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Zhu XD, Corona A, Maloccu S, Tramontano E, Wang S, Pannecouque C, De Clercq E, Meng G, Chen FE. Structure-Based Design of Novel Thiazolone[3,2- a]pyrimidine Derivatives as Potent RNase H Inhibitors for HIV Therapy. Molecules 2024; 29:2120. [PMID: 38731613 PMCID: PMC11085872 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29092120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Ribonuclease H (RNase H) was identified as an important target for HIV therapy. Currently, no RNase H inhibitors have reached clinical status. Herein, a series of novel thiazolone[3,2-a]pyrimidine-containing RNase H inhibitors were developed, based on the hit compound 10i, identified from screening our in-house compound library. Some of these derivatives exhibited low micromolar inhibitory activity. Among them, compound 12b was identified as the most potent inhibitor of RNase H (IC50 = 2.98 μM). The experiment of magnesium ion coordination was performed to verify that this ligand could coordinate with magnesium ions, indicating its binding ability to the catalytic site of RNase H. Docking studies revealed the main interactions of this ligand with RNase H. A quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) was also conducted to disclose several predictive mathematic models. A molecular dynamics simulation was also conducted to determine the stability of the complex. Taken together, thiazolone[3,2-a]pyrimidine can be regarded as a potential scaffold for the further development of RNase H inhibitors.
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- Xuan-De Zhu
- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (X.-D.Z.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Applied Science Biosyst, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Applied Science Biosyst, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Applied Science Biosyst, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (A.C.); (S.M.); (E.T.)
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (X.-D.Z.); (S.W.)
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (C.P.); (E.D.C.)
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; (C.P.); (E.D.C.)
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (X.-D.Z.); (S.W.)
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; (X.-D.Z.); (S.W.)
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Sethi S, Rana V. In silico-assisted development of supersaturable preconcentrated isotropic mixture of atazanavir for augmenting biopharmaceutical performance in the presence of H2-receptor antagonist. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2023; 13:339-355. [PMID: 35922589 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-022-01210-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The therapeutic potential of atazanavir (BCS Class II drug), a highly selective inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), has been largely limited due to its low intrinsic solubility at elevated pH resulting in low oral bioavailability. Thus, the current work describes the systematic development, optimization, and evaluation of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMC-AS)-based supersaturable preconcentrate isotropic mixture (SP-IM) containing long-chain triglyceride to improve intestinal lymphatic transport and augment oral bioavailability of atazanavir (ATZ). A D-optimal mixture design was employed for optimization of plain IM containing corn oil, oleic acid, Tween 80, and propylene glycol, evaluating various critical quality attributes (CQAs) like particle size, polydispersity index, self-emulsification time, % transmittance, and drug content. In silico analysis and in vitro supersaturation test facilitated the selection of HPMC-AS as a best suited polymeric precipitation inhibitor (PPI) for formulating ATZ loaded SP-IM (ATZ-SP-IM). In vitro dissolution data indicated that ATZ-SP-IM exhibits superior performance in 0.025 N HCl and pH 6.8 over pure drug. Ex vivo permeation and in vivo pharmacokinetic study of ATZ-SP-IM corroborated enhanced permeation (2.03 fold) and improved drug absorption via lymphatic transport in Wistar rats. Further, the pharmacokinetic performance of ATZ-SP-IM was not affected in presence of H2 receptor antagonist. Therefore, the results showed that ATZ-SP-IM can significantly improve the biopharmaceutical attributes of ATZ so as to lay a foundation of further research on the new dosage form of ATZ.
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- Sheshank Sethi
- Pharmaceutics Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India
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- Pharmaceutics Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India.
