• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of MRX-8, a Novel Polymyxin, in the Neutropenic Mouse Thigh and Lung Infection Models against Gram-Negative Pathogens
  • Contributor: Lepak, Alexander J.; Wang, Wen; Andes, David R.
  • Published: American Society for Microbiology, 2020
  • Published in: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64 (2020) 11
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1128/aac.01517-20
  • ISSN: 1098-6596; 0066-4804
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  • Description: MRX-8 is a novel polymyxin analogue in development for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative pathogens, including those resistant to other antibiotic classes. In the present study, we examined the pharmacodynamic activity of MRX-8 against a variety of common Gram-negative pathogens in the neutropenic mouse thigh and lung models. Additionally, we examined polymyxin B (PMB) as a comparator. Plasma pharmacokinetics of MRX-8 and PMB were linear over a broad dosing range of 0.156 to 10 mg/kg of body weight and had similar AUC 0–∞ (area under the drug concentration-time curve from 0 h to infinity) exposures of MRX-8, 0.
  • Access State: Open Access