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Abstract

Transmissible subacute spongiform encephalopathies (TSSE) are neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the presence of a modified, partially proteinase-resistant host protein, PrP, which accumulates in the brains of infected individuals. Recently it has been reported that amphotericin B (AmB) treatment of hamsters infected with scrapie strain 263K prolongs the incubation period of the disease, and dissociates replication of the scrapie agent from PrP accumulation. We report here on data obtained after treatment with AmB and one of its derivatives, MS-8209, in experimental scrapie of mouse and hamster. Treatment was carried out by the intraperitoneal route 6 days per week, at three different dosages initiated at the time of infection. Two regimens were used: during the early time of infection or throughout the experimental infection. Results indicate that MS-8209 was as efficient as AmB in prolonging the incubation time and decreasing PrP accumulation in the hamster scrapie model. A dose-dependent response was observed in mice treated early after experimental infection. At a dose of 2·5 mg/kg, MS-8209 significantly prolonged the incubation period (by 11·9%). In longterm treatment of mice, MS-8209 and AmB markedly reduced PrP levels in the preclinical stage of the disease. These data demonstrate that the effect of AmB is not restricted to one model (hamster-263K). This regimen leads to an inversion of the PrP to proteinase- sensitive protein (pp) ratio, suggesting PrP(presumably cellular PrP) accumulation occurs before its conversion into PrP. As it has been shown that AmB does not modify the infectivity titre, we conclude that the drugs could act by inhibiting either the interaction of the scrapie agent with PrP during the early times of infection or the conversion of PrP into PrP.

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