Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic.
Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 Feb 16;67(2):e0150622. doi: 10.1128/aac.01506-22. Epub 2023 Jan 23.
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is a rare but fatal central nervous system (CNS) disease caused by the "brain-eating amoeba" Naegleria fowleri. A major obstacle is the requirement for drugs with the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, which are used in extremely high doses, cause severe side effects, and are usually ineffective. We discovered that the 4-aminomethylphenoxy-benzoxaborole AN3057 exhibits nanomolar potency against N. fowleri, and experimental treatment of infected mice significantly prolonged survival and demonstrated a 28% relapse-free cure rate.
原发性阿米巴脑膜脑炎是一种罕见但致命的中枢神经系统(CNS)疾病,由“食脑变形虫”福氏耐格里阿米巴引起。主要障碍是需要具有穿透血脑屏障能力的药物,这些药物需要以极高的剂量使用,会引起严重的副作用,而且通常无效。我们发现 4-氨甲基苯氧基苯并恶硼烷 AN3057 对福氏耐格里阿米巴具有纳摩尔效力,对感染小鼠的实验性治疗显著延长了存活时间,并显示出 28%的无复发治愈率。