title: Liposomal amphotericin B, and not amphotericin B deoxycholate, improves survival of diabetic mice infected with Rhizopus oryzae.
abstract: The efficacies of liposomal amphotericin B (LAmB) and amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmB) were compared in a diabetic murine model of hematogenously disseminated Rhizopus oryzae infection. At 7.5 mg/kg of body weight twice a day (b.i.d.), LAmB significantly improved overall survival compared to the rates of survival in both untreated control mice (P = 0.001) and mice treated with 0.5 mg of AmB per kg b.i.d. (P = 0.047). These data indicate that high-dose LAmB is more effective than AmB in treating murine disseminated zygomycosis.
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000382:microbiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012233:Rhizopus
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D008081:Liposomes; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D000666:Amphotericin B; C059765:amphotericin B, deoxycholate drug combination