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He S, Guo Q, Zhao L, Xu L, Fan J, Wu W, Zhang Z, Li B, Chu H. Sitafloxacin Expresses Potent Anti- Mycobacterium abscessus Activity. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:779531. [PMID: 35069482 PMCID: PMC8770805 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.779531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Therapeutic options for treating Mycobacterium abscessus infections are extremely limited; quinolones are important. The in vitro anti-M. abscessus activities of nine quinolones, emphasizing sitafloxacin, were investigated. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed on 10 non-tuberculous mycobacterium reference strains and 194 clinical, M. abscessus isolates. The activity of sitafloxacin against intracellular M. abscessus residing within macrophages was also evaluated. A checkerboard assay was conducted to determine synergy between sitafloxacin and 10 clinically important antibiotics. Among the nine quinolones tested, sitafloxacin exhibited the greatest anti-M. abscessus activity with MIC50 and MIC90 of 1 and 2 mg/L, respectively. Sitafloxacin exerted a bacteriostatic effect on M. abscessus and inhibited the intracellular growth of M. abscessus at concentrations equivalent to clarithromycin. No antagonism between sitafloxacin and 10 clinically important anti-M. abscessus antibiotics was evident. In summary, sitafloxacin exhibited a significant advantage relative to other quinolones in inhibiting the growth of M. abscessus in vitro, suggesting the potential inclusion of sitafloxacin in new strategies to treat M. abscessus infections.
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- Siyuan He
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Laohapojanart N, Ratanajamit C, Kawkitinarong K, Srichana T. Efficacy and safety of combined isoniazid-rifampicin-pyrazinamide-levofloxacin dry powder inhaler in treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: A randomized controlled trial. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2021; 70:102056. [PMID: 34273498 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2021.102056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy and safety of add-on dry powder for inhalation (DPI) of combined anti-TB agents prepared as a particulate system (study group) compared with placebo DPI (control group) in patients diagnosed with pulmonary TB. METHODS This study was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded parallel design. Subjects were pulmonary TB patients, new or re-treatment, aged 18 years or older. The eligible patients were randomly allocated (1:1) to either the study group or the control group using stratified blocked randomization. The add-on DPI of combined anti-TB therapy (each capsule contained isoniazid 5 mg, rifampicin 2 mg, pyrazinamide 16 mg, and levofloxacin 2 mg) was used throughout the course of the standard oral anti-TB treatment. The primary outcome was Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) sputum culture conversion measured after receiving treatment for eight weeks. Secondary outcomes were clinical signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) related to anti-TB agents. The percentages of patients who achieved the primary outcome were compared (95% confidence interval). All analyses were performed using the modified intention-to-treat principle. RESULTS 91 patients were randomly allocated: 44 to the study group and 47 to the control group. Important baseline data (%peak expiratory flow rate, chest X-ray findings, resistance to anti-TB agents, renal and liver function tests) were similar between the two groups. Although the percentages of patients who achieved the primary outcome were similar in both groups (34/44 [77.3%] in the study group and (34/47 [72.3%] in the control group; relative risk [RR] 1.07, 95% CI 0.84-1.36; p = 0.589), the study group patients seemed to achieve the primary outcome earlier than the control group (22/44 [50.0%] vs 15/47 [31.9%]; RR 1.57, 95% CI 0.94-2.61; p = 0.079) at the end of week 4. Cough was significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (23/44 [52.3%] vs 43/47 [91.5%]; RR 0.57, 95% CI 0.43-0.77; p < 0.001) at week 4 of treatment. Hemoptysis was found in approximately half of each group at baseline. The percentage of patients having hemoptysis was substantially reduced at week 2 of treatment (5 [11.4%] in the study group and 11 [23.0%] in the control group, p = 0.132). Regarding safety outcomes, no dyspnea or severe ADRs were reported. Adverse events (AEs) related to oral anti-TB agents, (e.g. liver function tests) were in normal ranges in most patients in both groups during the treatment. The incidences of common AEs reported (e.g. anorexia, dizziness, numbness, arthralgia, rash, and itching) were similar between the two groups, while the incidences of nausea and vomiting were significantly lower in the study group than the control group (38.6% vs 74.5%, p = 0.001, and 43.2% vs 66.0%, p = 0.029, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Add-on combined anti-TB DPI therapy to the standard oral anti-TB treatment did not increase MTB sputum culture conversion at two months of treatment. However, the percentage of patients having cough in the study group was significantly lower than in the control group at two months after treatment. A reduction in cough might represent adequate response to treatment, and result in a decreased risk of spread of infection. Combined anti-TB DPI therapy was safe. Further study investigated in a larger sample using higher strengths of DPI therapy is required.
