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Table 4 The action spectrum of second-generation pterocarpanquinones on Leishmania and toxicity in macrophages

From: Second-generation pterocarpanquinones: synthesis and antileishmanial activity

Compounds

Murine Macrophage

L. amazonensis

L. braziliensis

L. infantum

Promastigote

Amastigote

SI d

Promastigote

Amastigote

SI d

Promastigote

Amastigote

SI d

CC50 (μM)

IC50 (μM)

 

IC50 (μM)

 

IC50 (μM)

 

LQB 187 (2a)

49.30 ± 1.10

1.05 ± 0.21

0.90 ± 0.10

54.7

23.10 ± 1.63

9.85 ± 1.37

5.0

1.20 ± 0.20

> 25

ND

LQB 182 (2b)

16.90 ± 1.20

1.08 ± 0.20

0.85 ± 0.02

19.8

10.98 ± 1.25

7.84 ± 2.46

2.15

1.00 ± 0.30

3.60 ± 0.90

4.69

LQB 236 (2c)

43.90 ± 0.60

1.15 ± 0.18

0.60 ± 0.13

73.16

17.85 ± 1.12

8.34 ± 1.47

5.26

1.80 ± 0.30

> 25

ND

LQB 168 (2d)

77.70 ± 1.10

1.37 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.06

172.6

28.21 ± 1.61

7.04 ± 2.29

11.03

2.00 ± 0.40

> 50

ND

LQB 474 (2e)

14.92 ± 1.43

0.50 ± 0.07

2.60 ± 0.8

5.74

12.34 ± 0.45

8.53 ± 1.12

1.74

2.20 ± 0.30

> 10

ND

LQB 475 (2f)

49.90 ± .1.00

0.40 ± 0.06

2.10 ± 0.4

23.76

10.50 ± 1.01

9.02 ± 1.64

5.53

1.40 ± 0.70

> 40

ND

LQB-118 (1)

18.46 a

1.73 a

1.45 a

12.73

3.40 b

7.50 b

2.46

4.08 c

3.25 c

5.68

Pentamidine

8.50 ± 1.25

4.80 ± 0.09

1.90 ± 0.10

4.47

13.0 ± 0.04

7.70 ± 2.40

1.1

5.70 ± 0.12

0.40 ± 0.20

21.25

  1. ND Not Determined
  2. a reference [14]
  3. b reference [13] e
  4. c reference [12]
  5. d Selective Index (SI) = CC50 in Macrophages/IC50 in intracellular amastigotes