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Ivashchenko AA, Ivanenkov YA, Koryakova AG, Karapetian RN, Mitkin OD, Aladinskiy VA, Kravchenko DV, Savchuk NP, Ivashchenko AV. Synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico modeling of novel integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs). Eur J Med Chem 2020; 189:112064. [PMID: 31972393 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although a relatively wide range of therapeutic options is currently available for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, it is still among the most serious and virulent diseases and is associated with a high mortality rate. Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs), e.g., FDA-approved dolutegravir (DTG), bictegravir (BIC) and cabotegravir (CAB), have recently been included in standard highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) schemes as one of the five major components responsible for the most beneficial clinical outcome. In this paper, we describe a combinatorial amide synthesis, biological evaluation and in silico modeling of new INSTIs containing heteroaromatic bioisosteric substitution instead of the well-studied halogen-substituted benzyl fragment. With the focus on the mentioned diversity point, a medium-sized library of compounds was selected for synthesis. A biological study revealed that many molecules were highly active INSTIs (EC50 < 10 nM). Two compounds 1{4} and 1{26} demonstrated picomolar antiviral activity that was comparable with CAB and were more active than DTG and BIC. Molecular docking study was performed to evaluate the binding mode of compounds in the active site of HIV-1 IN. In rats, lead compound 1{26} showed two-fold greater bioavailability than CAB and had a similar half-life. Compound 1{26} and its sodium salt were considerably more soluble in water than the parent drugs. Both molecules were very stable in human liver microsomes and plasma, demonstrated high affinity towards plasma proteins and did not show cytochrome (CYP) inhibition. This benefit profile indicates the great potential of these molecules as attractive candidates for subsequent evaluation as oral long-acting drugs and long-acting nanosuspension formulations for intramuscular injection.
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- Andrey A Ivashchenko
- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia; ChemDiv, 6605 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States
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- ChemDiv, 6605 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States; Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics Russian Academy of Science (IBG RAS) Ufa Scientific Centre, Ufa, Russia.
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics Russian Academy of Science (IBG RAS) Ufa Scientific Centre, Ufa, Russia
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia; ChemDiv, 6605 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States; Viriom Inc, 12760 High Bluff Drive, St 370, San Diego, CA, 92130, United States
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- Chemical Diversity Research Institute, Rabochaya St. 2a, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141401, Russia; ChemDiv, 6605 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States; Avisa Pharmaceuticals LLC, 1835 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd, #442, Hallandale Beach, Fl, 33009, United States
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Garg B, Beg S, Kumar R, Katare O, Singh B. Nanostructured lipidic carriers of lopinavir for effective management of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Parizadeh N, Alipour E, Soleymani S, Zabihollahi R, Aghasadeghi MR, Hajimahdi Z, Zarghi A. Synthesis of Novel 3-(5-(Alkyl/arylthio)-1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-yl)-8-Phenylquinolin-4(1H)-One Derivatives as Anti-HIV Agents. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2017.1394302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Niloofar Parizadeh
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Azad University, Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Azad University, Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Hepatitis and AIDS department, Pasteur institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Garg B, Beg S, Kaur R, Kumar R, Katare OP, Singh B. Long-chain triglycerides-based self-nanoemulsifying oily formulations (SNEOFs) of darunavir with improved lymphatic targeting potential. J Drug Target 2017; 26:252-266. [PMID: 28805469 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2017.1365875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The current studies entail systematic development of SNEOFs containing long-chain triglycerides for improving lymphatic targeting of darunavir for complete inhibition of HIV progression. As per QbD-oriented approach for formulation development, the QTPP was defined and CQAs were earmarked. Preformulation equilibrium solubility and phase diagram studies, and risk assessment through FMEA studies identified Lauroglycol 90, Tween 80 and Transcutol HP as the lipid, emulgent and cosolvent, respectively, for formulating SNEOFs of darunavir. Systematic optimisation of SNEOFs was conducted using IV-optimal mixture design, and the optimised formulation was chosen through numerical desirability function. Characterisation of optimised SNEOFs exhibited globule size of 50 nm, >85% drug release within 15 min and >75% permeation within 45 min. In vivo lymph cannulation and in situ intestinal perfusion studies indicated significant improvement in the drug absorption parameters from SNEOFs via intestinal lymphatic pathways, owing primarily to the presence of long-chain triglycerides. Also, in vivo pharmacokinetic studies in rat corroborated significant improvement in rate and extent of drug absorption into plasma vis-à-vis pure drug. In a nutshell, these studies indicate significant improvement in the biopharmaceutical attributes of a robust and stable SNEOFs formulation of darunavir for holistic management of viral loads in lymph and blood.