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- Nisa Laohapojanart
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand.
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Drug Delivery System Excellence Center and Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand.
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Kumbar SS, Shettar A, Joshi SD, Patil SA. Design, synthesis, molecular docking and biological activity studies of novel coumarino-azetidinones. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Kumbar SS, Hosamani KM, Gouripur GC, Joshi SD. Functionalization of 3-chloroformylcoumarin to coumarin Schiff bases using reusable catalyst: an approach to molecular docking and biological studies. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:172416. [PMID: 29892427 PMCID: PMC5990764 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recently, heterogeneous catalysts have been explored eximiously in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Therefore, here we used solid-supported heterogeneous silica sulfuric acid as a catalyst for the synthesis of Schiff's base of 3-chloroformylcoumarin in view of simplified procedure, reusability and acceptable efficiency, which are required in organic synthesis. An efficient and facile methodology is preferred for synthesis of a class of chromeno-3-substituted derivatives (1a-1l) with good yields. The molecular docking results showed excellent binding interactions with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis InhA-D148G mutant (PDB: 4DQU). The same biomolecules were screened for their in vitro anti-tubercular activity against the M.tb H37Rv strain and antimicrobial studies. Physico-chemistry, toxicity prediction with IC50 value and bioactivity score were also calculated for title compounds. Most active compounds were further tested for cytotoxicity studies and exhibited low-level cytotoxicity against Vero cells. The suggested conjugates are promising lead compounds for the subsequent investigation in search of new anti-tubercular agents. All the conjugates were obtained within the range and followed the Lipinski rule of 5, indicating more 'drug-like' nature.
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- Suresh S. Kumbar
- Department of Studies in Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580003, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580003, Karnataka, India
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- P. G. Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580003, Karnataka, India
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- Novel Drug Design and Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, S.E.T.'s College of Pharmacy, Sangolli Rayanna Nagar, Dharwad 580002, Karnataka, India
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Leechawengwongs M, Prammananan T, Jaitrong S, Billamas P, Makhao N, Thamnongdee N, Thanormchat A, Phurattanakornkul A, Rattanarangsee S, Ratanajaraya C, Disratthakit A, Chaiprasert A. In Vitro Activity and MIC of Sitafloxacin against Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated in Thailand. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:e00825-17. [PMID: 29061759 PMCID: PMC5740303 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00825-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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New fluoroquinolones (FQs) have been shown to be more active against drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains than early FQs, such as ofloxacin. Sitafloxacin (STFX) is a new fluoroquinolone with in vitro activity against a broad range of bacteria, including M. tuberculosis This study aimed to determine the in vitro activity of STFX against all groups of drug-resistant strains, including multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis (MDR M. tuberculosis), MDR M. tuberculosis with quinolone resistance (pre-XDR), and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains. A total of 374 drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains were tested for drug susceptibility by the conventional proportion method, and 95 strains were randomly submitted for MIC determination using the microplate alamarBlue assay (MABA). The results revealed that all the drug-resistant strains were susceptible to STFX at a critical concentration of 2 μg/ml. Determination of the MIC90s of the strains showed different MIC levels; MDR M. tuberculosis strains had a MIC90 of 0.0625 μg/ml, whereas pre-XDR and XDR M. tuberculosis strains had identical MIC90s of 0.5 μg/ml. Common mutations within the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of gyrA and/or gyrB did not confer resistance to STFX, except that double mutations of GyrA at Ala90Val and Asp94Ala were found in strains with a MIC of 1.0 μg/ml. The results indicated that STFX had potent in vitro activity against all the groups of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains and should be considered a new repurposed drug for treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB.
