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A calcineurin antifungal strategy with analogs of FK506.

Authors :
Nambu M
Covel JA
Kapoor M
Li X
Moloney MK
Numa MM
Soltow QA
Trzoss M
Webb P
Webb RR 2nd
Mutz M
Source :
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters [Bioorg Med Chem Lett] 2017 Jun 01; Vol. 27 (11), pp. 2465-2471. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 03.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

A novel antifungal strategy targeting the inhibition of calcineurin is described. To develop a calcineurin based inhibitor of pathogenic fungi, analogs of FK506 were synthesized that were able to permeate mammalian but not fungal cells. Antagonists in combination with FK506 were not immunosuppressive and retained antifungal activity in A. fumigatus. To reduce the dosage burden of the antagonist, murine oral PK was improved an order of magnitude relative to previous FK506 antagonists.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1464-3405
Volume :
27
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28412204
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.004