Description
TBA-354 is a nitroimidazole antitubercular agent. It is active against clinical isolates of drug-resistant and -sensitive replicating
M. tuberculosis (MICs = <0.02-0.36 μM). It is selective for
M. tuberculosis over
M. scrofulaceum,
M. gilvum,
M. fortuitum,
M. triviale, and
M. smegmatis (MICs = >11.5 μM) but is active against
M. bovis and
M. kansasii (MICs = <0.179 and 2.2 μM, respectively). TBA-354 (100 mg/kg per day) reduces lung colony forming units (CFUs) in mouse models of acute and chronic
M. tuberculosis infection.
References
[1]. upton am, cho s, yang tj, et al. in vitro and in vivo activities of the nitroimidazole tba-354 against mycobacterium tuberculosis. antimicrob agents chemother, 2015, 59(1): 136-144.
[2]. tasneen r, williams k, amoabeng o, et al. contribution of the nitroimidazoles pa-824 and tba-354 to the activity of novel regimens in murine models of tuberculosis. antimicrob agents chemother, 59 :129-135.