ACTIVITY OF CATIONICALLY SUBSTITUTED BIS-BENZIMIDAZOLES AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII PNEUMONIA

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TIDWELL, RR [1 ]
JONES, SK [1 ]
NAIMAN, NA [1 ]
BERGER, LC [1 ]
BRAKE, WB [1 ]
DYKSTRA, CC [1 ]
HALL, JE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV N CAROLINA, SCH PUBL HLTH, DEPT EPIDEMIOL, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599 USA
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10.1128/AAC.37.8.1713
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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On the basis of a previously observed correlation between the antimicrobial activity and DNA binding strength of dicationic molecules, a series of 10 dicationically substituted bis-benzimidazoles were tested for activity in the rat model of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. One of the compounds, 1,4-bis[5-(2-imidazolinyl)-2-benzimidazolyl]butane, was found to be more potent and less toxic than pentamidine.
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