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- Manoon Leechawengwongs
- Vichaiyut Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Research Fund, Siriraj Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Pienaar E, Sarathy J, Prideaux B, Dietzold J, Dartois V, Kirschner DE, Linderman JJ. Comparing efficacies of moxifloxacin, levofloxacin and gatifloxacin in tuberculosis granulomas using a multi-scale systems pharmacology approach. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005650. [PMID: 28817561 PMCID: PMC5560534 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Granulomas are complex lung lesions that are the hallmark of tuberculosis (TB). Understanding antibiotic dynamics within lung granulomas will be vital to improving and shortening the long course of TB treatment. Three fluoroquinolones (FQs) are commonly prescribed as part of multi-drug resistant TB therapy: moxifloxacin (MXF), levofloxacin (LVX) or gatifloxacin (GFX). To date, insufficient data are available to support selection of one FQ over another, or to show that these drugs are clinically equivalent. To predict the efficacy of MXF, LVX and GFX at a single granuloma level, we integrate computational modeling with experimental datasets into a single mechanistic framework, GranSim. GranSim is a hybrid agent-based computational model that simulates granuloma formation and function, FQ plasma and tissue pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and is based on extensive in vitro and in vivo data. We treat in silico granulomas with recommended daily doses of each FQ and compare efficacy by multiple metrics: bacterial load, sterilization rates, early bactericidal activity and efficacy under non-compliance and treatment interruption. GranSim reproduces in vivo plasma pharmacokinetics, spatial and temporal tissue pharmacokinetics and in vitro pharmacodynamics of these FQs. We predict that MXF kills intracellular bacteria more quickly than LVX and GFX due in part to a higher cellular accumulation ratio. We also show that all three FQs struggle to sterilize non-replicating bacteria residing in caseum. This is due to modest drug concentrations inside caseum and high inhibitory concentrations for this bacterial subpopulation. MXF and LVX have higher granuloma sterilization rates compared to GFX; and MXF performs better in a simulated non-compliance or treatment interruption scenario. We conclude that MXF has a small but potentially clinically significant advantage over LVX, as well as LVX over GFX. We illustrate how a systems pharmacology approach combining experimental and computational methods can guide antibiotic selection for TB. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and kills 1.5 million people each year. TB requires at least 6 months of treatment with up to four drugs, and is characterized by formation of granulomas in patient lungs. Granulomas are spherical collections of host cells and bacteria. Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are a class of drug that could help shorten TB treatment. Three FQs that are used to treat TB are: moxifloxacin (MXF), levofloxacin (LVX) or gatifloxacin (GFX). To date, it is unclear if one FQ is better than the others at treating TB, in part because little is known about how these drugs distribute and work inside the lung granulomas. We use computer simulations of Mtb infection and FQ treatment within granulomas to predict which FQ is better and why. Our computer model is calibrated to multiple experimental data sets. We compare the three FQs by multiple metrics, and predict that MXF is better than LVX and GFX because it kills bacteria more quickly, and it works better when patients miss doses. However, all three FQs are unable to kill a part of the bacterial population living in the center of granulomas. Our results can now inform future experimental studies.