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- Babita Garg
- a University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC Centre of Advanced Studies , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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- a University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC Centre of Advanced Studies , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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- a University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC Centre of Advanced Studies , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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- b UGC-Centre of Excellence in Applications of Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles & Nanocomposites in Biomedical Sciences , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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- a University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC Centre of Advanced Studies , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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- a University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC Centre of Advanced Studies , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India.,b UGC-Centre of Excellence in Applications of Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles & Nanocomposites in Biomedical Sciences , Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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Wu B, Tang J, Wilson DJ, Huber AD, Casey MC, Ji J, Kankanala J, Xie J, Sarafianos SG, Wang Z. 3-Hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-dione-5-N-benzylcarboxamides Potently Inhibit HIV-1 Integrase and RNase H. J Med Chem 2016; 59:6136-48. [PMID: 27283261 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Resistance selection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) toward known drug regimens necessitates the discovery of structurally novel antivirals with a distinct resistance profile. On the basis of our previously reported 3-hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-dione (HPD) core, we have designed and synthesized a new integrase strand transfer (INST) inhibitor type featuring a 5-N-benzylcarboxamide moiety. Significantly, the 6-alkylamino variant of this new chemotype consistently conferred low nanomolar inhibitory activity against HIV-1. Extended antiviral testing against a few raltegravir-resistant HIV-1 clones revealed a resistance profile similar to that of the second generation INST inhibitor (INSTI) dolutegravir. Although biochemical testing and molecular modeling also strongly corroborate the inhibition of INST as the antiviral mechanism of action, selected antiviral analogues also potently inhibited reverse transcriptase (RT) associated RNase H, implying potential dual target inhibition. In vitro ADME assays demonstrated that this novel chemotype possesses largely favorable physicochemical properties suitable for further development.
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- Bulan Wu
- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Carrascosa LG, Huertas CS, Lechuga LM. Prospects of optical biosensors for emerging label-free RNA analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Guendel I, Iordanskiy S, Sampey GC, Van Duyne R, Calvert V, Petricoin E, Saifuddin M, Kehn-Hall K, Kashanchi F. Role of Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors in HIV-1-infected cells. J Neurovirol 2015; 21:257-75. [PMID: 25672887 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-015-0323-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Many cellular cofactors have been documented to be critical for various stages of viral replication. Using high-throughput proteomic assays, we have previously identified Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) as a host protein that was uniquely upregulated in the plasma membrane of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)-infected T cells. Here, we have further characterized the BTK expression in HIV-1 infection and show that this cellular factor is specifically expressed in infected myeloid cells. Significant upregulation of the phosphorylated form of BTK was observed in infected cells. Using size exclusion chromatography, we found BTK to be virtually absent in the uninfected U937 cells; however, new BTK protein complexes were identified and distributed in both high molecular weight (∼600 kDa) and a small molecular weight complex (∼60-120 kDa) in the infected U1 cells. BTK levels were highest in cells either chronically expressing virus or induced/infected myeloid cells and that BTK translocated to the membrane following induction of the infected cells. BTK knockdown in HIV-1-infected cells using small interfering RNA (siRNA) resulted in selective death of infected, but not uninfected, cells. Using BTK-specific antibody and small-molecule inhibitors including LFM-A13 and a FDA-approved compound, ibrutinib (PCI-32765), we have found that HIV-1-infected cells are sensitive to apoptotic cell death and result in a decrease in virus production. Overall, our data suggests that HIV-1-infected cells are sensitive to treatments targeting BTK expressed in infected cells.
