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Anthelmintics
Dr.Zulcaif Ahmad
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Helminth
The helminths are macroscopic, multicellular organisms, having their own digestive, excretory, reproductive and nervous system.
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Helminthiasis
– A disease in which part of the body is infested with one or more intestinal parasitic worms such as roundworm, tapeworms or flukes.
– The worms usually infest the intestine but sometimes. they may invade the other organs.
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Types of Hilminth
They are of two types:● Nemathelminths (round bodied worms)● Platyhelminths (flat-boddied worms)
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Nemathelminth
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Platyhelminth
These are of two types:● Trematodes (flukes) ● Cestodes ( tape worms)
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Sub-Types
Trematodes include● Blood flukes (schistosomiasis) ● Liver flukes ( clonorchiasis ) ● Intestinal flukes ( fasciolopsiasis) ● Lung flukes (paragonimiasis)
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Blood Fluke
Lung Fluke
Liver fluke
Intestinal fluke
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Cestodes
● Beef tape worms ( taenia saginata ) ● Pork tape worms ( taenia solium ) ● Fish tape worms ( diphyllobothrium latom ) ● Dwarf tape worms ( hymenolepis nana )
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Beef Tapeworm
Dwarf Tapeworm
Pork tapeworm
Fish Tapeworm
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Diseases Caused By Worms:
River Blindness
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AscariasisAscariasis
ElephantasisTrichinosis
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Anthelminthic Drugs
● Drugs used to get rid of helminths are called anthelminthic drugs● They may be:
– Vermicide (kill)– Vermifuge (expel)
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Mechanism of action
Based on mechanism of action in parasites
a. Drugs affecting energy productioni. Inhibitors of fumarate reductase and glucose uptake, binding of tubulin
in mitochondria.ii. Inhibitors of (mitochdrial) phosphorylationiii. Inhibitors of glycolysisb. Drugs causing paralysisi. Cholinergic agentsii. GABA agonistsiii. Muscle hyperpolarizeriv. Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitorsv. Acetylcholine mimic
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c. Other Actionsi. Affecting permeability of the cell membrane
ii. Vaculation of teguments
d. Unknown
Disruption of the teguments
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Ideal anthelminths
● Orally effective in single dose ● Wide safety of margin with highest toxicity to worms
• Wide therapeutic index
• Broad spectrum activity
• Activity against mature and immature stages
• Single dose efficacy
• Ease of administration
• Economical
• Compatibility with other drugs
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Drug Classification
Against:
– Nematodes– Trematodes– Cestodes– Trematodes as well as cestodes
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Drug Classification
● Nematodes:
– Pyrantel pamoate– Levamisole– Piperazine– Ivermectin– Diethylcarobamazine– Thiabendazole
● Trematodes:
– Metrifonate– Oxamniquine– Bithionol– Triclabendazole
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Drug Classification
● Trematodes as well as cestodes
– Praziquantel
● Cestodes
– Niclosamide
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Based on Chemical Structure
i. Benzimidazoles
ii. Imidathiazoles
iii. Tetrahydropyrimidines
iv. Organophosphates
v. Piperazines
vi. Macrolides
vii. Unrelated Compounds
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Benzimidazoles• Inhibition of fumarate reductase system• Glucose uptake
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• Thiabendazole
• Albendazole
• Cambendazole
• Fenbendazole
• Mebendazole
• Oxfendazole (R.T.L)
• Oxibendazole (R)
• Panbendazole
Benzimidazole pro-drugs
• Febental – Fenbendazole
• Netobimin - Albendazole
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Imidathiazoles
• Nicotine like effect
• Immunomodulatory effect
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• Tetramisole (R)
• Levamisole (R)
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Tetrahydropyrimidines
• Cholinergic effect
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• Morental (R)
• Pyrentel (R)
• Oxantel (R)
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Organophosphorus Compounds