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- Elsje Pienaar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Public Health Research Institute and New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Public Health Research Institute and New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Public Health Research Institute and New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Thee S, Garcia-Prats A, Donald P, Hesseling A, Schaaf H. Fluoroquinolones for the treatment of tuberculosis in children. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2015; 95:229-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2015.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Torre-Cisneros J, San-Juan R, Rosso-Fernández CM, Silva JT, Muñoz-Sanz A, Muñoz P, Miguez E, Martín-Dávila P, López-Ruz MA, Vidal E, Cordero E, Montejo M, Blanes M, Fariñas MC, Herrero JI, Rodrigo J, Aguado JM. Tuberculosis prophylaxis with levofloxacin in liver transplant patients is associated with a high incidence of tenosynovitis: safety analysis of a multicenter randomized trial. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 60:1642-9. [PMID: 25722196 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is necessary to develop a safe alternative to isoniazid for tuberculosis prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of levofloxacin. METHODS An open-label, prospective, multicenter, randomized study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of levofloxacin (500 mg q24h for 9 months) initiated in patients awaiting liver transplantation and isoniazid (300 mg q24h for 9 months) initiated post-transplant when liver function was stabilized. Efficacy was measured by tuberculosis incidence at 18 months after transplantation. All adverse events related to the medication were recorded. RESULTS CONSORT guidelines were followed in order to present the results. The safety committee suspended the study through a safety analysis when 64 patients had been included (31 in the isoniazid arm and 33 in the levofloxacin arm). The reason for suspension was an unexpected incidence of severe tenosynovitis in the levofloxacin arm (18.2%). Although the clinical course was favorable in all cases, tenosynovitis persisted for 7 weeks in some patients. No patients treated with isoniazid, developed tenosynovitis. Only 32.2% of patients randomized to isoniazid (10/31) and 54.5% of patients randomized to levofloxacin (18/33, P = .094) completed prophylaxis. No patient developed tuberculosis during the study follow-up (median 270 days). CONCLUSIONS Levofloxacin prophylaxis of tuberculosis in liver transplant candidates is associated with a high incidence of tenosynovitis that limits its potential utility.
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- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía-IMIBIC-UCO, Córdoba
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREehd) Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona
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- Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI), Hospital Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
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Barot KP, Jain SV, Gupta N, Kremer L, Singh S, Takale VB, Joshi K, Ghate MD. Design, synthesis and docking studies of some novel (R)-2-(4′-chlorophenyl)-3-(4′-nitrophenyl)-1,2,3,5-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5] imidazo [1,2-c]pyrimidin-4-ol derivatives as antitubercular agents. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 83:245-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ciprofloxacin (CP) is a fluoroquinolone that is highly active against diverse microorganisms. At concentrations less than 1 µg/ml it is active against a diverse types of bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillius subtilius, Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In addition, it has shown to be effective against other diseases such as malaria, cancer and AIDS. The extended antimicrobial activity, lack of plasmid-mediated resistance, large volume of distribution and minimal adverse effects of CP are therapeutically advantageous. In the pursuit of increasing their effectiveness against these diseases and prevent unwanted resistance, researchers have begun to synthesize a class of organic, inorganic and organometallic derivatives, which have displayed interesting activities. This review describes the development and recent advances on the evaluation of CP and its derivatives as a new class of drugs with potential for clinical development.
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Andreu N, Fletcher T, Krishnan N, Wiles S, Robertson BD. Rapid measurement of antituberculosis drug activity in vitro and in macrophages using bioluminescence. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 67:404-14. [PMID: 22101217 PMCID: PMC3254196 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Objectives Tuberculosis drug development is hampered by the slow growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bioluminescence, light produced by an enzymatic reaction, constitutes a rapid and highly sensitive measurement of cell metabolic function that can be used as an indirect marker of cell viability in drug screening assays. The aim of this work was to validate and standardize the use of luminescent M. tuberculosis strains to test the activity of antibacterial drugs in vitro and inside macrophages in a 96-well format. Methods We have used strains that express the bacterial lux operon and therefore do not require exogenous substrate to produce light, as well as strains expressing the firefly luciferase that need luciferin substrate. Results were compared with those obtained using the resazurin reduction assay and cfu plating. Results Using bioluminescence we were able to reduce the time required to measure the MIC and bactericidal concentrations of antimicrobials to just 3 and 6 days, respectively. Furthermore, antibacterial activity against intracellular mycobacteria was detected within 2 days post-infection. Results were comparable to those obtained by conventional methods. Conclusions We have developed a simple and rapid method for screening antimycobacterial drugs in culture and in macrophages. The use of autoluminescent bacteria also facilitates the determination of growth and inhibition kinetics. The method is cost-effective, can easily be adapted to a larger scale and is amenable to automation. Current efforts are directed towards applying this technology to drug screening in vivo.
