Table 1. Experiment Design.
Regimen | D-18 | D0 | 4 mo | 6 mo | 7 mo | 9 mo | 12 mo | 15 mo | Total | |
1 | Untreated | 10 | 20 | 10* | 40 | |||||
2 | 2RHZ+4RH | 10 | 30 | 40 | ||||||
3 | 2JRZ+2JR | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
4 | 2AEtMZ+4EtM | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
2AEtMZ+7EtM | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||||||
2AEtMZ+10EtM | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||||||
5 | 2JZM+2JM | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
2JZM+4JM | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||||||
2JZM+7JM | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||||||
6 | 2JAEtMZ+4JEtM | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
7 | 2JAEtZ+4JEt | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
8 | 2JAEtM+4JEtM | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
9 | 6JM | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
10 | 6JZ | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
Total | 10 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 40 | 210 | 50 | 20 | 440 |
Definition of abbreviations: J = TMC 207, R = Rifampin, M = Moxifloxacin, H = Isoniazid, Z = Pyrazinamide, A = amikacin, Et = ethionamide.
Mice were infected intravenously with 1.1×106 of M. tuberculosis H37Rv.
Day -18: the day after infection, Day 0: start of treatment.
*Mice kept untreated for mortality assessment.
All drugs were given 5 times per week at the following doses: J, 25 mg/kg; R, 10 mg/kg; M, 100 mg/kg; H, 25 mg/kg; Z, 150 mg/kg; A, 150 mg/kg; Et, 50 mg/kg.