title: Treatment of experimental systemic mycoses with BRL 49594A.
abstract: BRL 49594A (BRL) is a water soluble analogue of amphotericin B which has been developed as a polyene with efficacy similar to amphotericin B but with much reduced toxicity. BRL was prepared in 5% glucose, and was used to treat mice experimentally infected with Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus neoformans, or Histoplasma capsulatum. In the models in which BRL and amphotericin B were compared, BRL was well tolerated but was less effective than a similar regimen of amphotericin B. However, the ability to give much larger doses of BRL than tolerated with amphotericin B suggest that this drug could be an alternative to amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Najvar
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Graybill
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000187:drug effects; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000187:drug effects; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: C099079:16-decarboxy-16-hydroxymethylamphotericin B; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B