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Research paper
A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T
Keywords: Herein a series of 4-aminoquinolines were synthesized in an attempt to optimize and study the structural features
Tuberculosis related to LABIO-17 biological activity, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis NADH-dependent enoyl-acyl carrier protein
Multidrug-resistant strains reductase (MtInhA) inhibitor previously identified by a virtual-ligand-screening approach. Structure-activity
InhA
relationships led to novel submicromolar inhibitors of MtInhA and potent antitubercular agents. The lead
Hit optimization
In vivo activity
compound is 87-fold more potent as enzymatic inhibitors and 32-fold more potent against M. tuberculosis H37Rv
Antitubercular drug candidate strain in comparison with LABIO-17. These molecules were also active against multidrug-resistant strains, devoid
of apparent toxicity to mammalian cells and showed favorable in vitro ADME profiles. Additionally, these
compounds were active in an intracellular model of tuberculosis (TB) infection, showed no genotoxicity signals,
satisfactory absorption parameters and absence of in vivo acute toxicity. Finally, treatment with selected 4-amino
quinoline for two weeks produced bacteriostatic effect in a murine model of TB. Taken together, these findings
indicate that this chemical class may furnish candidates for the future development of drug-sensitive and drug-
resistant tuberculosis treatments.
1. Introduction disease has been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic raising to levels seen
in 2017 and reversing years of progress and achievements in reducing
Tuberculosis (TB) is a human infectious disease caused mainly by TB disease burden [1]. The number of people newly diagnosed with TB
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The number of deaths from this declined from 7.1 millions in 2019 to 5.8 millions in 2020 falling short
* Corresponding author. Av. Ipiranga 6681, TECNOPUC, Prédio 92A, 90619-900, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
** Corresponding author. Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Tuberculose, Centro de Pesquisas em Biologia Molecular e Funcional, Pontifícia Uni
versidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, 90616-900, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
E-mail addresses: pablo.machado@pucrs.br (P. Machado), luiz.basso@pucrs.br (L.A. Basso).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114908
Received 23 August 2022; Received in revised form 25 October 2022; Accepted 3 November 2022
Available online 18 November 2022
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