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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2006, p. 4214-4216, Vol. 50, No. 12
0066-4804/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.00617-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Glibenclamide, a Blocker of K+ATP Channels, Shows Antileishmanial Activity in Experimental Murine Cutaneous Leishmaniasis{triangledown}

Xenón Serrano-Martín,1 Gilberto Payares,2 and Alexis Mendoza-León1*

Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Parásitos,1 Laboratorio de Inmunología y Quimioterapia, Instituto de Biología Experimental (IBE), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 47577, Caracas 1041A, Venezuela2

Received 19 May 2006/ Returned for modification 13 June 2006/ Accepted 23 September 2006

Glibenclamide reduced the rate of lesion growth in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana, the effect was dose dependent, and the highest dose proved more effective than glucantime. Cross-resistance to glucantime was found in animals infected with a glibenclamide-resistant line, but combined therapy reduced lesion progression even in the glibenclamide-resistant strain.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Parásitos, Instituto de Biología Experimental (IBE), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado 47577, Caracas 1041A, Venezuela. Phone and fax: 00 (58) 212 7535897. E-mail: amendoza50{at}cantv.net.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 2 October 2006.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2006, p. 4214-4216, Vol. 50, No. 12
0066-4804/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.00617-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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