Synthesis of 3,6-bis(aminoalkoxy)acridines and their effect on the immune system

Abstract

A series of 3,6-bis(aminoalkoxy)acridines (2) was prepared and shown to have a protective antiviral effect against an interferon-sensitive virus (Columbia SK) and to partially restore an antibody response to a T-cell-dependent antigen in leukemic immunosuppressed mice. The presence of circulating interferon and the stimulation of natural killer cell activity in mice was observed for 21.