Immunomodulating Activity of DW-116, A New Quinolone Antibiotic

DW-116, [1-(5-fluoro-2-pyridyl)-6-fluoro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquino-line-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride}, is a new quinolone antibiotic with a broad antibacterial spectrum against G(+) and G(-) bacteria. DW-116 was evaluated for the immunomodulating activities, which is one o...

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Published inArchives of pharmacal research Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 610 - 614
Main Authors Moon, Eun-Yi, Choi, Chung-Ha, Pyo, Suh-Kneung, Chung, Yong-Ho, Yoon, Sung-June, Lee, Dug-Keun
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 1998
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Immunoglpobin
DW-116
DTH
PFC
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Summary:DW-116, [1-(5-fluoro-2-pyridyl)-6-fluoro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquino-line-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride}, is a new quinolone antibiotic with a broad antibacterial spectrum against G(+) and G(-) bacteria. DW-116 was evaluated for the immunomodulating activities, which is one of the efforts to investigate the mechanism of action related to the good in vivo antibacterial efficacy. The results of in vitro studies revealed there was no statistically significant increase in B and T lymphocyte proliferation. But the results of in vivo studies showed that the number of plaque forming cells (PFC), the amount of polyclonal antibodies and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) were significantly increased after the repeat administration with 12 and 60 mg/kg of DW-116. Taken together, these results proposed that immunostimulting effect of DW-116 could be one of the action mechanisms for demonstrating in vivo antibacterial activities under these experimental conditions.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO199811919457009
ISSN:0253-6269
1976-3786