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Simple amino acid prodrugs of cysteamine and cystamine were synthesized to overcome the problems of palatability and gastrointestinal irritation, while γ-glutamyl prodrugs were synthesized to target the parent drug to γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT). Preliminary cystine-depleting evaluation in vitro suggests further investigation is warranted. Low toxicity of the prodrugs was observed.
Keywords: Cystinosis, prodrugs, GGT, cysteamine, cystamine
Letters in Drug Design & Discovery
Title: Design, Synthesis and Initial In Vitro Evaluation of Novel Prodrugs for the Treatment of Cystinosis
Volume: 3 Issue: 5
Author(s): R. J. Anderson, D. Cairns, W. A. Cardwell, M. Case, P. W. Groundwater, A. G. Hall, L. Hogarth, A. L. Jones, O. Meth-Cohn and P. Suryadevara
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Keywords: Cystinosis, prodrugs, GGT, cysteamine, cystamine
Abstract: Simple amino acid prodrugs of cysteamine and cystamine were synthesized to overcome the problems of palatability and gastrointestinal irritation, while γ-glutamyl prodrugs were synthesized to target the parent drug to γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT). Preliminary cystine-depleting evaluation in vitro suggests further investigation is warranted. Low toxicity of the prodrugs was observed.
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Anderson J. R., Cairns D., Cardwell A. W., Case M., Groundwater W. P., Hall G. A., Hogarth L., Jones L. A., Meth-Cohn O. and Suryadevara P., Design, Synthesis and Initial In Vitro Evaluation of Novel Prodrugs for the Treatment of Cystinosis, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2006; 3 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157018006777574258
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157018006777574258 |
Print ISSN 1570-1808 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-628X |
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