Cenicriviroc (TAK-652) is an orally active, dual antagonist of CCR2/CCR5. It also inhibits both HIV-1 and HIV-2, and displays potent anti-infective and anti-inflammatory activity.

CCR5:0.29 nM, R5 HIV-2:0.03-0.98 nM (in PBMCs), CCR2:5.9 nM, R5 HIV-1:0.024-0.08 nM (in PBMCs)

Male C57BL/6 mice (n=44; 8-10 weeks of age) are allocated to receive treatments via oral gavage (PO) on Days 1-5 in the following groups: non-disease control, vehicle control twice daily (BID), Cenicriviroc 5 mg/kg/day (Cenicriviroc5) BID, Cenicriviroc 20 mg/kg/day (Cenicriviroc20) BID, Cenicriviroc 100 mg/kg/day (Cenicriviroc100) BID, Cenicriviroc20 QD, and positive control (corticosteroid known to reduce inflammation in a variety of animal models) 1 mg/kg QD. On Day 4, peritonitis is induced via IP injection of TG 3.85% (1 mL/animal) 2 hours post-dose in all groups except non-disease controls [1].