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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 January; 31(1): 21-26

Activity of (+)-cyclaradine (Sch 31172) against herpes simplex virus in vitro and in vivo.

J Schwartz, M Ostrander, N J Butkiewicz, M Lieberman, C Lin, J Lim and G H Miller

ABSTRACT

(+)-Cyclaradine (Sch 31172) is the carbocyclic derivative of adenosine arabinoside (9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine). Because it is not deaminated by deaminase in serum, as is adenosine arabinoside, (+)-cyclaradine is about 2 to 5 times more active in vitro against herpes simplex virus. (+)-Cyclaradine has in vitro activity nearly equivalent to that of phosphonoformate but is significantly less active than acycloguanosine (acyclovir; ACV), trifluorothymidine, or 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine. The absolute ratios of in vitro activities are difficult to determine because of variability among virus strains, inoculum size, and dependence on the tissue culture cell line in which the comparative test is carried out. (+)-Cyclaradine is active against TK-, ACV-resistant mutants. In the guinea pig model of vaginal herpes simplex virus infection, (+)-cyclaradine is only slightly less active than ACV when both molecules are nearly equivalently bioavailable; thus, the large difference in activity seen in vitro is not reflected in this in vivo model system.

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1987 January; 31(1): 21-26

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