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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Imipramine and related derivatives were tested as possible chemotherapeutic agents against Trypanosoma cruzi parasites in vitro. The IC50 values and the lethal concentrations for two cloned stocks of the parasite were determined. 2-Nitrodesmethylimipramine was the most effective compound tested (IC50 = 4-7 microM). Parasites that were able to grow and to complete the intracellular cycle in mammalian cells in the presence of the drug could be selected. Differences in susceptibility to some imipramine analogs between T. cruzi-cloned stocks were found. The study also shows that modification of the imipramine molecule by electron-withdrawing groups greatly enhances its biological activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0014-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
230-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
The activity of tricyclic antidepressant drugs against Trypanosoma cruzi.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article