SCHISTOSOMIASIS DRUG SCREENING.

Abstract

After a preliminary toxicity test, 1,005 WR compounds were tested in mice experimentally infected with Schistosoma mansoni. The oogram method was used for assessing antischistosomal activity. Fifteen WR compounds displayed antischistosomal activity in mice: Triphenyl bismuth; Quinine, derivatives and isomers (10 compounds); Thiosinamine; Diaminodiphenyl sulfone; 4,4 diformamido diphenylsulfone; and one Quinoline methanol. Some of the active compounds were further studied in mice, hamsters and Cebus monkeys experimentally infected with S. mansoni. Besides oogram changes, the hepatic shift of worms was also used for the evaluation of antischistosomal activity. The results are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671032

Entities

People

  • Jose Pellegrino

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Helminthiasis
  • Methanols
  • Organic Compounds
  • Quinolines
  • Schistosoma
  • Schistosoma Mansoni
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Toxicity
  • Worms

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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