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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Pharmacokinetic and in vivo efficacy studies of the mycobactin biosynthesis inhibitor salicyl-AMS in mice
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Volume 57, No. 10, Year 2013
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Description
Mycobactin biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates iron acquisition, which is required for growth and virulence. The mycobactin biosynthesis inhibitor salicyl-AMS [5=-O-(N-salicylsulfamoyl)adenosine] inhibitsM. tuberculosis growth in vitro under iron-limited conditions. Here, we conducted a single-dose pharmacokinetic study and a monotherapy study of salicyl- AMS with mice. Intraperitoneal injection yielded much better pharmacokinetic parameter values than oral administration did. Monotherapy of salicyl-AMS at 5.6 or 16.7 mg/kg significantly inhibitedM. tuberculosis growth in the mouse lung, providing the first in vivo proof of concept for this novel antibacterial strategy. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC3811451/bin/supp_57_10_5138__index.html
https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC3811451/bin/AAC.00918-13_zac010132170so1.pdf
Authors & Co-Authors
Lun, Shichun
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Guo, Haidan
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Adamson, John H.
South Africa, Durban
Africa Health Research Institute
Cisar, Justin S.
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
Davis, Tony D.
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
United States, New York
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Chavadi, Sivagami Sundaram
United States, New York
Brooklyn College
Warren, J. David
United States, New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
Quadri, Luis E.N.
United States, New York
Brooklyn College
Tan, Derek S.
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
United States, New York
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Bishai, William R.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
South Africa, Durban
Africa Health Research Institute
United States, Chevy Chase
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/AAC.00918-13
ISSN:
00664804
e-ISSN:
10986596
Research Areas
Health System And Policy