• Inhibit Cholinesterases and ali-esterases
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• Coumaphos (Asuntol)
• Dichlorvos
• Haloxon
• Napthalophos (Rametin)
• Trichlorphon (Neguvon)
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Piperazines
• Hyperpolarization
Piperazine salts
• Phosphates
• Citrate
• Adipate
• Sulphate
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Macrolides
• Avermectins
- Ivermectin
- Abamectin
- Doramectin
• Milbemycins
- milbemycin D
- moxidectin
- milbemycin oxime
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Unrelated individual entities
• Phenothiazine (R)• Diethylcarbamazine (R)• Bunamidine (T)• Niclosamide (T)• Praziquantel (T)• Oxyclozanide (L)• Rafoxanide (L)• Nitroxynil (L)• Closantel (L)• Clorsulon (L)
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Mebendazole (Prototype)
● Synthetic benzimidazole drivative● 75% effective for tape worms but not for H. nana ● Drug of choice for treatement of:
– Round worms– Whip worms – Hook worms
● Alternative for treatment of:
– Trichinosis– Visceral larva migrans
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ADRs
● No adverse effects with short term therapy, mild GIT disturbanes – nausea, diarrhoea and abdominal pain
● Allergic reaction, loss of hair and elevation of liver enzymes ● Contra-indications:
– In pregnancy– In liver cirrhosis
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Pyrantel Pamoate
● Mechanism of action
– Activation of nicotininic cholinergic receptors
– Persistent depolarization leding to contracture and spastic paralysis – expelling of worms
– Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase
● Clinical uses
– Originally for thread worms but extended to round worms and hook worms as well
– Less active against necater and strongyoides
– Inactive against trichuris ● ADRs
– Free from ADRs
– Mild GIT disturbance
– Headache, dizziness and drowsiness
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Piperazine
● MOA– Hyperpolarization of Ascaris muscles GABA agonistic action of Cl-channel opening– Decreased responsiveness to Ach contractile response – flaccid paralysis
● Clinical uses– Used for treatment of ascarsis and enterobios (as alternative)
● ADRs
– Nausea, vomitting, abdominal pain and headache– Neurotoxic and allergic reactions are rare
● Contra-indications– Renal insufficiency– Epileptics
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DEC
● MOA– Alteration of MF membrane – to be readily phagocytosed by tissue
monocytes – Since piperazine derivative – hyperpolarization and muscle weakness
● Clinical uses– Filariasis– Tropical eosinophilia
● ADRs– Nausea, anorexia, lethargy, febrile reaction– At times, renal haemorrhage and encephalopathy
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Ivermectin
● MOA– Acts via special type of glutamate gated Cl-channel found only in invertebrates – Potentiation of GABA activity – paralysis of muscles of worms
● Clinical uses– Drug of choice for onchocerciasis – In strongyloidiasis – in pediculosis– In treatement of cutaneous larva migrans
● ADRs– Pruritus, postral hypertension, ecg changes, giddiness, arthralgia,
lymphadenopathy
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Niclosamide
● MOA– Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria and interference
of anaerobic generation of ATP ● Clinical uses
– Against tape worms – saginata, solium, latum and nana ● ADRs
– Well tolerated– No systemic toxicity – Can be given in pregnancy
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Praziquantel
● MOA– Rapidly taken up by worms – Leakage of intracellular Ca++ causing paralysis – Worms lose grip on intestinal wall including tissues and veins – Acts against all stages of worms including larvae – Other MOA – vacuolization of membrane and release of contents of tape worms
● Clinical uses– Mainly on schisosomiasis and other trematodes, cestodes but not nematodes
● ADRs– Drowsiness– Dizziness– Urticaria– Pruritus– eosinophlia
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Praziquantel
● Contra-indication– Inocular cysticercosis
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Bithionol
● MOA– Uncouples parasites specific oxidative phosphorylation. By blocking ATP
synthesis, inhibits energy derived by helminth by anaerobic metabolism ● Clinical Uses
– Drug of choice for fascioliasis and parogonimiasis● ADRs
– GIT disturbances– Skin rashes– Urticaria
● Contra-indications– Avoided in children below 8 years of age
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