In vitro activities of the novel ceragenin CSA-13, alone or in combination with colistin, tobramycin, and ciprofloxacin, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients.

abstract：:Ninety-three representative, recent clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were examined for susceptibility to 9 antimicrobial drugs utilizing Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA) enriched with sheep blood and a hypercapnic atmosphere of incubation. One isolate was resistant to penicillin G (minimum inhibitory concentrati...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Traub WH,Leonhard B

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that long-term treatment with clarithromycin (CAM) increased the median survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer, and improved various clinical parameters in these patients. In the present study, CAM was administered to 33 patients with unresectable primary non-small cell lung c...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Sakamoto M,Mikasa K,Majima T,Hamada K,Konishi M,Maeda K,Kita E,Narita N

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of acyclovir (ACV) treatment on selected functions of human blood-derived macrophages was examined. ACV was not cytotoxic when applied in a wide range of concentrations. Only minor effects on macrophage functions were observed when cells were treated with therapeutic concentrations of ACV:phagocytosis and t...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Stenseth AM,Rollag H,Degré M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibacterial activity of imipenem combined with norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, or ofloxacin against 43 gram-positive cocci and 53 aerobic gram-negative rods compared to results obtained with the combination of imipenem with amikacin. Synergistic antibacterial action (defined as FIC index less than or equal to 0.5) w...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kern W,Gulden H,Vanek E,Kurrle E

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic effectiveness of pretazettine (PTZ) has been demonstrated in the intraperitoneally (i.p.) implanted Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) in both syngeneic and allogeneic mice. The i.p. implanted LLC has been found to be sensitive to most standard drugs tested such as cyclophosphamide (CY), actinomycin D, 5-fluoroura...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Furusawa E,Furusawa E,Sokugawa L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of amphotericin B, miconazole, fluconazole, and itraconazole against Trichosporon beigelii were assessed in a mouse model of disseminated infection. Cyclophosphamide plus prednisolone-immunosuppressed ICR mice, intravenously challenged with a lethal inoculum of (6 x 10(6) CFU/ mouse), were assigned to r...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kamberi P,Atsuro H,Takayoshi T,Masaru N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy of listeriosis with ampicillin was examined in two murine models with compromised defense mechanisms. In mice treated with dextran sulfate paralysing the function of the macrophage system, ampicillin was less able to reduce death rates as well as bacterial counts in the spleens than after infection of normal m...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Hof H,Emmerling P,Seeliger HP

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested 42 strains of amikacin-resistant gram-negative bacilli with amikacin in combination with six beta-lactam antibiotics using the checkerboard and time-kill curve techniques. Synergism was demonstrated with time-killing curve in 43-68% of the strains tested. Ceftazidime plus amikacin was the most active combina...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Alvarez S,Jones M,Holtsclaw-Berk S,Berk SL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the published literature has allowed the identification of a number of non-tubercular indications where rifampicin (trade mark Ciba-Geigy: Rimactane) has been successfully used in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. The cases reviewed with regard to effectiveness sum 562. The most frequently co...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kissling M,Bergamini N

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rational choice of an antimicrobial agent must take into account not only the activity against the specific pathogen but also any possible negative or positive effects on the host defense system. Rokitamycin (RKM) is an orally active 16-membered-ring macrolide; there are no reports of specific investigations of thes...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Braga PC,Maci S,Dal Sasso M,Fonti E,Ghessi A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 5 healthy volunteers were enrolled in a crossover study on the dose dependency and the effect of probenecid on pharmacokinetics of DQ-2556. They were administered intravenously 0.5 and 1.0 g of DQ-2556, and 1.0 g of DQ-2556 with oral administration of probenecid. The linearity in pharmacokinetics of DQ-2556...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Shiba K,Yoshida M,Shimada J,Saito A,Matsubayashi K,Hashimoto S,Yoshida K,Osada Y,Sakai O

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application of liposome-encapsulated cytostatics results in higher concentrations in tumor tissue. This effect can be further increased by blood flow retardation with longer retention time in the tumor and by arterial administration realized in abdominal stop-flow therapy, a separate partial circulation ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Pohlen U,Binnenhei M,Reszka R,Buhr HJ,Berger G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of ofloxacin for the treatment of lower respiratory tract infection was evaluated in aged patients with chronic lung disease. Results are the following: improvement of leukocytosis and arterial oxygen tension was observed; peripheral blood cell analysis showed a decrease in natural killer cell counts and ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Yamaoka M,Fukuchi Y,Yokouchi M,Teramoto N,Nagase T,Ishida K,Ohtomo E,Orimo H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibacterial kinetics of modified-release clarithromycin (CLA) and azithromycin (AZI) against respiratory tract pathogens were compared in relation to their pharmacokinetic profile. The study was carried out in three strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes, Moraxella catarrh...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Scaglione F,Demartini G,Dugnani S,Fraschini F

