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- Yashpal Singh Malik
- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh India
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- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh India
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- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, India
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Immunology of Human Herpesvirus Infections. J R Soc Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/014107688607900921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ikeda S, Wong M, Mohan P, De Clercq E. Selective Inhibition of Myxovirus Replication by a Novel Series of Cholesterol-Naphthalenesulfonic Acid Hybrid Molecules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/095632029400500209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A novel series of hybrid molecules with cholesterol and naphthalenesulfonic acid have been synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activity against myxoviruses (respiratory syncytial virus [RSV], influenza A and B virus), Naphthalenesulfonic acids (compounds 1–3) and cholesterols (compounds 4 and 5) did not inhibit myxovirus-induced cytopathic-ity. However, hybrid molecules (compounds 6 and 7) proved active against RSV and influenza A virus but not influenza B virus. The antiviral effects of the hybrid compounds 6 and 7 were comparable to those of dextran sulfate. Mixtures of naphthalenesulfonic acid and cholesteryl chloroformate (compounds 1 and 5 molecules, corresponding to the hybrid molecule 6; and compounds 2 and 5, corresponding to the hybrid molecule 7) did not show antiviral activity. The mode of action of the cholesterol-linked naphthalenesulfonic acids can be attributed to inhibition of virus-cell fusion (influenza A virus) or inhibition of both virus-cell binding and fusion (RSV).
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- S. Ikeda
- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois 60680, USA
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois 60680, USA
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Liu YG, Fei CP, Chan TH. Study on the alkylation reaction of guanine and N-acetylguanine and the synthesis of 1′-C alkylated carba-DHPG analogues. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.19940120112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Treanor JJ. Viral infections of the respiratory tract: prevention and treatment. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2010; 4:1-22. [PMID: 18611586 DOI: 10.1016/0924-8579(94)90060-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/11/1993] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The rapid discovery of specific viral agents as the cause of many acute respiratory diseases was accompanied by considerable optimism that vaccines or other control measures could be developed quickly. Subsequent experience has demonstrated that effective control of these important public health problems has been an elusive goal. However, recent exciting developments in our understanding of the molecular biology and immunology of these viruses may provide the basis for more effective strategies in the future.
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- J J Treanor
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Al-Masoudi NA, Saeed BA, Essa AH, Al-Soud YA. Microwave-assisted synthesis of acyclic C-nucleosides from 1,2- and 1,3-diketones. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2009; 28:175-83. [PMID: 19333856 DOI: 10.1080/15257770902830997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A simple, rapid and regioselective approach for the synthesis of C-acyclic nucleosides 3, 4, 6, and 9 of dihydropyrimidine, imidazole and indeno[1,2-b]pyridine-9-one derived from 1,2- and 1,3-diketones was performed. By using DMF or pyridine as solvent or bentonite clay as a support, in the presence of TMSTf, ZnCl(2), NH(4)OAc, or NH(4)NO(3), all the desired products were obtained within 5-25 minutes under microwave irradiation (MWI). Acid hydrolysis of 6 and 9 afforded the free acyclic C-nucleosides 7 and 10, respectively. Upon treatment with NaOMe under MWI, 3 and 14 rearranged to the C-nucleoside 4 and 16.
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Influenza antiviral resistance testing in new york and wisconsin, 2006 to 2008: methodology and surveillance data. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:1372-8. [PMID: 19321726 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01993-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The need for effective influenza antiviral susceptibility surveillance methods has increased due to the emergence of near-universal adamantane resistance in influenza A/H3N2 viruses during the 2005-2006 season and the appearance of oseltamivir resistance in the influenza A/H1N1 virus subtype during the 2007-2008 season. The two classes of influenza antivirals, the neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) and the adamantanes, are well characterized, as are many mutations that can confer resistance to these drugs. Adamantane resistance is imparted mainly by a S31N mutation in the matrix gene, while NAI resistance can result from a number of mutations in the neuraminidase gene. During the 2007-2008 season, a neuraminidase mutation (H274Y) conferring resistance to the NAI oseltamivir emerged worldwide in the A/H1N1 virus subtype. Surveillance methodology and data from New York (NY) and Wisconsin (WI) for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 influenza seasons are presented. We used an existing pyrosequencing method (R. A. Bright et al., Lancet 366:1175-1181, 2005) and a modified version of this method for detection of adamantane resistance mutations. For NAI resistance mutation detection, we used a mutation-specific pyrosequencing technique and developed a neuraminidase gene dideoxy sequencing method. Adamantane resistance in the A/H3N2 virus samples was 100% for 2007-2008, similar to the 99.8% resistance nationwide as reported by the CDC. Adamantane resistance was found in only 1.2% of NY and WI A/H1N1 virus samples, compared to that found in 10.8% of samples tested nationwide as reported by the CDC. Influenza A/H1N1 virus H274Y mutants were found in 11.1% of NY samples for 2007-2008, a level comparable to the 10.9% nationwide level reported by the CDC; in contrast, mutants were found in 17.4% of WI samples. These results indicate the need for regional influenza antiviral surveillance.
