Pentamidine

Pentamidine

CAT N°: 20679
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Pentamidine is an aromatic diamine antimicrobial agent.{19984,38293,53604} It is a DNA minor groove binder that binds to A/T rich regions of DNA.{68035} Pentamidine is active against L. mexicana (IC50 = 4.532 µg/ml), the T. b. brucei strain S427 (IC50 = 1.1 nM), and C. neoformans (MICs = 1.56 and 6.25 µg/ml for the JEC21 and H99 strains, respectively).{19984,38293,53604} It increases survival in mice infected with T. b. brucei when administered at a dose of 10 µmol/kg.{38293} Formulations containing pentamidine have been used in the prevention of P. jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in patients infected with HIV.

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