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Published on: March 23, 2014
The diarylquinoline R207910 is bactericidal against Mycobacterium leprae in mice at low dose and administered
Robert Gelber1, Koen Andries, Rose Maria D Paredes
1Leonard Wood Memorial, Cebu, the Philippines. ikgelber@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The diarylquinoline R207910 is profoundly bactericidal in a murine model of tuberculosis. Previously, R207910 was also found to be bactericidal for Mycobacterium leprae-infected mice during lag phase. Herein we evaluate the bactericidal efficacy of R207910 (1 to 120 mg/kg of body weight) when administered five times weekly, once weekly, and once monthly during logarithmic multiplication of M. leprae organisms. All treatments were found to be bactericidal, suggesting that both low and intermittent dosing with R207910 holds promise for leprosy patients.
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