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Al-Soud YA, Al-Masoudi NA, Schuppler T, De Clercq E, Pannecouque C. Microwave-assisted synthesis and anti-HIV activity of new acyclic C-nucleosides of 3-(D-ribo-tetritol-1-yl)-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles. Part 1. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2008; 27:469-83. [PMID: 18569786 DOI: 10.1080/15257770802088829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of novel acyclic C-nucleosides of 6-alkyl/aryl-3-(1,2-O-isopropylidene-D-ribo-tetritol-1-yl)[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles (5-12) and the 6-aryl-thiomethyl analogues 25-27 has been described. Deblocking of 5-12 and 25-27 afforded the free acyclic C-nucleosides 13-20, and 28-30, respectively. All of the synthesized compounds showed no inhibition against HIV-1 and HIV-2 replication in MT-4 cells. However, 6-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1,2-O-isopropylidene-D-ribo-tetritol-1-yl)-7H-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole (6) is a potent inhibitor, in vitro, of the replication of HIV-2. These results suggest that compound 6 should be considered as a new lead in the development of antiviral agent.
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- Yaseen A Al-Soud
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Al al-Bayt, Al-Mafraq, Jordan
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Ali IAI, Al-Masoudi IA, Aziz NM, Al-Masoudi NA. New acyclic quinoxaline nucleosides. Synthesis and anti-hiv activity. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2008; 27:146-56. [PMID: 18205069 DOI: 10.1080/15257770701795920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A series of acyclonucleosides substituted 1-(4,5-dihydroxypentyl) (13-8) and 2-(4,5-dihydroxypentyloxy)quinoxalines (19-24) were synthesized by the sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation of the derivatives 1-6 and 7-12, respectively. Treatment of the quinoxaline base 26 with (R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethyl-p-toluenesulfonate (27) in the presence of NaH/DMF furnished 28. Acid hydrolysis of 28 gave 1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6,7-dimethyl-quinoxaline-2-one (29). Alternatively, 29 was prepared by sharpless dihydroxylation of 30. All the compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anti-HIV-1 and HIV-2 in MT-4 cell and found inactive, except 29, which showed inhibition of HIV-1 with EC50 value of 0.15 +/- 0.1 microg/ml and a therapeutic index (SI) of 73.
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- Ibrahim A I Ali
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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Ono S, Kudo M, Aoki K, Ezaki F, Misumi J. Effect of mass immunization against influenza encephalopathy on mortality rates in children. Pediatr Int 2003; 45:680-7. [PMID: 14651541 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2003.01813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since the Japanese influenza vaccination program for school children was terminated in 1994, a steep rise has been noted in the number of young children reported with fulminant influenza and influenza associated with acute encephalopathy/encephalitis. The purpose of the present study was to interpret and clarify the effect of mass influenza vaccination on mortality of Japanese children, aged <19 years, with influenza and influenza-associated acute encephalopathy/encephalitis. METHODS The authors examined the distribution of mortality rates of children in Japan aged <19 years with influenza during 1950-2000, influenza associated with central nervous system (CNS) signs in the period 1950-1978, and the estimated cases of influenza associated with acute encephalopathy/encephalitis in the period 1987-2000. RESULTS Total influenza mortality among children aged <19 years has increased since 1990, with children aged <4 years after 1994 being the worst affected. The mean values of mortality rates of influenza associated with central nervous system signs during 1963-1978 and the estimated mortality of children aged <9 years during 1979-1994 were significantly lower than in some years before 1962, and after 1995 (P < 0.05). The annual mortality rates of influenza-associated acute encephalopathy/encephalitis during 1995-2000 were significantly higher than the expected mortality of influenza associated with central nervous system signs in children aged <14 years (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The results of the present study suggest that mass immunization of school-aged children reduced the mortality rate from influenza-associated acute encephalopathy/encephalitis in children less than 9 years of age.
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- Shigetoo Ono
- Division of Preventive Medicine Department of Human Environmental and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Hasama, Oita, Japan
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Treanor J, Fleming D. Respiratory Viruses. PRACTICAL GUIDELINES IN ANTIVIRAL THERAPY 2002. [PMCID: PMC7155723 DOI: 10.1016/b978-044450884-3/50010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Acute respiratory disease, including the common cold, influenza-like illness, croup, bronchiolitis, and viral pneumonia, can be caused by a wide variety of viral and non-viral agents. Among the viruses, those with RNA genomes tend to play a more prominent role, particularly among immunologically intact individuals. DNA viruses are also associated with respiratory disease. The characteristics of the viruses most often associated with respiratory disease are described briefly in the chapter. Three distinct types of influenza viruses are recognized, influenza A virus, influenza B virus, and influenza C virus, based on antigenic differences in the nucleoprotein and matrix proteins. All three viruses share certain characteristics, including the presence of a viral envelope containing glycoproteins important for viral entry and egress from cells, and a segmented genome. The standard nomenclature for influenza viruses includes the influenza type, place of initial isolation, strain designation, and year of isolation.