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- Irene Guendel
- Department of Systems Biology, National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, 20110, USA
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Bagasra O, Bagasra AU, Sheraz M, Pace DG. Potential utility of GB virus type C as a preventive vaccine for HIV-1. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 11:335-47. [DOI: 10.1586/erv.11.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tsiara CG, Nikolopoulos GK, Bagos PG, Goujard C, Katzenstein TL, Minga AK, Rouzioux C, Hatzakis A. Impact of HIV type 1 DNA levels on spontaneous disease progression: a meta-analysis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2012; 28:366-73. [PMID: 21877926 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Several studies have reported the prognostic strength of HIV-1 DNA with variable results however. The aims of the current study were to estimate more accurately the ability of HIV-1 DNA to predict progression of HIV-1 disease toward acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or death, and to compare the prognostic information obtained by HIV-1 DNA with that derived from plasma HIV-1 RNA. Eligible articles were identified through a comprehensive search of Medline, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The analysis included univariate and bivariate random-effects models. The univariate meta-analysis of six studies involving 1074 participants showed that HIV-1 DNA was a strong predictive marker of AIDS [relative risk (RR): 3.01, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.88-4.82] and of all-cause mortality (RR: 3.49, 95% CI: 2.06-5.89). The bivariate model using the crude estimates of primary studies indicated that HIV-1 DNA was a significantly better predictor than HIV-1 RNA of either AIDS alone (ratio of RRs=1.47, 95% CI: 1.05-2.07) or of combined (AIDS or death) progression outcomes (ratio of RRs=1.51, 95% CI: 1.11-2.05). HIV-1 DNA is a strong predictor of HIV-1 disease progression. Moreover, there is some evidence that HIV-1 DNA might have better predictive value than plasma HIV-1 RNA.
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- Chrissa G. Tsiara
- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Central Greece, Lamia, Greece
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de Bicêtre, APHP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U897, Bordeaux, France
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- EA 3620, Université Paris Descartes, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Necker APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Blyuss KB. The effects of symmetry on the dynamics of antigenic variation. J Math Biol 2012; 66:115-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s00285-012-0508-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Revised: 01/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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del Palacio M, Alvarez S, Muñoz-Fernández MÁ. HIV-1 infection and neurocognitive impairment in the current era. Rev Med Virol 2011; 22:33-45. [PMID: 21990255 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brain HIV-1-infection may result in a syndrome of profound cognitive, behavioral and motor impairment known as AIDS dementia complex (ADC) in adults and HIV-related encephalopathy in children. Although the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has prolonged and improved the lives of infected individuals, it is clear that HAART does not provide complete protection against neurological damage in HIV/AIDS. HIV-1 associated dementia is a complex phenomenon, which could be the result of several mechanisms caused by those players using different intracellular signaling pathways. Understanding the causes of neurodegeneration during HIV-1 infection and the factors which certain individuals develop disease can provide researches on new therapeutic targets to positively affect disease outcomes. Controlling CNS viral replication with HAART is an essential primary approach, but it should be complemented with adjunctive CNS-directed therapeutics. Understanding the nature of HIV-1 infection within the CNS as well as inflammatory responses will ultimately lead to the elimination of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders.
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- María del Palacio
- Laboratorio Inmunobiología Molecular, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Triplex-forming MicroRNAs form stable complexes with HIV-1 provirus and inhibit its replication. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2011; 18:532-45. [PMID: 20502318 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e3181e1ef6a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND One of the most fascinating discoveries in biology in recent years is unquestionably the identification of the family of small, noncoding RNAs known as microRNAs (miRNAs). Each miRNA targets multiple mRNA species through recognition of complementary sequences, typically located at multiple sites within the 3 untranslated region. In animals, single-stranded miRNA binds specific messenger RNA (mRNA) by a mechanism that is yet to be fully characterized. The bound mRNA remains untranslated resulting in reduced levels of the corresponding protein; however, if the sequence match between the miRNA and its target is precise, the bound mRNA can be degraded resulting in reduced levels of the corresponding transcript. Eukaryotic genes are also regulated by triplex formation between double helix and a third small RNA or DNA molecule. Thousands of triplex-forming (TF) islands in human genomes are mapped. However, the role of TF miRNAs within the hairpin structures of miRNA and the target mRNA has not been reported. We have explored TF complexes between human miRNAs (hsa-miR) that are complementary to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and their antiviral potential as therapeutic agents. METHODS We downloaded mature miRNA sequences from the human miRBase Sequence Database (http://microrna.sanger.ac.uk/sequences/), and computationally analyzed miRNAs that have significant homologies to HIV-1 genome (pNL 4-3 Accession #AF324493). We developed an algorithm to look for triplex-binding motifs (C+CG and T AT) and selected 4 miRNAs with 3 negative controls. TF stability was tested by using fluorophore-labeled duplexes connected by a single hexaethylene glycol moiety, representing HIV-1 proviral motifs, and black-hole quencher-1 labeled oligonucleotides, representing miRNA. RESULTS Fifty miRNAs were discovered that showed greater than 80% homology to HIV-1, of which 4 hsa-miR that exhibited an ability to form stable triplex with double stranded-HIV-1 sequences were selected. Three negative controls were used. The TF stability of the 4 hsa-miRs and the negative controls were confirmed and measured. Stably transfected Hela-CD4+ cell lines expressing each of the hsa-miR were developed. All 4 miRNAs exhibited a significant inhibition of HIV-1 as measured by HIV-1 p24 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (>90%; P>0.001) when compared with the 3 negative controls. By using immunohistochemical staining with triplex binding monoclonal antibodies, significant expression of TF miRNAs was detected in the cell lines, but not in the negative controls (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that besides the well-established post-transcriptional silencing based on mRNA degradation, miRNAs may be responsible for long-term latency of HIV-1 by TF, a different mechanism. We provide a possible molecular mechanism by which HIV-1 homologous miRNAs may impart resistance to HIV-1 and suggest a new miRNA-based therapeutic strategy for HIV-1.
