Table 1. PPIX and griseofulvin concentrations used in the in vitro parasite growth inhibition experiments and determined in the IBSM study.
Study (subject sample) | [PPIX] (μM) | [Griseofulvin] (μg/L) | [Griseofulvin] (μM) | PPIX:Griseofulvin molar ratio |
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In vitro | 0.16 | 50 | 1:313 | |
In vitro | 0.8 | 50 | 1:63 | |
In vitro | 1.6b | 50 | 1:31 | |
In vitro | 4b | 50 | 1:13 | |
IBSM (I6)a | 0.08c | 767d | 2.17 | 1:27 |
IBSM (I7)a | 0.12c | 747d | 2.12 | 1:18 |
aPlasma sample collected on study Day 7 in IBSM Cohort 2.
bComplete blockade of griseofulvin parasiticidal activity observed at these PPIX concentrations (determined in Fig. 2b).
cPPIX concentrations determined by HPLC MS-MS (Supplementary Fig. S5).
dPlasma griseofulvin concentration (determined in Fig. 4c).