XG-102 administered to healthy male volunteers as a single intravenous infusion: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating study.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of the JNK inhibitor XG-102 in a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, sequential ascending dose parallel group Phase 1 Study. Three groups of male subjects received as randomly assigned ascending single XG-102 doses (10, 40, and 80 μg/kg; 6 subjects per dose) or placebo (2 subjects per dose) as an intravenous (IV) infusion over 60 min. Safety and tolerability were assessed by physical examination, vital signs, electrocardiography, eye examination, clinical laboratory tests and adverse events (AEs).

Mass balance, metabolite profile, and in vitro-in vivo comparison of clearance pathways of deleobuvir, a hepatitis C virus polymerase inhibitor.

The pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and metabolism of deleobuvir, a hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor, were assessed in healthy subjects following a single oral dose of 800 mg of [(14)C]deleobuvir (100 μCi). The overall recovery of radioactivity was 95.2%, with 95.

Human pharmacokinetic profile of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-glycoside of herbal origin.

A natural form of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), the active metabolite of vitamin D, was identified in glycosylated form in Solanum glaucophyllum (SG). Solbone P, an extract of SG with high and homogenous content of glycosylated 1,25(OH)2D3, was chemically characterized and produced under GMP conditions. Three different doses of glycosylated 1,25(OH)2D3 were given as single oral dose to 16 healthy volunteers in a first-in-man trial.

Bioavailability, Pharmacokinetics, and Safety of Belimumab Administered Subcutaneously in Healthy Subjects.

This Phase 1 study evaluated the absolute bioavailability, pharmacokinetics (PK), tolerability, and safety of belimumab 200 mg/mL administered subcutaneously (SC) to healthy subjects as a single dose and as multiple doses up to 240 mg. In all, 118 subjects (age range 18-55 years; body weight 51-115 kg) were enrolled. Seventy-eight subjects received a single dose of belimumab 240 mg intravenously, or 2 × 120, 1 × 240, or 1 × 200 mg SC.

Humoral immunity and delayed-type hypersensitivity in healthy subjects treated for 30 days with MK-7123, a selective CXCR2 antagonist.

Antagonism of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 inhibits neutrophil trafficking and may thus be therapeutic in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other lung disorders in which there is substantial infiltration by neutrophils. Here, we report the findings from a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial of the small-molecule CXCR2 antagonist MK-7123 (formerly SCH 527123) that evaluated potential downstream effects of CXCR2 antagonism on immunogenic competency (B cell antibody response) in the adaptive immune system and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) in healthy subjects (ages 34-65 years) dosed once daily for 30 days either with 30 mg MK-7123 (n=24) or placebo (n=7). Eligible subjects were seronegative for anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) immunoglobulin G (IgG) and positive for DTH response to intradermal injection of Candida albicans antigen at screening.

Safety and immunogenicity of the pneumococcal pneumolysin derivative PlyD1 in a single-antigen protein vaccine candidate in adults.

Background: Pneumococcal vaccines based on conserved protein antigens have the potential to offer expanded protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Objective: This study examined the safety and immunogenicity in adults of three doses of a pneumococcal single-antigen protein vaccine candidate formulated with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant and recombinantly derived, highly detoxified, genetically mutated pneumolysin protein (PlyD1).

Methods: This phase I, randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded, dose-escalating study enrolled adults (18-50 years).

Safety and immunogenicity of a pneumococcal histidine triad protein D vaccine candidate in adults.

Background: Pneumococcal vaccines based on conserved protein antigens have the potential to offer expanded protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Objective: To explore safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant protein vaccine candidate against S. pneumoniae composed of adjuvanted pneumococcal histidine triad protein D (PhtD).

The long-term safety and tolerability of ispaghula husk.

The safety and tolerability of ispaghula husk, which can now be used as an adjunct to diet for the treatment of mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolaemia, was assessed in 93 healthy subjects over a 52-week period. The study looked at the nutritional, biochemical, and haematological effects of ispaghula. Over the study period there were small but statistically significant changes in some measurements of minerals and vitamin levels, and in some haematological and biochemical parameters.

Effects of sibutramine alone and with alcohol on cognitive function in healthy volunteers.

Aims: To investigate the effects of sibutramine in combination with alcohol in a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, four-way crossover study in 20 healthy volunteers.

Methods: On each study day each volunteer received either: sibutramine 20 mg+0.5 g kg-1 alcohol; sibutramine 20 mg+placebo alcohol; placebo capsules+0.