Publications by authors named "D Erbeck"

N'-[2-(2-Thiophene)ethyl]-N'-[2-(5bromopyridyl)]thiourea (CAS 258340-15-7, HI-443) is a potent non-nucleoside inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase (NNRTI) that was rationally designed as a candidate anti-HIV agent. The purpose of the present study was to examine the in vivo pharmacokinetics, metabolism, toxicity, and anti-HIV activity of HI-443. HI-443 was very well tolerated in CD-1 mice and Lewis rats without any detectable toxicity at single parenteral bolus dose levels as high as 80 mg/kg.

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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is associated with germ-line mutations in the tumor suppressor gene, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) located on chromosome 5q21. Multiple intestinal neoplasia (Min) in mice resembles FAP in humans, resulting from a single point mutation in the murine homolog of the APC gene. The effects of the rationally-designed Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) inhibitor JANEX-1 (4-(4'-hydroxyphenyl) amino-6,7-dimethoxy-quinazoline, WHI-P131, CAS 202475-60-3) on the development of intestinal tumors in the APC (min/+) mouse model of FAP were examined.

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The thiophene ethyl thiourea (TET) compound N'-[2-(2-thiophene)ethyl]-N'-[2-(5-bromopyridyl)]-thiourea (HI-443) is a potent non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). The pharmacokinetics of 17 different novel oral formulations of HI-443 were compared in an attempt to identify the most suitable dosage form for clinical use in HIV-infected persons. Plasma concentrations of HI-443 were monitored in mice after administration of the drug using these 17 different formulations at three time points.

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