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Table 4 In vivo antiplasmodial efficacy of compounds 1 in C57BL/6 mice blood infected with P. berghei

From: Antiplasmodial activity, in vivo pharmacokinetics and anti-malarial efficacy evaluation of hydroxypyridinone hybrids in a mouse model

Test group

Average % parasitemia

% reduction of parasitemia

Day 4

Day 6

Day 9

Day 9

Oral (20 mg/kg/day)

5.3 ± 3.9

22.7 ± 10

24.2 ± 5.6

3.7 ± 5.6

Oral (40 mg/kg/day)

5.9 ± 2

10.7 ± 5

48.6 ± 12

−93.8 ± 49.3

IV (4 mg/kg/day)

0.4 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 1.4

8.1 ± 5

61.9 ± 26

IV (8 mg/kg/day)

0

0.9 ± 0.9

5.1 ± 1.7

82.9 ± 2.5

Oral CQ (10 mg/kg/day)

0

0

2 ± 1.6

92.0 ± 0.4

Placebo

2.5 ± 2.4

7.3 ± 2.4

25.1 ± 0.4

  1. Data represent mean ± standard data points obtained from five mice