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- Nuria Andreu
- Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Fang X, Wallqvist A, Reifman J. Modeling synergistic drug inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth in murine macrophages. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:2622-36. [PMID: 21713281 DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05106g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We developed a metabolism-based systems biology framework to model drug-induced growth inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in murine macrophage cells. We used it to simulate ex vivo bacterial growth inhibition due to 3-nitropropionate (3-NP) and calculated the corresponding time- and drug concentration-dependent dose-response curves. 3-NP targets the isocitrate lyase 1 (ICL1) and ICL2 enzymes in the glyoxylate shunt, an essential component in carbon metabolism of many important prokaryotic organisms. We used the framework to in silico mimic drugging additional enzymes in combination with 3-NP to understand how synergy can arise among metabolic enzyme targets. In particular, we focused on exploring additional targets among the central carbon metabolism pathways and ascertaining the impact of jointly inhibiting these targets and the ICL1/ICL2 enzymes. Thus, additionally inhibiting the malate synthase (MS) enzyme in the glyoxylate shunt did not produce synergistic effects, whereas additional inhibition of the glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PD) enzyme showed a reduction in bacterial growth beyond what each single inhibition could achieve. Whereas the ICL1/ICL2-MS pair essentially works on the same branch of the metabolic pathway processing lipids as carbon sources (the glyoxylate shunt), the ICL1/ICL2-G3PD pair inhibition targets different branches among the lipid utilization pathways. This allowed the ICL1/ICL2-G3PD drug combination to synergistically inhibit carbon processing and ultimately affect cellular growth. Our previously developed model for in vitro conditions failed to capture these effects, highlighting the importance of constructing accurate representations of the experimental ex vivo macrophage system.
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- Xin Fang
- Biotechnology HPC Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick, MD 21702, USA
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Heemskerk D, Day J, Chau TTH, Dung NH, Yen NTB, Bang ND, Merson L, Olliaro P, Pouplin T, Caws M, Wolbers M, Farrar J. Intensified treatment with high dose rifampicin and levofloxacin compared to standard treatment for adult patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM-IT): protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2011; 12:25. [PMID: 21288325 PMCID: PMC3041687 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis. Mortality for untreated tuberculous meningitis is 100%. Despite the introduction of antibiotic treatment for tuberculosis the mortality rate for tuberculous meningitis remains high; approximately 25% for HIV-negative and 67% for HIV positive patients with most deaths occurring within one month of starting therapy. The high mortality rate in tuberculous meningitis reflects the severity of the condition but also the poor antibacterial activity of current treatment regimes and relatively poor penetration of these drugs into the central nervous system. Improving the antitubercular activity in the central nervous system of current therapy may help improve outcomes. Increasing the dose of rifampicin, a key drug with known poor cerebrospinal fluid penetration may lead to higher drug levels at the site of infection and may improve survival. Of the second generation fluoroquinolones, levofloxacin may have the optimal pharmacological features including cerebrospinal fluid penetration, with a ratio of Area Under the Curve (AUC) in cerebrospinal fluid to AUC in plasma of >75% and strong bactericidal activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We propose a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of an intensified anti-tubercular treatment regimen in tuberculous meningitis patients, comparing current standard tuberculous meningitis treatment regimens with standard treatment intensified with high-dose rifampicin and additional levofloxacin. Methods/Design A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial with two parallel arms, comparing standard Vietnamese national guideline treatment for tuberculous meningitis with standard treatment plus an increased dose of rifampicin (to 15 mg/kg/day total) and additional levofloxacin. The study will include 750 patients (375 per treatment group) including a minimum of 350 HIV-positive patients. The calculation assumes an overall mortality of 40% vs. 30% in the two arms, respectively (corresponding to a target hazard ratio of 0.7), a