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Tang J, Maddali K, Metifiot M, Sham YY, Vince R, Pommier Y, Wang Z. 3-Hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-diones as an inhibitor scaffold of HIV integrase. J Med Chem 2011; 54:2282-92. [PMID: 21381765 DOI: 10.1021/jm1014378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Integrase (IN) represents a clinically validated target for the development of antivirals against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Inhibitors with a novel structure core are essential for combating resistance associated with known IN inhibitors (INIs). We have previously disclosed a novel dual inhibitor scaffold of HIV IN and reverse transcriptase (RT). Here we report the complete structure-activity relationship (SAR), molecular modeling, and resistance profile of this inhibitor type on IN inhibition. These studies support an antiviral mechanism of dual inhibition against both IN and RT and validate 3-hydroxypyrimidine-2,4-diones as an IN inhibitor scaffold.
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- Jing Tang
- Center for Drug Design, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Modeling the intracellular dynamics for Vif-APO mediated HIV-1 virus infection. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-3103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bedoya LM, Abad MJ, Calonge E, Saavedra LA, Gutierrez C M, Kouznetsov VV, Alcami J, Bermejo P. Quinoline-based compounds as modulators of HIV transcription through NF-kappaB and Sp1 inhibition. Antiviral Res 2010; 87:338-44. [PMID: 20600334 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2010.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Revised: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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18 quinoline-based compounds were tested for antiviral properties against human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). The compounds tested here contain quinoline or tetrahydroquinoline rings and can be divided into two main groups: group 1 includes 4-(2-oxopyrrolidinyl-1)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines with 2-(3-nitrophenyl) substituent (N-series) or 2-(3-aminophenyl) moiety (H-series), and group 2 includes 2-(3-nitrophenyl)- or 2-(3-aminophenyl)-substituted quinolines (S-series). Two different antiviral assays were performed in order to test the anti-HIV activity of compounds: 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and recombinant virus assay (RVA). Results showed that the most active compounds were 2-aryl quinolines, particularly those containing methoxy substituents or no substituents in the quinoline skeleton. HIV transcription inhibition appears to be their target in both resting and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) activated primary lymphocytes, and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and specificity protein-1 (SP1) seems to be the most important transcription factors involved in their action.
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- Luis Miguel Bedoya
- Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Crt. Majadahonda a Pozuelo, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Natarajan M, August A, Henderson AJ. Combinatorial signals from CD28 differentially regulate human immunodeficiency virus transcription in T cells. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:17338-47. [PMID: 20368329 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.085324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Activation through the T-cell receptor and the costimulatory receptor CD28 supports efficient HIV transcription as well as reactivation of latent provirus. To characterize critical signals associated with CD28 that regulate HIV-1 transcription, we generated a library of chimeric CD28 receptors that harbored different combinations of key tyrosine residues in the cytoplasmic tail, Tyr-173, Tyr-188, Tyr-191, and Tyr-200. We found that Tyr-191 and Tyr-200 induce HIV-1 transcription via the activation of NF-kappaB and its recruitment to the HIV-long terminal repeat. Tyr-188 modifies positive and negative signals associated with CD28. Importantly, signaling through Tyr-188, Tyr-191, and Tyr-200 is required to overcome the inhibition posed by Tyr-173. CD28 also regulates P-TEFb activity, which is necessary for HIV-1 transcription processivity, by limiting the release of P-TEFb from the HEXIM1-7SK inhibitory complex in response to T-cell receptor signaling. Our studies reveal that CD28 regulates HIV-1 provirus transcription through a complex interplay of positive and negative signals that may be manipulated to control HIV-1 transcription and replication.