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Balimane PV, Sinko PJ. Involvement of multiple transporters in the oral absorption of nucleoside analogues. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 1999; 39:183-209. [PMID: 10837774 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-409x(99)00026-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Many nucleoside analogues such as azt, ddI, ddC, d4T, 3TC, acv and vacv are currently being used in the treatment of patients infected with HIV, suffering from AIDS, or AIDS-related opportunistic infections. The transport of nucleoside analogues across the gastrointestinal tract is mediated by a number of transporters that fall into three broad categories, i.e., Na(+)-dependent concentrative transporters, Na(+)-independent equilibrative transporters and H(+)/peptide transporters. The first two transporter classes contain a large number of subtypes that are based on the substrate specificity. Recent studies have shown that most of the anti-HIV nucleoside analogues are transported by one or more of the nucleoside transporters. Furthermore, certain analogues, such as acv, appear to be absorbed by non-carrier-mediated diffusion, whereas vacv is apparently transported by non-nucleoside transporters (e.g., the oligopeptide transporter, PepT1 and possibly others). Thus, it is desirable to understand the precise nature of the absorption mechanism of these drugs to improve bioavailability and reduce the variability that is commonly observed in vivo in human patients. A complete understanding of the complex interactions of nucleoside analogues with the various transporters will help in designing better delivery systems and strategies to improve efficacy. In the current report, the mechanisms of nucleoside and nucleoside-analogue transport are reviewed. Also, methods of exploiting prodrugs to improve the bioavailability characteristics of drugs are highlighted.
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- PV Balimane
- College of Pharmacy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Kobayashi M, Davis SM, Utsunomiya T, Pollard RB, Suzuki F. Antiviral effect of gingyo-san, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on influenza A2 virus infection in mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 1999; 27:53-62. [PMID: 10354817 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x99000082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gingyo-san is a crude drug containing extracts from 7 medicinal plants and fermented soybeans in a specific ratio. It has been used clinically in China as a therapeutic agent for the common cold. In the present study, we examined the antiviral effect of this agent on influenza virus infection in mice. Gingyo-san and its components were administered orally to mice 1 day before, then 1 and 4 days after the inhalation of a mouse-adopted strain of influenza A2 (H2N2) virus. After infection with a 10 LD50 of the virus, 100% of mice treated with 10 mg/kg of the agent survived as compared with a 0% survival of control mice treated with saline. Also, the mean survival days were increased and consolidation scores were decreased in treated mice as compared with those of control mice. Two components contained in the agent, extracts from Glycyrrhizae radix and Arctii fructus, expressed antiviral activities in mice infected with influenza virus. However, in vitro growth of influenza virus in MDCK cells or viability of the virus was not affected by these extracts or Gingyo-san. From these results Gingyo-san was shown to be an antiviral agent in mice infected with a lethal amount of a mouse-adopted strain of influenza A2 virus.
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- M Kobayashi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555, USA
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Al-Masoudi NA, Al-Soud YA, Geyer A. Synthesis and spectroscopic analysis of acyclic C-nucleosides and homo-C-analogues from 1-(chloroalkyl)-1-aza-2-azoniaallene salts. Tetrahedron 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(98)01080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kundu NG, Das P, Balzarini J, De Clercq E. Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of [E]-6-(2-acylvinyl)uracils and [E]-6-(2-acylvinyl)-1-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]uracils--their antiviral and cytotoxic activities. Bioorg Med Chem 1997; 5:2011-8. [PMID: 9416418 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(97)00114-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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[E]-6-(2-Acylvinyl)uracils and their corresponding 1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl derivatives were synthesized through palladium-catalyzed reactions which involved an interesting rearrangement. Some of the acylvinyl uracils (3, 4, and 5) and the acyclonucleosides (8 and 10) showed pronounced activity against human T-lymphocyte Molt 4/C8 and CEM cells. However, they were less toxic to murine L1210 and FM3A cells. The compounds did not have any marked antiviral activity.
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- N G Kundu
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Calcutta.
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Utsunomiya T, Kobayashi M, Pollard RB, Suzuki F. Glycyrrhizin, an active component of licorice roots, reduces morbidity and mortality of mice infected with lethal doses of influenza virus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1997; 41:551-6. [PMID: 9055991 PMCID: PMC163749 DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.3.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The antiviral effect of glycyrrhizin (GR), an active component of licorice roots, was investigated in mice infected with influenza virus A2 (H2N2). When mice that had been exposed to 10 50% lethal doses of the virus were treated intraperitoneally with 10 mg of GR per kg of body weight 1 day before infection and 1 and 4 days postinfection, all of the mice survived over the 21-day experimental period. At the end of this period, the mean survival time (in days) for control mice treated with saline was 10.5 days, and there were no survivors. The grade of pulmonary consolidations and the virus titers in the lung tissues of infected mice treated with GR were significantly lower than those in the lung tissues of infected mice treated with saline. GR did not show any effects on the viability or replication of influenza virus A2 in vitro. When splenic T cells from GR-treated mice were adoptively transferred to mice exposed to influenza virus, 100% of the recipients survived, compared to 0% survival for recipient mice inoculated with naive T cells or splenic B cells and macrophages from GR-treated mice. In addition, the antiviral activities of GR on influenza virus infection in mice were not demonstrated when it was administered to infected mice in combination with anti-gamma interferon (anti-IFN-gamma) monoclonal antibody. These results suggest that GR may protect mice exposed to a lethal amount of influenza virus through the stimulation of IFN-gamma production by T cells, because T cells have been shown to be producer cells of IFN-gamma stimulated with the compound.
