title: In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of ebrotidine.
abstract: The in vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) activity of ebrotidine (N-[(E)-[[2-[[[2-[(diaminomethylene) amino]-4-thiazolyl]methyl]thio]ethyl]amino]methylene]-4-bromo- benzenesulfonamide, CAS 100981-43-9, FI-3542) versus ranitidine, and their effect on the susceptibility to the antimicrobial agents used in H. pylori eradication were investigated. Assessment was performed by determining the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) against 9 strains of H. pylori, 8 from clinical source and 1 from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC 43504), in Mueller-Hinton solid media plus 7% blood. The concentration of inocula was 10(7) CFU/ml, incubation was performed at 37 degrees C in microaerophilic atmosphere, and results were read after 5 days of growth. Ebrotidine gave a mean MIC value of 75 micrograms/ml, while that for ranitidine was > 1000 micrograms/ml. Ebrotidine at 100 micrograms/ml enhanced the activity of the antimicrobials studied as follows: erythromycin 3 times, tetracycline 1.1 times, amoxicillin 3 times, metronidazole-sensitive strains 9 times and clarithromycin 5 times. Ranitidine had no effect on the MIC of the antibiotics even at 500 micrograms/ml.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación Farmacéutica Grupo Ferrer, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palacín
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tarragó
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sacristán
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ortiz
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects*; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D013844:Thiazoles; D008795:Metronidazole; D004917:Erythromycin; D000658:Amoxicillin; D011899:Ranitidine; D013752:Tetracycline; D017291:Clarithromycin; C075156:ebrotidine