A-56619 and
A-56620 are two new aryl-
fluoroquinolones which are as potent as or more potent than
norfloxacin when administered orally and subcutaneously in mouse protection tests against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
A-56619 and
A-56620 were more potent than
norfloxacin when administered orally against Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Serratia marcescens, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
A-56620 was as potent or two- to threefold more potent than
norfloxacin when administered subcutaneously against members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Infection with Salmonella typhimurium was more effectively treated with
A-56619 (50% effective dose [ED50], 1.4 mg/kg per day) than with
norfloxacin (ED50, 62.8 mg/kg per day). E. coli or Pseudomonas
pyelonephritis in mice was more effectively treated with
A-56619 or
A-56620 than with
norfloxacin. After oral treatment, the ED50s of
A-56619 and
A-56620 were less than 12.5 mg/kg per day against E. coli and 62.9 and 38 mg/kg per day against P. aeruginosa
pyelonephritis, respectively.
Norfloxacin was ineffective at 200 mg/kg per day against E. coli or P. aeruginosa
pyelonephritis.
A-56619 and
A-56620 were also more potent than
norfloxacin in treatment of mixed bacterial
pyelonephritis caused by E. coli and Streptococcus faecalis.
A-56619 was at least 30 times more potent than
norfloxacin and
A-56620 was 4 to 11 times more potent than
norfloxacin when administered against Klebsiella
pneumonia in mice.
A-56619 and
A-56620 were at least 2 to 10 times more potent than
norfloxacin against
Staphylococcus aureus infections in immunosuppressed mice.
A-56619 was equally potent in all in vivo tests when administered orally or subcutaneously, whereas
A-56620 was similar to
norfloxacin in being more potent when administered subcutaneously. The peak serum levels after subcutaneous and
oral administration of
A-56619 and
A-56620 were higher than that of
norfloxacin. The serum hal-lives of
A-56619 and
A-56620 after subcutaneous and
oral administration were longer than the serum half-life of
norfloxacin.