da Silva Edson Roberto, Mesquita André, do Carmo Maquiaveli Claudia
Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil.
Pathogens. 2025 Apr 15;14(4):384. doi: 10.3390/pathogens14040384.
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is a polyphenol produced by many plants and is found in red and green propolis. Here, we evaluated the antileishmanial activity of this natural product against . CAPE exhibited IC values of 8.07 µM (95% CI, 6.79-9.62 µM) and 13.51 µM (95% CI, 10.71-17.16 µM) against promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes, respectively. Additionally, CAPE inhibited arginase in a non-competitive manner with a K value of 1.51 ± 0.04 µM. These results highlight the potential of CAPE as a promising lead compound for developing new therapies against leishmaniasis.
咖啡酸苯乙酯(CAPE)是许多植物产生的一种多酚,存在于红蜂胶和绿蜂胶中。在此,我们评估了这种天然产物对利什曼原虫的抗利什曼活性。CAPE对前鞭毛体和细胞内无鞭毛体的IC值分别为8.07 µM(95%置信区间,6.79 - 9.62 µM)和13.51 µM(95%置信区间,10.71 - 17.16 µM)。此外,CAPE以非竞争性方式抑制精氨酸酶,K值为1.51 ± 0.04 µM。这些结果突出了CAPE作为开发抗利什曼病新疗法的有前景先导化合物的潜力。