Abstract
UR-9746 and UR-9751 are novel azole derivatives each containing a morpholine ring. They were examined for both in vitro and in vivo activities against Coccidioides immitis. In vitro, UR-9746 and UR-9751 were active, with MICs of 25 and 3.1 micrograms/ml, respectively, against C. immitis Silveira; minimum fungicidal concentrations were > 100 micrograms/ml, the highest concentration tested, for both compounds. Antifungal activity in serum showed the desirable characteristic of remaining severalfold above the MIC at all times. Against systemic murine coccidioidomycosis, UR-9746 and UR-9751 prolonged survival at dosages of > or = 10 mg/kg/day and showed increased reduction of infectious burden in the spleens, livers, and lungs of treated mice with escalating dosage. Both compounds lacked observable toxicity and on a milligram-per-kilogram of body weight basis were > or = 10-fold superior to fluconazole in prolonging survival and clearing infection with C. immitis.
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