Deletion of the Trypanosoma brucei superoxide dismutase gene sodb1 increases sensitivity to nifurtimox and benznidazole.
Prathalingham, S Radhika;
Wilkinson, Shane R;
Horn, David;
Kelly, John M;
(2007)
Deletion of the Trypanosoma brucei superoxide dismutase gene sodb1 increases sensitivity to nifurtimox and benznidazole.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 51 (2).
pp. 755-758.
ISSN 0066-4804
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01360-06
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It has been more than 25 years since it was first reported that nifurtimox and benznidazole promote superoxide production in trypanosomes. However, there has been no direct evidence of an association between the drug-induced free radicals and trypanocidal activity. Here, we identify a superoxide dismutase required to protect Trypanosoma brucei from drug-generated superoxide.