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- Malini Natarajan
- Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Immunology and Infectious Disease, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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A broad range of nanomedicines is being developed to improve drug delivery for CNS disorders. The structure of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the presence of efflux pumps and the expression of metabolic enzymes pose hurdles for drug-brain entry. Nanoformulations can circumvent the BBB to improve CNS-directed drug delivery by affecting such pumps and enzymes. Alternatively, they can be optimized to affect their size, shape, and protein and lipid coatings to facilitate drug uptake, release and ingress across the barrier. This is important as the brain is a sanctuary for a broad range of pathogens including HIV-1. Improved drug delivery to the CNS would affect pharmacokinetic and drug biodistribution properties. This article focuses on how nanotechnology can serve to improve the delivery of antiretroviral medicines, termed nanoART, across the BBB and affect the biodistribution and clinical benefit for HIV-1 disease.
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- Ari Nowacek
- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology & Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5880, USA
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Life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy remarkably reduces viral load, but it does not eradicate the virus. An important obstacle preventing virus clearance is the presence of latent virion reservoirs in the host. However, new promising antiviral approaches are emerging, and a number of host cell factors involved in the disease progression and control of HIV-1 replication have been recently discovered. For instance, the RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism, besides many functions conserved throughout evolution, works as a defence mechanism against noxious transcripts which may provide a new tool to block viral replication. The recent definition of basic RNAi mechanisms, as well as the discovery of micro RNAs (microRNAs) encoded by the host cell genome and by HIV-1, also suggest that RNAi may be involved in the control of HIV replication.
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- Luis Isamu Barros Kanzaki
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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Hakim ST, Alsayari M, McLean DC, Saleem S, Addanki KC, Aggarwal M, Mahalingam K, Bagasra O. A large number of the human microRNAs target lentiviruses, retroviruses, and endogenous retroviruses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 369:357-62. [PMID: 18282469 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2008] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Retroelements (including transposons, retrotransposons, retroviruses, and lentiviruses) make up a significant portion of eukaryotic genomes. Given their ability to mutate genes these mobile elements always present a threat to the integrity of the host genomes. Recent studies have revealed complex molecular mechanisms that silence the mutagenic ability of these RE as well strategically express the pieces of the incorporated RE that are utilized to silence human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) or invading exogenous retroviruses (IERV). We have hypothesized that small endogenous RNA originally evolved to quell "foreign" IERV-genes and subsequently emerged into elaborate silencing systems that include RNA interference, miRNA-based gene regulation and other gene silencing mechanisms. Here, we present evidence that the replication of complex RE are most likely silenced or regulated by homologous miRNA that are found as a part of the cellular repertoire. We analyzed Homo sapiens miRNAs for possible target genetic sequences in selected HERVs and IERV found in humans and other large primates. We identified several miRNAs that have >80% sequence homology with human HERVs; -L, -W, and -K, and IERV like SIVcpz, HTLV-1, and HTLV-2. We found an inverse correlation between the numbers and relative degree of homology of miRNAs to the relative replication capacity of a specific RE. Therefore, larger numbers of miRNAs with greater degree of homology are found against the least active RE and the least numbers of miRNAs with smaller degree of homology are found against the most active RE (i.e. HERV-K). Implications of these observations in RE disease and therapy are discussed.
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- Shazia T Hakim
- Department of Microbiology, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi 74600, Pakistan
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Bagasra O, Alsayari M, Bullard-Dillard R, Daw MA. The Libyan HIV Outbreak How do we find the truth? Libyan J Med 2007; 2:57-62. [PMID: 21503253 PMCID: PMC3078273 DOI: 10.4176/070221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Omar Bagasra
- Department of Biology, South Carolina Center for Biotechnology and Department Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina
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