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- T Utsunomiya
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555, USA
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Kolb VM. Novel and unusual nucleosides as drugs. PROGRESS IN DRUG RESEARCH. FORTSCHRITTE DER ARZNEIMITTELFORSCHUNG. PROGRES DES RECHERCHES PHARMACEUTIQUES 1997; 48:195-232. [PMID: 9204688 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8861-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- V M Kolb
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha 53141-2000, USA
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de Wulf P, Vandamme E. Microbial Synthesis of d-Ribose: Metabolic Deregulation and Fermentation Process. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(08)70462-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Trost BM, Madsen R, Guile SG, Elia AEH. Eine kurze, enantioselektive Synthese von Carbanucleosiden. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.19961081340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kundu NG, Mahanty JS, Spears C. Unusual cytotoxicities of 5-(acylethynyl)-1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyluracils. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(96)00256-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Trost BM, Stenkamp D, Pulley SR. An Enantioselective Synthesis ofcis-4-tert-Butoxycarbamoyl-1-methoxycarbonyl-2-cyclopentene—A Useful, General Building Block. Chemistry 1995. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.19950010812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Che M, Ortiz DF, Arias IM. Primary structure and functional expression of a cDNA encoding the bile canalicular, purine-specific Na(+)-nucleoside cotransporter. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:13596-9. [PMID: 7775409 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.23.13596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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We previously characterized a purine-specific Na(+)-nucleoside cotransport system in bile canalicular membrane. The function of this transport system may be related to conserving nucleosides and preventing cholestasis. We report here the isolation of a cDNA encoding a Na(+)-dependent nucleoside transporter from rat liver using an expression cloning strategy. The substrate specificities and kinetic characteristics of the cloned cotransporter are consistent with the properties of the Na(+)-dependent, purine-selective nucleoside transporter in bile canalicular membranes. The nucleotide sequence predicts a protein of 659 amino acids (72 kDa) with 14 putative membrane-spanning domains. Northern blot analysis showed that the transcripts are present in liver and several other tissues. Data base searches indicate significant sequence similarity to the pyrimidine-selective nucleoside transporter (cNT1) of rat jejunum. Although these two subtypes of Na(+)-nucleoside cotransporter have different substrate specificities and tissue localizations, they are members of a single gene family.
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- M Che
- Department of Physiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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OBJECTIVE To provide a review of rimantadine, including its antiviral activity, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, adverse effects, drug interactions, and dosage and administration. Information on influenza A virus and clinical features of influenza disease are presented. Comparative data on rimantadine and amantadine are described. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search restricted to English-language literature published from 1966 through 1994 and an extensive review of journals was conducted. DATA EXTRACTION The data on antiviral activity, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and drug interactions were obtained from various articles on rimantadine in open and controlled studies. Controlled double-blind studies were evaluated to assess the efficacy of rimantadine in prophylaxis and treatment of influenza A infection. DATA SYNTHESIS Over 90% of a rimantadine dose was absorbed in 3-6 hours in healthy adults. Steady-state plasma concentrations have ranged from 0.10 to 2.60 micrograms/mL at doses of 3 mg/kg/d in infants to 100 mg twice daily in the elderly. Nasal fluid concentrations of rimantadine at steady-state were 1.5 times higher than plasma concentrations, which may explain the effectiveness of rimantadine despite a low plasma concentration. Over 75% of a rimantadine dose was metabolized in the liver, and the parent compound and metabolites were almost completely eliminated by the kidneys. The elimination half-life ranged from 24.8 to 36.5 hours, which allows once-daily dosing. Dosage adjustment is recommended for patients with severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance < or = 0.17 mL/s), severe hepatic dysfunction, or elderly nursing home patients. Drug-resistant strains of influenza A virus to rimantadine occurred in several studies with children and/or adults. Clinical significance of drug-resistant strains has not been established. Rimantadine appeared to be effective in 85-90% of individuals for prevention of influenza A illness and in 50-65% for prevention of influenza A infection. Rimantadine reduced the time to a 50% reduction in symptoms by 1-3 days versus placebo. Differences in symptom reduction between rimantadine and placebo after the first 3 days of treatment was not generally clinically significant. The most common adverse effects of rimantadine administration were associated with the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. CNS-related adverse effects occurred in 3.2% of children younger than 10 years of age and 8.4% of adults. In elderly patients, the incidence of CNS-related adverse effects ranged from 4.9% at 100 mg/d to 12.5% at 200 mg/d. GI adverse effects occurred in 8.4% of children younger than 10 years of age, 3.1% of adults, and 2.9% at 100 mg/d and 17.0% at 200 mg/d in the elderly. CONCLUSIONS Rimantadine offers some desirable features for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A infection. It appears to be an attractive choice in elderly patients with a history of CNS adverse effects from amantadine and in patients with mild or moderate renal impairment. Although approved for twice-daily dosing, rimantadine has a pharmacokinetic profile that would allow once-daily dosing. It is effective for prophylaxis (not postexposure prophylaxis) and treatment of influenza A virus. It also has a low incidence of adverse effects.
