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Clioquinol
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| Clioquinol
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 5-chloro-7-iodo-quinolin-8-ol | |
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| ATC code | D08 D09AA10 G01AC02 P01AA02 S02AA05 |
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| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C9H5ClINO |
| Mol. mass | 305.499 g/mol |
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| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
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| Legal status |
PoM (UK); Rx (US) |
| Routes | topical only |
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Overview
Clioquinol is an antifungal drug and antiprotozoal drug. It is neurotoxic in large doses. It is a member of a family of drugs called hydroxyquinolines which inhibit certain enzymes related to DNA replication. The drugs have been found to have activity against both viral and protozoal infections.[1]
Antiprotozoal use
A 1964 report described the use of Clioquinol in both the treatment and prevention of shigella infection and Entamoeba histolytica infection in institutionalized individuals at Sonoma State Hospital in California. The report indicates 4000 individuals were treated over a 4-year period with few side effects. [2]
Several recently reported journal articles describing its use as an antiprotozoal include:
- A 2005 reference to its use in treating a Dutch family for Entamoeba histolytica infection. [3]
- A 2004 reference to its use in Denmark in the treatment of Dientamoeba fragilis infection.[4]
- A 1979 reference to the use in Zaire in the treatment of Entamoeba histolytica infection. [5]
Clioquinol and SMON
Clioquinol's use as an antiprotozoal drug has been restricted or discontinued in some countries due to an event in Japan where over 10,000 people developed SMON (subacute myelo-optic neuropathy) between 1957 and 1970. The drug was used widely in many countries before and after the SMON event without similar reports.[6] As yet, no explanation exists as to why it produced this reaction, and some researchers have questioned whether clioquinol was the causative agent in the disease, noting that the drug had been used for 20 years prior to the epidemic without incident, and that the SMON cases began to reduce in number prior to the discontinuation of the drug.[7] Theories suggested have included improper dosing, the permitted use of the drug for extended periods of time, [8] and dosing which did not consider the smaller average stature of Japanese. Researchers have also suggested the SMON epidemic could have been due to a viral infection with a Inoue-Melnick virus.[9]
Topical use
Clioquinol is used in the drug Vioform, which is a topical antifungal treatment.
Use in neurodegenerative diseases
Recent research at UCSF indicates that clioquinol appears to block the genetic action of Huntington's disease in mice and in cell culture.[10]
Evidence from phase 2 clinical trials suggested that clioquinol could halt cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, possibly owing to its ability to act as a chelator for copper and zinc ions. This led to development of analogs including PBT2 as potential therapeutic compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Continued use and manufacture around the world
| Country | Comments |
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| United States | In August 2004, Prana Biotechnology, an Australian company and P.N Gerolymatos S.A (PNG) agreed to recognize eachothers rights to market Clioquinol in their respective territories, with PNG holding right for European territories, and Prana holding rights for US and Japan. Prana has performed research into the use of Hydroxyquinolines drugs in the treatment of Alzheimers disease. |
| Canada | In 2001, the Canadian company Paladin Labs bought the rights to market Vioform from Novartis.
Vioform is licensed for use in Canada as a topical anti-fungal. |
| Denmark | 2004 and 2005 reports describe use in treatment of Dientamoeba fragilis and Entamoeba histolytica infection. [4] [4] |
| India | Manufactured by Salvichem |
References
- ↑ Rohde W, Mikelens P, Jackson J, Blackman J, Whitcher J, Levinson W (1976). "Hydroxyquinolines inhibit ribonucleic acid-dependent deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase and inactivate Rous sarcoma virus and herpes simplex virus". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 10 (2): 234-40. PMID 185949.
- ↑ GHOLZ LM, ARONS WL (1964). "PROPHYLAXIS AND THERAPY OF AMEBIASIS AND SHIGELLOSIS WITH IODOCHLORHYDROXYQUIN". Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 13: 396-401. PMID 14162901.
- ↑ Kager PA (2005). "[Outbreak of amoebiasis in a Dutch family; tropics unexpectedly nearby]" (in Dutch; Flemish). Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 149 (1): 51-2; author reply 52-3. PMID 15651505.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bosman DK, Benninga MA, van de Berg P, Kooijman GC, van Gool T (2004). "[Dientamoeba fragilis: possibly an important cause of persistent abdominal pain in children]" (in Dutch; Flemish). Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 148 (12): 575-9. PMID 15074181.
