Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Emerging DrugsISSN: 2380-9477

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Research Article, J Pharm Sci Emerg Drugs Vol: 2 Issue: 1

First Dose Combination Studies of Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs With Piperic Acid

Gabriel Oliveira de Resende1, Bruno Almeida Cotrim1, Emerson Teixeira da Silva2, Maria Cristina Silva Lourenço2, Bruna Vitor de Almeida Rito1 and Marcus Vinícius Nora de Souza3*
1Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ) - Unidade Rio de Janeiro. Rua Senador Furtado,121, Maracanã, 20270-021 - Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
2Fiocruz-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos- Farmanguinhos. Rua Sizenando Nabuco, 100, Manguinhos, 21041-250 - Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
3Instituto de Pesquisas Clínica Evandro Chagas – IPEC – Av. Brasil, 4365 - Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil
Corresponding author : Marcus Vinícius Nora de Souza
Instituto de Pesquisas Clínica Evandro Chagas – IPEC – Av. Brasil, 4365 - Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil
E-mail: marcos_souza@far.fiocruz.br
Received: February 19, 2014 Accepted: October 06, 2014 Published: October 11, 2014
Citation: Resende GOD, Cotrim BA, Silva TD, Lourenço MCS, Rito BVDA, et al. (2014) First Dose Combination Studies of Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs With Piperic Acid. J Pharm Sci Emerg Drugs 2:1. doi:10.4172/2380-9477.1000103

Abstract

First Dose Combination Studies of Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs With Piperic Acid

The combinatorial effect of piperic acid with various anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs was evaluated in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The present study has demonstrated for the first time that a combination of piperic acid with rifampicin imparts a synergic effect against M. tuberculosis.

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Piperic acid; Rifampicim

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