Cryptosporidium is a leading contributor to early childhood mortality, and fully effective treatment for this important infectious disease is lacking. A bicyclic azetidine compound series is disclosed having potent in vitro activity against all C. parvum isolates tested, comparable potencies against C. hominis and C. parvum, and cured cryptosporidiosis in highly susceptible immunosuppressed mice with once-daily dosing.
隐孢子虫是导致幼儿早逝的主要原因之一,对这种重要传染病的完全有效治疗方法尚缺乏。一种双环
氮杂环丙烷化合物系列被披露,对所有经过测试的隐孢子虫C. parvum分离株具有强大的体外活性,在C. hominis和C. parvum之间具有可比较的效力,并且通过每日一次的给药方案治愈了高度易感的免疫抑制小鼠体内的隐孢子虫病。