Compound ID | 144
Synonym(s): POL7080 | RG 7929
Class: Antimicrobial peptide
| Agent Type: | Semisynthetic; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Lipopolysaccharide synthesis inhibitor. LptD inhibitor |
| Target Pathogen: | Active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa; indicated for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia/ ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia |
| Propensity to select resistant mutants: | Yes 10^-10 |
| Description: | A peptidomimetic antibiotic (protegrin-1 derivative); failed in Phase 3 due to nephrotoxicity, developed for inhalation therapy |
| Institute where first reported: | Polyphor (Roche licensee), Switzerland |
| Year first mentioned: | 2008 |
| Highest development stage: | Phase 3 (NCT03582007) |
| Development status: | Inactive |
| Reason dropped: | Latent nephrotoxicity; Polyphor continued preclinical development of inhalation formulation and been granted clinical trial in UK on 2020 |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/91824766 |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | murepavadin |
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