| Literature DB >> 26369977 |
Teclegiorgis Gebremariam1, Nathan P Wiederhold2, Annette W Fothergill2, Edward P Garvey3, William J Hoekstra3, Robert J Schotzinger3, Thomas F Patterson4, Scott G Filler5, Ashraf S Ibrahim6.
Abstract
We studied the efficacy of the investigational drug VT-1161 against mucormycosis. VT-1161 had more potent in vitro activity against Rhizopus arrhizus var. arrhizus than against R. arrhizus var. delemar. VT-1161 treatment demonstrated dose-dependent plasma drug levels with prolonged survival time and lowered tissue fungal burden in immunosuppressed mice infected with R. arrhizus var. arrhizus and was as effective as high-dose liposomal amphotericin B treatment. These results support further development of VT-1161 against mucormycosis.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26369977 PMCID: PMC4649228 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01437-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191