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Muratore O, Pesce Schito A, Tonoli EL, Mosti L. Antiviral activity of S-7HNa on the infectivity and replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 in cultured cells. J Chemother 1995; 7:30-2. [PMID: 7629555 DOI: 10.1179/joc.1995.7.1.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The effect of sodium salt of the acid related to ester S-7 (i.e. S-7HNa) on the infectivity and replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 in Vero cultured cells was studied. S-7HNa, at the highest concentration lacking cytotoxicity (10 mM), produced, at various inocula, a 70% inhibition of HSV-1 infectivity with respect to the plaque formation detected in control infected cultures. This inhibitory activity was substantiated by studies on progeny production. S-7HNa revealed a therapeutic index higher than that of the correlative ester (S-7).
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- O Muratore
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Genoa, Italy
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Ball MA, Utsunomiya T, Ikemoto K, Kobayashi M, Pollard RB, Suzuki F. The antiviral effect of keishi-ni-eppi-ichi-to, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on influenza A2(H2N2) virus infection in mice. EXPERIENTIA 1994; 50:774-9. [PMID: 7520870 DOI: 10.1007/bf01919381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The antiviral effect of Keishi-ni-eppi-ichi-to (TJS-064), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, was investigated in mice infected with influenza A2(H2N2) virus. When mice exposed to a 5 LD50 dose of the virus were treated orally with a 70 mg/kg dose of TJS-064 1 day before and 1 day and 4 days after the infection, 100% survived over a 25-day experimental period. At the end of this period all the control mice, treated with saline alone, had died; their mean survival time in days (MSD) was 11.2 days. When mice infected with a 10 LD50 dose of the virus were treated with TJS-064, the MSD was > 17.4 days and there was a 50% survival rate, while the control group had a MSD of 8.7 days and a 0% survival rate. No significant antiviral effect of TJS-064 was observed when the agent was administered orally to mice infected with a 100 LD50 or larger dose of influenza virus. Pulmonary consolidations, virus titers in lung tissues and HAI titers in sera of infected mice treated with TJS-064 were all significantly lower than those of infected mice treated with saline. Interferon activities were detected in sera of mice treated with the agent at a dose of 100 mg/kg orally. Since viricidal and viristatic activities of the agent against influenza virus were not demonstrated, the antiviral effects of TJS-064 may be expressed through the host's antiviral functions including interferon production.
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- M A Ball
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555
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Rodriguez WJ, Hall CB, Welliver R, Simoes EA, Ryan ME, Stutman H, Johnson G, Van Dyke R, Groothuis JR, Arrobio J. Efficacy and safety of aerosolized ribavirin in young children hospitalized with influenza: a double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial. J Pediatr 1994; 125:129-35. [PMID: 8021762 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(94)70139-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We randomly assigned children hospitalized with influenza who had been ill < or = 48 hours and who had a temperature > or = 37.8 degrees C to receive either ribavirin or placebo. All patients had evaluations performed for fever reduction, use of acetaminophen for temperature > or = 38.3 degrees C, duration and severity of influenza symptoms, and feeding behavior. Sixty-two patients (35 in the placebo group, 27 in the ribavirin group) had a diagnosis of influenza confirmed by laboratory study. The groups did not differ significantly in age, initial signs and symptoms, or in distribution of influenza A or B infections. The time to reduction of temperature < or = 38.3 degrees C for the ribavirin group was 8.9 hours compared with 22.6 hours for the placebo group (p = 0.04). The mean duration of acetaminophen use was 7.4 hours in the ribavirin group and 16.3 hours in the placebo group (p = 0.14). There were no significant differences between the groups in outcome of respiratory rate, pulse rate, cough, or level of consciousness. Convalescent influenza antibody geometric mean titer for the placebo group was 9.8 compared with 3.6 for the ribavirin group (p = 0.04). Ribavirin was more effective than placebo in accelerating normalization of temperature but there were no other significant differences.
