Derivatives of pentamidine designed to target the Leishmania lipophosphoglycan
摘要:
The Leishmania lipophosphoglycan (LPG) is the most abundant cell surface glycoconjugate of a family of infectious protozoa. Pentamidine, a common drug used in the treatment of Leishmania infections, has been modified with boronic acids so that it might bind more selectively to the phosphodisaccharide repeating unit of the LPG. This could serve to target the drug to the protozoan surface and increase its efficacy in vivo. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Methods are provided herein for treatment of myotonic dystrophy and other toxic RNA diseases in a subject. In some examples, the method comprises administration of a compound that binds a nucleotide repeat expansion in a ribonucleic acid molecule, thereby treating the disease. In additional examples, the method comprises administration of a compound that disrupts binding of muscleblind-like proteins to an RNA nucleotide repeat expansion. Compounds for use in the disclosed method include pentamidine or heptamidine or derivatives thereof. Representative compounds are described herein.
275. Benzylamine analogues of chemotherapeutic diamidines
作者:Adrien Albert、John A. Mills、Richard Royer
DOI:10.1039/jr9470001452
日期:——
Derivatives of pentamidine designed to target the Leishmania lipophosphoglycan
作者:Kari L. Kramp、Kristin DeWitt、Jason W. Flora、David C. Muddiman、Kelli M. Slunt、Todd A. Houston
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.11.112
日期:2005.1
The Leishmania lipophosphoglycan (LPG) is the most abundant cell surface glycoconjugate of a family of infectious protozoa. Pentamidine, a common drug used in the treatment of Leishmania infections, has been modified with boronic acids so that it might bind more selectively to the phosphodisaccharide repeating unit of the LPG. This could serve to target the drug to the protozoan surface and increase its efficacy in vivo. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.