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitochondria have emerged as a major target for anticancer therapy because of their critical role in cancer cell survival. Our preliminary works have suggested that dihydroergotamine tartrate (DHE), an antimigraine agent, may have effects on mitochondria. METHODS:We examined the effect of DHE on the surviva...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Chang SH,Lee AY,Yu KN,Park J,Kim KP,Cho MH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from five clinical trials of amphotericin B colloidal dispersion (ABCD) in the treatment of invasive mycoses were pooled to analyze the renal sparing effects of ABCD. Serum creatinine levels at baseline and either during or at end of treatment were available for 499 of 572 patients (87.2%). The median cumulative ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Gurwith M,Mamelok R,Pietrelli L,Du Mond C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aminoglycoside antibiotics are polycationic at physiological pH and hence do not enter most cells. Indeed, when intact mast cells were incubated with gentamicin or tobramycin, extremely low concentrations of the two drugs could be measured. In contrast, when a controlled, specific degranulation of mast cells was i...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Decorti G,Candussio L,Klugmann FB,Baldini L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial endotoxin is known to act as a potent trigger of disseminated coagulation and septic shock. During clinical antibiotic treatment, endotoxin may be released from Gram-negative bacteria. It is known that antibiotic classes differ in their ability to induce endotoxin release. AIM:It was the aim of th...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Trautmann M,Scheibe C,Wellinghausen N,Holst O,Lepper PM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 5-year period 1989-1993, the incidence of Candida krusei, and other non-albicans Candida spp., was analyzed in a 60-bed cancer department. The frequency of C. krusei, before fluconazole was introduced into therapeutic protocols in 1990, was 16.5%, and after introduction of fluconazole into prophylaxis in ac...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kunová A,Trupl J,Spánik S,Drgona L,Sufliarsky J,Lacka J,Studená V,Hlavácová E,Studená M,Kukucková E

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study demonstrated that the effects of isoniazid (INH) on Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the cellular level varied according to the growth phases. In this study, the variations in the INH action on M. avium strain NCTC 8559 are reported. M. avium cells grown on Middlebrook 7H10 agar were harvested at diffe...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mohamad S,Ibrahim P,Wahab HA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ceftazidime is a third-generation cephalosporin almost entirely eliminated by glomerular filtration and dose reductions are essential in patients with renal impairment. The physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of ceftazidime make it susceptible to be eliminated by continuous renal replacement thera...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Isla A,Gascón AR,Maynar J,Arzuaga A,Sánchez-Izquierdo JA,Pedraz JL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysfunction of the carnitine system in non-tumour tissue following anticancer therapy has been reported. In this setting, supplementation with carnitine derivatives might increase the general metabolic activity of normal cells so that they might better withstand the adverse effects of chemotherapy aimed at t...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Niang M,Soukup T,Zivný P,Tomšík P,Bukač J,Rezáčová M,Stoklasová A,Cerman J,Sišpera L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A narcissus alkaloid, pretazettine hydrochloride (PTZ), has been shown to be active against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. The Ehrlich cells are more sensitive to PTZ in DBA/2 mice than in Swiss mice. The therapeutic activity of the individual standard drugs in ABC (adriamycin, BCNU, and cyclophosphamide) regimen against ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Furusawa E,Lum MK,Furusawa S

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloramphenicol serum concentration is often monitored to assure efficacy and prevent toxicity. We studied the relationship between steady-state chloramphenicol serum concentration and hematologic adverse effects in 45 pediatric patients. The mean peak serum concentration of chloramphenicol in patients with and withou...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Nahata MC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterococci and especially glycopeptide-resistant strains (GRE) are widely distributed in the hospital environment, by acquiring resistance determinants and virulence factors. METHODS:The study included 48 GRE isolated during a 1-year period from different inpatients in a tertiary hospital in southwestern G...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kolonitsiou F,Mani V,Parikou H,Trakala M,Dimitracopoulos G,Spiliopoulou I

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of gemcitabine on postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy were evaluated in patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer. The results were compared with those of our historical control patients treated with surgery alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Nineteen patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer who had pan...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kurosaki I,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among third-generation cephalosporins, cefodizime (CFDZ) has shown to modulate many functions of the host defense system against infections. The aim of the present study was to assess the in vitro CFDZ-dependent modulation of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and IL-8 release from lipopolysac...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Meloni F,Ballabio P,Bianchi L,Grassi FA,Gialdroni Grassi GG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are only limited data on tissue kinetics of ertapenem in colorectal tissue more than 3 h after administration of the drug. The purpose of this study was to assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ertapenem in colorectal tissue via population PK modeling. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients ≥18 years requiring s...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Wittau M,Scheele J,Bulitta JB,Mayer B,Kaever V,Burhenne H,Henne-Bruns D,Isenmann R,Brockschmidt C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two gonococcal strains with differing susceptibility to cefotiam and ceftizoxime, as expressed by the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), are exposed to continuously changing concentrations of these antibiotics as they are found in plasma and skin cantharidal blister fluid (CBF) after a single intramuscular applic...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Korting HC,Niederauer H,Ollert M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of cefotetan in the intestinal wall of patients with Crohn's disease were investigated with the method of tissue homogenates with the aim to evaluate the effects of inflammation on tissue distribution. Twenty-four patients who underwent surgery were treated with a 2-gram single dose of cefotetan intrave...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mazzei T,Tonelli F,Anastasi A,Ficari F,Novelli A,Periti P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00