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- W J Rodriguez
- George Washington University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20010-2970
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Buffel DK, Meerpoel L, Toppet SM, Hoornaert GJ. Synthesis of Novel Isothiazole and Isothiazolo[4,5-d] Pyrimidine Analogues of the NaturalC-Nucleosides Pyrazofurin and the Formycins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1994. [DOI: 10.1080/15257779408013275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ikeda S, Neyts J, Verma S, Wickramasinghe A, Mohan P, De Clercq E. In vitro and in vivo inhibition of ortho- and paramyxovirus infections by a new class of sulfonic acid polymers interacting with virus-cell binding and/or fusion. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1994; 38:256-9. [PMID: 8192454 PMCID: PMC284437 DOI: 10.1128/aac.38.2.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A series of sulfonic acid polymers were shown to be potent and selective inhibitors of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A virus. The compounds inhibit the replication of RSV and influenza A virus in HeLa and MDCK cells, at concentrations of 0.16 and 4.0 micrograms/ml, respectively, and are nontoxic to growing cells at concentrations of > 100 micrograms/ml. The mode of antiviral action of the sulfonic acid polymers can be ascribed to inhibition of virus-cell fusion (for influenza A virus) or inhibition of both virus-cell binding and fusion (for RSV). The sulfonic acid prototype PAMPS [poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid)], when administered intranasally to mice as a single dose of 10 or 50 mg per kg of body weight at the time of infection, completely inhibited influenza A virus replication (in lungs) and virus-associated lung consolidation in immunocompetent mice and completely protected NMRI and SCID (severe combined immune deficiency) mice against influenza A virus-associated mortality. When administered 1 h before or after virus inoculation, no protective effect was observed at a dose of 10 or 100 mg/kg. Sulfonic acid polymers exert selective inhibitory effects on RSV and influenza A virus replication.
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- S Ikeda
- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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Infections of the esophagus are unusual in the general population and strongly imply immunodeficiency, although immunocompetent individuals are not exempt. HIV infection is predominant among risk factors for infectious esophagitis. For all immunocompromised patients, the most frequently identified esophageal pathogens are Candida, CMV, and HSV. Peculiar to HIV-infected patients are idiopathic esophageal ulcers as well as unusual bacteria and parasites. Patterns of presentation differ with each infecting organism, and clinical features should be used as a guide in achieving a correct diagnosis. For example, a patient with AIDS presenting with esophageal symptoms and thrush, along with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever, is unlikely to resolve all symptoms with empiric antifungal therapy alone. Parsimony of diagnosis does not hold among immunodeficient patients in whom concurrent infections are common. Accurate and timely diagnoses are essential as effective treatments are available for particular etiologies. Finally, among immunocompromised patients, all esophageal symptoms are not necessarily due to an infection, and possible diagnoses of pill esophagitis, acid-peptic injury, or structural and functional abnormalities should not be overlooked.
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- P H Baehr
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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Agrofoglio L, Suhas E, Farese A, Condom R, Richard Challand S, A. Earl R, Guedj R. Synthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides. Tetrahedron 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)89258-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 359] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nakayama M, Suzuki K, Toda M, Okubo S, Hara Y, Shimamura T. Inhibition of the infectivity of influenza virus by tea polyphenols. Antiviral Res 1993; 21:289-99. [PMID: 8215301 DOI: 10.1016/0166-3542(93)90008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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(-)Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) and theaflavin digallate (TF3) (1-10 microM) inhibited the infectivity of both influenza A virus and influenza B virus in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells in vitro. Study by electron microscope revealed that EGCg and TF3 (1 mM) agglutinated influenza viruses as well as did antibody, and that they prevented the viruses from adsorbing to MDCK cells. EGCg and TF3 more weakly inhibited adsorption of the viruses to MDCK cells. EGCg and TF3 (1-16 microM) also inhibited haemagglutination by influenza viruses. These findings suggest that tea polyphenols bind to the haemagglutinin of influenza virus, inhibit its adsorption to MDCK cells, and thus block its infectivity.
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- M Nakayama
- Department of Virology and Rickettsiology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Koga M, Schneller SW. C-2 Arylamino substituted purineara-carbocyclic nucleosides as potential anti-cytomegalovirus agents. J Heterocycl Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570290711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lacourt-Gadras B, Grignon-Dubois M, Rezzonico B. Nouvelle voie d'accès au d-ribose et au d-lyxose. Carbohydr Res 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0008-6215(92)80096-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chapter 23 HHV-6: response to antiviral agents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-7069(08)70074-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Overexpression and substrate specificity studies of phosphodeoxyribomutase and thymidine phosphorylase. Bioorg Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/0045-2068(91)90051-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tsai CC, Follis KE, Yarnall M, Deaver LE, Benveniste RE, Sager PR. In vitro screening for antiretroviral agents against simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Antiviral Res 1990; 14:87-98. [PMID: 1703397 DOI: 10.1016/0166-3542(90)90046-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which causes an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in macaques, is a lentivirus that is morphologically, antigenically, genetically, and biologically similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Because of these similarities, the SIV model represents a unique opportunity for in vitro and in vivo testing of antiretroviral agents. Since antiretroviral agents may exhibit different properties in different cells in vitro, more than one cell line may be necessary to evaluate the efficacy and modes of action of an antiretroviral agent. Initially we tested ten cell lines for their permissiveness to five SIV isolates. One B-cell line (AA-2) and one T-cell line (HuT 78) were selected to test antiretroviral agents since both were extremely permissive for SIVmac251, an isolate with a high rate of infectivity. Using this optimized in vitro testing protocol, we screened ten antiretroviral agents for their ability to inhibit SIV replication. Six of the compounds completely inhibited SIV viral antigen expression. Based on the selectivity index, 3'-azido-3'-dideoxythymidine, 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxyuridine, and 3'-fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine appear to be the most efficacious antiretroviral agents against SIVmac251. Several different assays for determining viral antigen inhibition were conducted and the results of these assays were comparable. Our results demonstrate that the SIV in vitro model is a valuable screening tool for determining the efficacy and toxicity of new antiretroviral agents.
