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Clarithromycin, a cytochrome P450 inhibitor, can reverse mefloquine resistance in Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis- infected Swiss mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2011

RENU TRIPATHI ,
SWAROOP KUMAR PANDEY  and
AMBER RIZVI
RENU TRIPATHI*
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR), Lucknow-226001, India
SWAROOP KUMAR PANDEY
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR), Lucknow-226001, India
AMBER RIZVI
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR), Lucknow-226001, India
*
*Corresponding author: Division of Parasitology, P.O.Box No. 173, Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR), Chattar Manzil Palace, Lucknow 226001, India. Tel: +91 522 2212411 18 Extn. 4461. Fax: +91 522 223405/223938. E-mail: renu1113@rediffmail.com
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Summary

During the last 2 decades there have been numerous reports of the emergence of mefloquine resistance in Southeast Asia and nearly 50% resistance is reported in Thailand. A World Health Organization report (2001) considers mefloquine as an important component of ACT (artesunate+mefloquine) which is the first line of treatment for the control of uncomplicated/multi-drug resistant (MDR) Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In view of the emergence of resistance towards this drug, it is proposed to develop new drug combinations to prolong the protective life of this drug. Prior studies have suggested that mefloquine resistance can be overcome by a variety of agents such as ketoconazole, cyproheptadine, penfluridol, Icajine and NP30. The present investigation reports that clarithromycin (CLTR), a new macrolide, being a potent inhibitor of Cyt. P450 3A4, can exert significant resistance reversal action against mefloquine resistance of plasmodia. Experiments were carried out to find out the curative dose of CLTR against multi-drug resistant P. yoelii nigeriensis. Mefloquine (MFQ) and clarithromycin (CLTR) combinations have been used for the treatment of this MDR parasite. Different dose combinations of these two drugs were given to the infected mice on day 0 (prophylactic) and day 1 with established infection (therapeutic) to see the combined effect of these combinations against the MDR malaria infection. With a dose of 32 mg/kg MFQ and 225 mg/kg CLTR, 100% cure was observed, while in single drug groups, treated with MFQ or CLTR, the cure was zero and 40% respectively. Therapeutically, MFQ and CLTR combinations 32+300 mg/kg doses cleared the established parasitaemia on day 10. Single treatment with MFQ or CLTR showed considerable suppression of parasitaemia on day 14 but neither was curative. Follow-up of therapeutically treated mice showed enhanced anti-malarial action as reflected by their 100% clearance of parasitaemia. The present study reveals that CLTR is a useful antibiotic to be used as companion drug with mefloquine in order to overcome mefloquine resistance in plasmodia.

Keywords

Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensismalariaclarithromycinmefloquinedrug resistance
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 138 , Issue 9 , August 2011 , pp. 1069 - 1076
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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