IP Library Patent Application 13797509
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App. No. 13/797,509

THERAPEUTIC USES OF TIGEMONAM AND CARUMONAM

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13/797,509
Abstract

Disclosed herein is the use of tigemonam and carumonam in treating bacterial infection caused by bacteria producing K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) enzymes.

Claims (34)

1 . A method of treating infection in a subject caused by a bacteria expressing a K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of tigemonam.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the KPC is KPC-2 or KPC-3.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

5 . A method of treating infection in a subject caused by a bacteria expressing a K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of carumonam.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the KPC is KPC-2 or KPC-3.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

9 . A method of inhibiting bacterial growth, comprising contacting a bacteria expressing a K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) with an effective amount of tigemonam.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the KPC is KPC-2 or KPC-3.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

13 . A method of inhibiting bacterial growth, comprising contacting a bacteria expressing a K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) with an effective amount of carumonam.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the KPC is KPC-2 or KPC-3.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

17 . A method of treating a bacterial infection, comprising:

administering aztreonam to a subject in need thereof;

determining that the infection is resistant to treatment with aztreonam; and

subsequently administering an effective amount of tigemonam to the subject.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

20 . A method of treating a bacterial infection that is resistant to aztreonam, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of tigemonam.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

22 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

23 . A method of treating a bacterial infection, comprising:

administering aztreonam to a subject in need thereof;

determining that the infection is resistant to treatment with aztreonam; and

subsequently administering an effective amount of carumonam to the subject.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

26 . A method of treating a bacterial infection that is resistant to aztreonam, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of carumonam.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae , or Klebsiella pneumonia.

28 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the bacteria is selected from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Acinetobacter haemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pestis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia intermedia, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus haemolyticus, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Legionella pneumophila, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Moraxella, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides ovalus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides eggerthii , or Bacteroides splanchnicus.

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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (PATENTS) AT REEL 061314 AND FRAME 0512 Recorded Aug 29, 2025
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