasitology; Mice; Molecular docking; Molecular Docking Simulation; NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases - antagonists & inhibitors; Nitrofurans - chemistry; Nitrofurans - pharmacology; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Trypanothione; Trypanothione reductase; Visceral leishmaniasis; CC50; AF; Leishmania donovani; BMDM; T[S]2; Cyclic nitrofurans; RMDS; Trypanothione; NTR; Molecular docking; DNDi; TryR; DCFH-DA; NTDs; Visceral leishmaniasis; GM-CSF; SI; VL; ROS; EC50; Trypanothione reductase