power of 80% and a two-sided significance level of 5%. Randomization ratio is 1:1. The primary endpoint is overall survival, i.e. time from randomization to death during a follow-up period of 9 months. Secondary endpoints are: neurological disability at 9 months, time to new neurological event or death, time to new or recurrent AIDS-defining illness or death (in HIV-positive patients only), severe adverse events, and rate of treatment interruption for adverse events. Discussion Currently very few options are available for the treatment of TBM and the mortality rate remains unacceptably high with severe disabilities seen in many of the survivors. This trial is based on the hypothesis that current anti-mycobacterial treatment schedules for TBM are not potent enough and that outcomes will be improved by increasing the CSF penetrating power of this regimen by optimising dosage and using additional drugs with better CSF penetration. Trial registration International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number ISRCTN61649292
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- Dorothee Heemskerk
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme 190 Ben Ham Tu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Tatano Y, Yasumoto K, Shimizu T, Sano C, Sato K, Yano S, Takeyama H, Tomioka H. Comparative study for the virulence of Mycobacterium avium isolates from patients with nodular-bronchiectasis- and cavitary-type diseases. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2010; 29:801-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0930-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Showalter HH, Denny WA. A roadmap for drug discovery and its translation to small molecule agents in clinical development for tuberculosis treatment. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2008; 88 Suppl 1:S3-17. [DOI: 10.1016/s1472-9792(08)70032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Senthilkumar P, Dinakaran M, Banerjee D, Devakaram RV, Yogeeswari P, China A, Nagaraja V, Sriram D. Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation of newer 1-cyclopropyl-1,4-dihydro-6-fluoro-7-(substituted secondary amino)-8-methoxy-5-(sub)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 16:2558-69. [PMID: 18078756 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2007] [Revised: 11/16/2007] [Accepted: 11/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thirty-four newer 1-cyclopropyl-1,4-dihydro-6-fluoro-7-(substituted secondary amino)-8-methoxy-5-(sub)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids were synthesized from 1,2,3,4-tetrafluoro benzene and evaluated for in vitro and in vivo antimycobacterial activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (MTB), multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and Mycobacterium smegmatis (MC(2)) and also tested for the ability to inhibit the supercoiling activity of DNA gyrase. Among the synthesized compounds, 7-(1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-5-nitro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (13n) was found to be the most active compound in vitro with MIC of 0.16 and 0.33 microM against MTB and MDR-TB, respectively. In the in vivo animal model 13n decreased the bacterial load in lung and spleen tissues with 2.54 and 2.92-log10 protections, respectively, at the dose of 50mg/kg body weight. Compound 13n also inhibited the supercoiling activity of mycobacterial DNA gyrase with IC(50) of 30.0 microg/ml.
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- Palaniappan Senthilkumar
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India
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Senthilkumar P, Dinakaran M, Yogeeswari P, China A, Nagaraja V, Sriram D. Antimycobacterial activities of novel fluoroquinolones. Biomed Pharmacother 2007; 63:27-35. [PMID: 18031974 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Accepted: 10/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Fifty-one novel 1-(cyclopropyl/2,4-difluorophenyl/t-butyl)-1,4-dihydro-6-fluoro-7-(sub secondary amino)-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids were synthesized and evaluated for their antimycobacterial in vitro and in vivo against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (MTB), multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and Mycobacterium smegmatis (MC(2)) and also tested for the ability to inhibit the supercoiling activity of DNA gyrase from M. smegmatis. Among the synthesized compounds, 7-(3-(diethylcarbamoyl)piperidin-1-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (7l) was found to be the most active compound in vitro with MIC of 0.09 microM against MTB and MDR-TB respectively. In the in vivo animal model 7l decreased the mycobacterial load in lung and spleen tissues with 2.53- and 4.88-log10 protections respectively at a dose of 50mg/kg body weight.
