Tilorone

Tilorone
Clinical data

AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Routes of administration	By mouth (tablets)
ATC code	None
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	60%
Protein binding	~80%
Metabolism	Nil
Biological half-life	48 hours
Excretion	Feces (70%), urine (9%)^[1]
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2,7-Bis(2-diethylaminoethoxy)fluoren-9-one
CAS Number	27591-97-5^Y
PubChem (CID)	5475
ChemSpider	5276^N
UNII	O6W7VEW6KS^N
KEGG	D06149^N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL47298^N
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₂₅H₃₄N₂O₃
Molar mass	410.55 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCN(CC)CCOc1ccc-2c(c1)C(=O)c3c2ccc(c3)OCCN(CC)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C25H34N2O3/c1-5-26(6-2)13-15-29-19-9-11-21-22-12-10-20(30-16-14-27(7-3)8-4)18-24(22)25(28)23(21)17-19/h9-12,17-18H,5-8,13-16H2,1-4H3^N Key:MPMFCABZENCRHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N
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Tilorone (trade names Amixin, Lavomax and others) is the first recognized synthetic, small molecular weight compound that is an orally active interferon inducer.^[2] It is used as an antiviral drug.

Pharmacology

Tilorone activates the production of interferon.^[2]

According to the results of clinical tests, conducted in Kiev, the efficacy of prophylactic action of tilorone was 93.7%.

Uses

Tilorone is used for different viral diseases: influenza, hepatitis, herpes, diarrhea and others. In addition, it is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, urinary tract infections and other viral and autoimmune diseases.

References

↑ "Registry of Medicinal Products (RLS). Tilorone: Prescribing Information" (in Russian). Retrieved 2 October 2016.
1 2 Stringfellow D, Glasgow L (1972). "Tilorone hydrochloride: an oral interferon-inducing agent". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2 (2): 73–8. doi:10.1128/aac.2.2.73. PMC 444270. PMID 4670490.

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