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- C C Tsai
- Regional Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle
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Palú G, Bevilacqua F, Biasolo MA, Parolin C, Tognon M, Romanelli MG, Meloni GA. Acyclovir resistance in herpes simplex virus type 1: biochemical and functional studies on the thymidine kinase of the highly resistant R100 strain. Virus Res 1989; 13:303-18. [PMID: 2554611 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(89)90076-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The biochemical and functional properties of the thymidine kinase (TK) of the herpes simplex virus type 1 mutant R100, that is highly resistant to 9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)guanine (acyclovir), are reported in comparison with the properties of its parental strain, wt. The mutant induced the production of a TK activity that accounted for only 10% of the wt one. This feature was not apparently related to a defective expression of the TK gene but it was rather connected to some functional characteristics of R100 enzyme. Although affinities of this enzyme for ATP and thymidine were unchanged, apparent Vmax values for thymidine were much reduced. In addition, affinities for antiviral analogues acyclovir, 9-(1,3-dihydroxymethyl)guanine (DHPG), 5-(2-bromovinyl)2'-deoxyuridine (BVdU), and 5-iodo-2'deoxycytidine (IdCyd) were drastically diminished (between 50-fold and more than 100-fold). This mutation therefore seems to affect the active site of the enzyme which is involved in the catalytic conversion of thymidine and in the binding of the analogues. The above features of HSV-1 R100 seem quite distinct from those of previously described HSV-1 resistant mutants.
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- G Palú
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Padova Medical School, Italy
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Weiss RC, Oostrom-Ram T. Inhibitory effects of ribavirin alone or combined with human alpha interferon on feline infectious peritonitis virus replication in vitro. Vet Microbiol 1989; 20:255-65. [PMID: 2549687 PMCID: PMC7117261 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(89)90049-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The antiviral activities of ribavirin (1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide; virazole), either alone or in combination with recombinant human leukocyte (alpha) interferon (rHuIFN-alpha), were evaluated against feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) in feline kidney-cell cultures. The 50% inhibitory dose (ID50) of ribavirin for uninfected, rapidly dividing cells was approximately 17 micrograms ml-1 whereas the ID50 for FIPV was 2.5 micrograms ml-1. The therapeutic index (TI) of ribavirin (i.e. the ratio of the minimum cell-toxic dose to minimum virus-inhibitory dose) was 6.8. Although a dose-dependent inhibition of viral infectivity occurred at non-toxic doses, maximum antiviral effects (greater than or equal to 4 log10 reduction in FIPV) occurred at cytotoxic doses. When low or moderate doses of ribavirin were combined with either 10 or 100 U of rHuIFN-alpha ml-1, the resulting antiviral effects were significantly greater than the sum of the observed effects from either ribavirin or rHuIFN-alpha alone. Significant synergistic interactions with rHuIFN-alpha occurred at ribavirin doses of 1, 5, 12.5 and 25 micrograms ml-1. Synergistic combinations of rHuIFN-alpha and ribavirin produced up to an 80-fold or a 200-fold relative increase in FIPV antiviral activities compared with that produced by equivalent doses, respectively, of ribavirin or rHuIFN-alpha alone. In cell growth studies, the addition of either 10 or 100 U of rHuIFN-alpha ml-1 to test doses of ribavirin did not increase the anticellular effect observed with ribavirin alone; seemingly, the potentiation of ribavirin antiviral activity by rHuIFN-alpha was independent of any additive cytotoxic effects. Potentially, synergistic combinations of the two antiviral agents in vivo may decrease the therapeutic dose of ribavirin required for inhibition of FIPV and thus reduce drug toxicity.
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- R C Weiss
- Scott-Ritchey Research Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849
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- A R Rachlis
- Department of Medicine, Sunnybrooke Medical Centre, University of Toronto, School of Medicine, Ontario, Canada
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Fiume L, Busi C, Mattioli A, Spinelli C, Spinosa G, Bongini A. A conjugate of acyclovir monophosphate with lactosaminated albumin releases the phosphorylated drug in liver cells. THE SCIENCE OF NATURE - NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 1989; 76:74-6. [PMID: 2725686 DOI: 10.1007/bf00396711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- L Fiume
- Dipartimento di Patologia sperimentale, Bologna
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Plagemann PG, Wohlhueter RM, Woffendin C. Nucleoside and nucleobase transport in animal cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1988; 947:405-43. [PMID: 3048401 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4157(88)90002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- P G Plagemann
- Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455
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Palú G, Summers WP, Valisena S, Tognon M. Preliminary characterization of a mutant of herpes simplex virus type 1 selected for acycloguanosine resistance in vitro. J Med Virol 1988; 24:251-62. [PMID: 2835423 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890240303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this paper we report on the preliminary characterization of a mutant of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) selected for acycloguanosine (acyclovir, ACV) resistance in vitro. The ACVr virus was examined for a series of parameters that include chemosensitivity assay, thymidine kinase (TK) activity, in vitro and in vivo growth, and mutation mapping. The data obtained indicate that a mutated TK gene is responsible for the ACVr phenotype. A distinctive feature of this mutant is the high level of resistance exhibited to ACV (100 microM) and the concomitant presence of a functional TK activity. Such a property makes this virus useful as a model for the study of viral resistance to nucleoside-type analogues in HSV.