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- Palaniappan Senthilkumar
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
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Sriram D, Senthilkumar P, Dinakaran M, Yogeeswari P, China A, Nagaraja V. Antimycobacterial Activities of Novel 1-(Cyclopropyl/tert-butyl/4-fluorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro- 6-nitro-4-oxo-7-(substituted secondary amino)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic Acid. J Med Chem 2007; 50:6232-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jm700999n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Dharmarajan Sriram
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India, and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India, and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India, and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India, and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India, and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India, and Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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Sriram D, Aubry A, Yogeeswari P, Fisher LM. Gatifloxacin derivatives: Synthesis, antimycobacterial activities, and inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA gyrase. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:2982-5. [PMID: 16554151 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2006] [Revised: 02/22/2006] [Accepted: 02/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sixteen 7-substituted gatifloxacin derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antimycobacterial activity in vitro and in vivo against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (MTB) and multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and also tested for the ability to inhibit the supercoiling activity of DNA gyrase from M. tuberculosis. Among the synthesized compounds, 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-8-methoxy-7-[[[N4-[1'-(5-isatinyl-beta-semicarbazo)]methyl]3-methyl]N1-piperazinyl]-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-3-quinoline carboxylic acid (3d) was found to be the most active compound in vitro with an MIC of 0.0125 microg/mL against MTB and MTR-TB. In the in vivo animal model 3d decreased the bacterial load in lung and spleen tissues with 3.62- and 3.76-log10 protections, respectively. Compound 3d was also found to be equally active as gatifloxacin in the inhibition of the supercoiling activity of wild-type M. tuberculosis DNA gyrase with an IC50 of 3.0 microg/mL. The results demonstrate the potential and importance of developing new quinolone derivatives against mycobacterial infections.
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- Dharmarajan Sriram
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-333031, India.
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Sriram D, Yogeeswari P, Basha JS, Radha DR, Nagaraja V. Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation of various 7-substituted ciprofloxacin derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2005; 13:5774-8. [PMID: 16039859 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2005] [Revised: 05/14/2005] [Accepted: 05/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tuberculosis continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Various 7-substituted ciprofloxacin derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antimycobacterial activity in vitro and in vivo against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and for inhibition of the supercoiling activity of DNA gyrase from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Preliminary results indicated that most of the compounds demonstrated better in vitro antimycobacterial activity against M. tuberculosis than ciprofloxacin. Compound 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-[[N4-[1'-(5-methylisatinyl-beta-semicarbazo)]methyl]N1-piperazinyl]-3-quinoline carboxylic acid (3h) decreased the bacterial load in spleen tissue with 0.76-log10 protections and was considered to be moderately active in reducing bacterial count in spleen. The results demonstrated the potential and importance of developing new quinolone derivatives against mycobacterial infections.
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- Dharmarajan Sriram
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Pharmacy group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, India.
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Quinolones are one of the largest classes of antimicrobial agents used worldwide. This review considers the quinolones that are available currently and used widely in Europe (norfoxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin) within their historical perspective, while trying to position them in the context of recent and possible future advances based on an understanding of: (1) their chemical structures and how these impact on activity and toxicity; (2) resistance mechanisms (mutations in target genes, efflux pumps); (3) their pharmacodynamic properties (AUC/MIC and Cmax/MIC ratios; mutant prevention concentration and mutant selection window); and (4) epidemiological considerations (risk of emergence of resistance, clonal spread). Their main indications are examined in relation to their advantages and drawbacks. Overall, it is concluded that these important agents should be used in an educated fashion, based on a careful balance between their ease of use and efficacy vs. the risk of emerging resistance and toxicity. However, there is now substantial evidence to support use of the most potent drug at the appropriate dose whenever this is required.
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- F Van Bambeke
- Unit of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels.
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