Breton J C, Bouteille B, Sonan T
Institut de Neurologie tropicale, Faculté de Médecine de Limoges.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1988;81(3 Pt 2):571-7.
alpha-Difluoromethyl ornithine (DFMO) irreversibly inhibits ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), an essential enzyme for the synthesis of polyamines, and results in decreased biosynthesis of putrescine and spermidine, factors necessary for cellular multiplication. Use of this chemical agent in Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected mice eradicated the parasite from circulating blood. This treatment is now being developed for use in human pathology.
α-二氟甲基鸟氨酸(DFMO)不可逆地抑制鸟氨酸脱羧酶(ODC),这是一种合成多胺所必需的酶,会导致腐胺和亚精胺的生物合成减少,而腐胺和亚精胺是细胞增殖所必需的因素。在感染布氏布氏锥虫的小鼠中使用这种化学试剂可从循环血液中根除寄生虫。目前正在开发这种治疗方法用于人类病理学。