Triamcinolone acetonide, methylprednisolone, and dexamethasone were each evaluated in combination with palivizumab (Synagis) for the therapy of established respiratory syncytial virus infection in the cotton rat. Triamcinolone and methylprednisolone proved to be more effective than dexamethasone in reducing lung pathology. No recurrence of viral replication or pulmonary pathology followed the c...

The proposed structure of the fungal metabolite, mycosporulone 1, was prepared starting from the cyclohexenone ester 11 and the D-(R)-glyceraldehyde acetonide 12. The spectroscopic data for both 1 and its C2 epimer 1a did not match those reported for the natural product. A revised structure 29 for mycosporulone is proposed.

An enantioselective synthesis of the piperidine alkaloids (+)-sedamine and (-)-prosophylline is reported. The synthesis of (+)-sedamine has been achieved in 12 steps with an overall yield of 20% from benzaldehyde, and (-)-prosophylline was obtained in 15 steps with an overall yield of 9.2%, starting from D-glyceraldehyde acetonide 14. The key steps are enantioselective allyltitanation reactions...

[reaction: see text]. Facial selectivity in the addition of boron enolates of alpha-oxygenated ketones to anti-disposed alpha,beta-bisalkoxy aldehydes is controlled by the aldehyde vicinal diol protecting group. Protection of the diol as an acetonide results in the exclusive formation of the anti-syn-anti stereoarray found in the C(33)-C(36) region of aflastatin A.

BACKGROUND The major cause of visual impairment in diabetic patients is macular edema. The failure of laser photocoagulation in a large subgroup of patients with clinically significant diabetic macular edema has prompted interest in other treatment methods. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide for clinically significa...