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- G Palú
- Institute of Microbiology, Padova University School of Medicine, Italy
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Johnson DC. Antiviral drugs for common respiratory diseases. What's here, what's to come. Postgrad Med 1988; 83:136-9, 142-3, 146-8. [PMID: 2448762 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1988.11700143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Progress is being made in the development of drugs for the prevention and treatment of viral respiratory infections. Two drugs currently available to clinicians are amantadine (Symmetral) and ribavirin (Virazole). Oral amantadine is effective for both treatment and prevention of uncomplicated influenza A infections. Although vaccination continues as the mainstay of influenza prevention, amantadine is useful for unvaccinated patients if complications are likely. When used for treatment, it must be started within the first 48 hours of illness. Ribavirin appears to be safe for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infections in nonintubated infants. It must be delivered by aerosol in a hospital setting. Patients at risk for complications should be given the drug as early as possible in the course of the disease. Efficacy has yet to be proven in intubated patients, but the drug is probably safe to use with proper supervision. On the horizon are rimantadine and the interferons. Rimantadine is similar to amantadine in its action and indications for use and has a lower incidence of side effects. The interferons have not been the hoped-for panacea for viral respiratory infections but may be useful in a nasal spray for the prevention of colds caused by rhinovirus.
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- D C Johnson
- Department of Pediatrics, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL 60616
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Chapter 26. Therapeutic Strategies in the Treatment of AIDS. ANNUAL REPORTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-7743(08)60854-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Recent Advances in the Search for Selective Antiviral Agents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-013317-8.50005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- P G Canonico
- Southern Research Institute-Frederick Research Center, Maryland 21701
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Markin RS, Linder J, Zuerlein K, Mroczek E, Grierson HL, Brichacek B, Purtilo DT. Hepatitis in fatal infectious mononucleosis. Gastroenterology 1987; 93:1210-7. [PMID: 3678738 DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(87)90246-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A detailed clinicopathologic analysis of 30 patients with sporadic fatal infectious mononucleosis and 31 males with fatal infectious mononucleosis and the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome was performed to determine the extent of hepatic dysfunction in these cases. At death, the median age of patients with sporadic infectious mononucleosis was 10.7 yr vs. 2.4 yr for X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome. The median survival time was 8 wk for sporadic infectious mononucleosis and only 4 wk for X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome. The male to female ratio was 3:2 in sporadic infectious mononucleosis; all patients with X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome were males. Fever, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly were prominent findings. Hepatic dysfunction was uniformly present and caused death in 13 of 30 sporadic infectious mononucleosis cases and 18 of 31 X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome cases. Diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis was confirmed by heterophile antibody titers or Monospot, Epstein-Barr virus antibody studies, viral culture, molecular hybridization studies, clinical and histologic findings, and pedigree analysis.
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- R S Markin
- Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105
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Wilson EJ, Medearis DN, Hansen LA, Rubin RH. 9-(1-3-Dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine prevents death but not immunity in murine cytomegalovirus-infected normal and immunosuppressed BALB/c mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1987; 31:1017-20. [PMID: 2821884 PMCID: PMC174864 DOI: 10.1128/aac.31.7.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Immunosuppressed (from treatment with cortisone acetate and anti-thymocyte globulin) and control adult female BALB/c mice, latently infected with murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) or lethally challenged (10(6) PFU) with MCMV intraperitoneally, were treated with 9-(1-3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine (DHPG) intraperitoneally. A dose of 3 mg/kg reduced mortality by 50% in lethally challenged normal mice; 10 mg/kg was required in immunosuppressed mice. When 15 mg/kg was given, the onset of treatment could be delayed for 64 h after lethal challenge. DHPG did not prevent the establishment of latent MCMV infection or immunosuppression-induced reactivation. The antibody titer to MCMV in DHPG-treated mice which survived lethal challenge was 41 (reciprocal of geometric mean) 4 to 5 weeks after inoculation; such mice survived a second lethal challenge. When antiserum treatment was begun 64 h and DHPG was begun 72 h after a lethal challenge, most mice survived; most did not when either treatment alone was begun at those times. In summary, DHPG effectively treated lethal MCMV infection even in immunosuppressed mice and even when treatment onset was delayed for 64 h. Treatment did not alter the establishment or reactivation of latent infections or the induction of effective immunity. The administration of DHPG coupled with antiserum treatment may be even more effective than the administration of either alone.
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- E J Wilson
- Children's Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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