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Specific pharmacokinetic interaction between lumefantrine and monodesbutyl-benflumetol in Plasmodium falciparum

Spezifische Pharmakodynamische Interaktion zwischen Lumefantrin und Monodesbutyl-Benflumetol bei Plasmodium falciparum

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift volume 119, pages 60–66 (2007)Cite this article

Zusammenfassung

Die blutschizontozide Wirkung von Lumefantrin, Monodesbutyl-Benflumetol und einer 999:1 Kombination beider Substanzen wurde bei 26 frischen Isolaten von Plasmodium falciparum aus dem Nordwesten Thailands ermittelt. Als Methodik diente die Messung der Hemmung der Schizontenreifung (WHO Standardprotokoll Mikrotest Mark II). Die geometrischen Mittelkonzentrationen für volle Reifungshemmung (GMCOC) beliefen sich auf 943,2 nM für Lumefantrin, 146,3 nM für DBB und 182,2 nM für die 999:1 Kombination von Lumefantrin und DBB. Die EC50 Werte waren 27,3 nM für Lumefantrin, 44,1 nM für DBB, und 16,5 nM für die Kombination, die EC90 Werte 163,1nM für Lumefantrin, 44,1 nM für DBB, und 78,3 nM für die Kombination. Trotz des geringen Anteils in der Kombination zeigte DBB signifikanten Synergismus mit Lumefantrin, welcher bei EC90 und EC99 am stärksten ausgeprägt war. Gemäß Korrelationsanalyse ist DBB der maßgebliche Wirkungsfaktor in der Kombination.

Summary

The blood schizontocidal activity of lumefantrine, monodesbutyl-benflumetol (DBB) and a 999:1 combination of both compounds has been investigated in 26 fresh isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from northwestern Thailand, using the WHO standard protocol MarkII for determining the inhibition of schizont maturation. The geometric mean cut-off concentrations of schizont maturation (GMCOC) were 943.2 nM for lumefantrine, 146.3 nM for DBB and 182.2 nM for the 999:1 combination of lumefantrine and DBB. The EC50 values were 27.3nM for lumefantrine, 5.7 nM for DBB, and 16.5 nM for the combination, and the EC90 values 163.1 nM for lumefantrine, 44.1 nM for DBB, and 78.3 nM for the combination. Despite the very low concentration in the combination, DBB exerted significant synergistic activity with lumefantrine that was strongest at the EC90 and EC99 levels. Correlation analysis indicates that DBB is the leading determinant for the activity of the combination.

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    Peter Starzengruber, Maria Parizek, Herwig Kollaritsch & Walther H. Wernsdorfer

  2. Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Gunther Wernsdorfer & Walther H. Wernsdorfer

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Starzengruber, P., Wernsdorfer, G., Parizek, M. et al. Specific pharmacokinetic interaction between lumefantrine and monodesbutyl-benflumetol in Plasmodium falciparum . Wien Klin Wochenschr 119, 60–66 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-007-0861-9

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Key words

  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Lumefantrine
  • Monodesbutyl-benflumetol
  • In vitro
  • Thailand