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Plasmodium berghei-infected mice died with low levels of parasitemia after repeated intraperitoneal administration (five times at 15 mg kg of body weight-1 every other day) of the in vitro active antimalarial acyclic nucleoside phosphonate (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine [(S)-HPMPA]. Toxicological studies showed that the main cause of death resulted from (S)-HPMPA-induced nephrotoxicity. Although concomitant intraperitoneal administration of the tubular epithelium transport blocker probenecid prevented (S)-HPMPA-induced toxicity, mice eventually died with a high level of parasitemia, despite repeated administration of high doses of (S)-HPMPA. The short half-life of (S)-HPMPA in plasma combined with the insusceptibility of the nonreplicative stages of the parasite to (S)-HPMPA could explain this failure to eradicate all parasites. Indeed, a low but sustained (calculated) level of 200 nM (S)-HPMPA in plasma completely cured P. berghei-infected mice. However, these mice, which received a total dose of only 28 mg kg-1 administered via osmotic pumps for 7 days, died because of the toxicity of the drug. These findings indicate that nephrotoxicity hinders the use of (S)-HPMPA as a drug against blood stage parasites. An alternative application of (S)-HPMPA as a potent prophylactic drug is discussed.

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Antimalarial and toxic effects of the acyclic nucleoside phosphonate (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice