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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
Osteomyelitis is an infection located in bone and a notoriously difficult disease to manage, requiring frequent and heavy doses of systemically administered antibiotics. Targeting antibiotics to the bone after systemic administration may provide both greater efficacy of treatment and less frequent administration. By taking advantage of the affinity of the bisphosphonate group for bone mineral, we have prepared a set of 13 bisphosphonated antibacterial prodrugs based on eight different linkers tethered to the free amino functionality on fluoroquinolone antibiotics. While all but one of the prodrugs were shown in vitro to be effective and rapid bone binders (over 90% in 1 h), only eight of them demonstrated the capacity to significantly regenerate the parent drug. In a rat model of the disease, a selected group of agents demonstrated their ability to prevent osteomyelitis when used in circumstances under which the parent drug had already been cleared and is thus inactive.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1520-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6955-69
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Linking bisphosphonates to the free amino groups in fluoroquinolones: preparation of osteotropic prodrugs for the prevention of osteomyelitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Targanta Therapeutics Inc, 7170 Avenue Frederick Banting, St. Laurent, Québec, H4S 2A1, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article