In vitro profiling of pramiconazole and in vivo evaluation in Microsporum canis dermatitis and Candida albicans vaginitis laboratory models

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Nov;54(11):4927-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00730-10. Epub 2010 Aug 30.

Abstract

The triazole antifungal pramiconazole (Stiefel, a GSK company) was compared with itraconazole, miconazole, and terbinafine in vitro and in vivo. Potent in vitro activities against Candida spp. (50% inhibitory concentration [IC₅₀], 0.04 to 1.83 μM) and Microsporum and Trichophyton spp. (IC₅₀, 0.15 to 1.34 μM) were obtained but not, however, against other filamentous molds and zygomycetes. In the M. canis guinea pig model and C. albicans vulvovaginitis rat model, pramiconazole was superior to the reference compounds after oral and topical administration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida albicans / pathogenicity*
  • Dermatitis / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Itraconazole / pharmacokinetics
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Microsporum / pathogenicity*
  • Naphthalenes / pharmacokinetics
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use
  • Terbinafine
  • Triazoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Vaginitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Imidazoles
  • Naphthalenes
  • Triazoles
  • Itraconazole
  • pramiconazole
  • Terbinafine