- ↑ Masters DK, Hopkins AD (1979). "Therapeutic trial of four amoebicide regimes in rural Zaire". The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 82 (5): 99-101. PMID 226725.
- ↑ Wadia NH (1984). "SMON as seen from Bombay". Acta Neurol. Scand., Suppl. 100: 159-64. PMID 6091394.
- ↑ Meade TW (1975). "Subacute myelo-optic neuropathy and clioquinol. An epidemiological case-history for diagnosis". British journal of preventive & social medicine 29 (3): 157-69. PMID 127638.
- ↑ Takasu T (2003). "[SMON--a model of the iatrogenic disease]" (in Japanese). Rinsho Shinkeigaku 43 (11): 866-9. PMID 15152488.
- ↑ Ito M, Nishibe Y, Inoue YK (1998). "Isolation of Inoue-Melnick virus from cerebrospinal fluid of patients with epidemic neuropathy in Cuba". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 122 (6): 520-2. PMID 9625419.
- ↑ Nguyen T, Hamby A, Massa SM (2005). "Clioquinol down-regulates mutant huntingtin expression in vitro and mitigates pathology in a Huntington's disease mouse model". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102 (33): 11840-5. doi:10.1073/pnas.0502177102. PMID 16087879.
Antiseptics and disinfectants (D08) | |
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| Acridine derivatives | Ethacridine lactate - Aminoacridine - Euflavine |
| Biguanides and amidines | Dibrompropamidine - Chlorhexidine - Propamidine - Hexamidine - Polihexanide |
| Phenol and derivatives | Hexachlorophene - Policresulen - Phenol - Triclosan - Chloroxylenol - Biphenylol |
| Nitrofuran derivatives | Nitrofurazone |
| Iodine products | Iodine/octylphenoxypolyglycolether - Povidone-iodine - Diiodohydroxypropane |
| Quinoline derivatives | Dequalinium - Chlorquinaldol - Oxyquinoline - Clioquinol |
| Quaternary ammonium compounds | Benzalkonium - Cetrimonium - Cetylpyridinium - Cetrimide - Benzoxonium chloride - Didecyldimethylammonium chloride |
| Mercurial products | Mercuric amidochloride - Phenylmercuric borate - Mercuric chloride - Mercurochrome - Thiomersal - Mercuric iodide |
| Silver compounds | Silver nitrate |
| Others | Hydrogen peroxide - Eosin - Propanol - Tosylchloramide sodium - Isopropanol - Potassium permanganate - Sodium hypochlorite - Ethanol |
Medicated dressings (D09) |
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| Framycetin - Fusidic acid - Nitrofural - Phenylmercuric nitrate - Benzododecinium - Triclosan - Cetylpyridinium - Aluminium chlorohydrate - Povidone-iodine - Clioquinol - Benzalkonium - Chlorhexidine - Iodoform |
Gynecological anti-infectives and antiseptics (G01) | |
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| Antibiotics | polyene antimycotic (Nystatin, Natamycin, Amphotericin B) - Candicidin - Chloramphenicol - Hachimycin - Oxytetracycline - Carfecillin - Mepartricin - Clindamycin - Pentamycin |
| Arsenic compounds | Acetarsol |
| Quinoline derivatives | Diiodohydroxyquinoline - Clioquinol - Chlorquinaldol - Dequalinium - Broxyquinoline - Oxyquinoline |
| Organic acids | Lactic acid - Acetic acid - Ascorbic acid |
| Sulfonamides | Sulfatolamide |
| Imidazole derivatives | Metronidazole - Clotrimazole - Miconazole - Econazole - Ornidazole - Isoconazole - Tioconazole - Ketoconazole - Fenticonazole - Azanidazole - Propenidazole - Butoconazole - Omoconazole - Oxiconazole - Flutrimazole |
| Triazole derivatives | Terconazole |
| Other | Clodantoin - Inosine - Policresulen - Nifuratel - Furazolidone - Methylrosaniline - Povidone-iodine - Ciclopirox - Protiofate - Lactobacillus fermentum - Copper usnate |
Otologicals (S02) | |
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| Anti-infectives | Chloramphenicol - Nitrofural - Boric acid - Aluminium acetotartrate - Clioquinol - Hydrogen peroxide - Neomycin - Tetracycline - Chlorhexidine - Acetic acid - Polymyxin B - Rifamycin - Miconazole - Gentamicin |
| Corticosteroids | Hydrocortisone - Prednisolone - Dexamethasone - Betamethasone |
| Other otologicals | Lidocaine - Cocaine |
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