Objective:To identify more effective and less toxic drugs to treat animal toxoplasmosis.Methods:Efficucy of seven kinds of sulfonamides against Toxoplasma gondii(T.gondii)in an acute murine model was evaluated.The mic...Objective:To identify more effective and less toxic drugs to treat animal toxoplasmosis.Methods:Efficucy of seven kinds of sulfonamides against Toxoplasma gondii(T.gondii)in an acute murine model was evaluated.The mice used throughout the study were randomly assigned to many groups(10 mice each),which either remained uninfected or were infected intraperitoneally with lachyzoites of T.gondii(strains RH and CN).All groups were then treated with different sulfonamides and the optimal treatment protocol was determined candidates.Sulfadiazine-sodium(SD)was used for comparison.Results:The oplimal therapy involved gavaging mice twice per day with 250 mg/kg bw of sulfachloropyrazine-sodium(SPZ)for five days.Using this protocol,the average survival time and the time-point of 50%fatalities were prolonged significantly compared with SD treatment.Treatment with SFZ protected 40%of mice from death,and the heart and kidney tissue of these animals was parasite-free,as determined by nestedPCK.SPZ showed excellent therapeutic effects in the treatment of T.gondii in an acute murine model and is therefore a promising drug candidate for the treatment and prevention of T.gondii in animals.Conclusions:It can be concluded that the effective drug sulfachloropyrazine may be the new therapeutic options against animal toxoplasmosis.展开更多
基金Supported by a grant from The National Special Research Program for Non-Profit Trades(Agriculture.China)(grant No.200803017)
文摘Objective:To identify more effective and less toxic drugs to treat animal toxoplasmosis.Methods:Efficucy of seven kinds of sulfonamides against Toxoplasma gondii(T.gondii)in an acute murine model was evaluated.The mice used throughout the study were randomly assigned to many groups(10 mice each),which either remained uninfected or were infected intraperitoneally with lachyzoites of T.gondii(strains RH and CN).All groups were then treated with different sulfonamides and the optimal treatment protocol was determined candidates.Sulfadiazine-sodium(SD)was used for comparison.Results:The oplimal therapy involved gavaging mice twice per day with 250 mg/kg bw of sulfachloropyrazine-sodium(SPZ)for five days.Using this protocol,the average survival time and the time-point of 50%fatalities were prolonged significantly compared with SD treatment.Treatment with SFZ protected 40%of mice from death,and the heart and kidney tissue of these animals was parasite-free,as determined by nestedPCK.SPZ showed excellent therapeutic effects in the treatment of T.gondii in an acute murine model and is therefore a promising drug candidate for the treatment and prevention of T.gondii in animals.Conclusions:It can be concluded that the effective drug sulfachloropyrazine may be the new therapeutic options against animal toxoplasmosis.
