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Strizki J, Murgolo N, Gaspar J, Howe J, Hutchins B, Mohri H, Ho DD, Hazuda D, Grobler J. 153. Molnupiravir Exhibits a High Barrier to the Development of SARS-CoV-2 Resistance in vitro. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022. [PMCID: PMC9752128 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Molnupiravir is an orally available prodrug of the antiviral nucleoside analog N-Hydroxycytidine (NHC). In preclinical studies NHC has shown broad-spectrum antiviral activity against multiple RNA viruses including SARS-CoV-2. Incorporation of NHC by viral polymerases impairs replication by introducing errors into the viral genome. NHC has been shown to have a high barrier to the development of resistance in vitro with RSV, Influenza and Venezualen Equine Encephalitis viruses. In these studies, we have explored the potential for SARS-CoV-2 to develop resistance to NHC in cell culture. Methods Vero E6 cells were infected with SARS-CoV-2 (WA-1) in triplicate in the presence of NHC or a C3L-protease inhibitor (MRK-A). Culture supernatants from wells with the highest drug concentration exhibiting a cytopathic effect (CPE) score of ≥ 2+ were repassaged and at each passage, IC50 values were estimated based on CPE scoring. At each passage, full genome next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed on the viral RNA Results No change in susceptibility to NHC (EC50 fold change ≤ 1.1) was noted in 2 of 3 cultures and a 2-fold change was observed in one culture after 30 passages. In contrast, a 3- to 4-fold decreases in susceptibility to the 3CL protease inhibitor were seen by passage by 12, with increasing resistance of 4.6- to 15.7-fold observed by passage 30. NHC passaged viruses exhibited 53 to 99 amino acid changes, including substitutions and deletions (both in-frame and frameshift), across 25 different viral proteins as compared with 10 to 13 changes in 13 proteins in the MRK-A cultures. With NHC, 3 to 4 changes were observed in the viral polymerase; however, these were randomly distributed, and none were observed more than once. In contrast, the 3CL protease passaged virus had a nsp5 T21I substitution detected in all 3 cultures. Conclusion No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 phenotypic or genotypic resistance was observed following 30 passages with NHC. A random pattern of amino acid changes were observed across multiple proteins consistent with the mechanism of action of NHC. In the same study, resistance was readily selected to a control 3CL protease inhibitor. Together these data support previous reports demonstrating the high barrier to resistance of NHC. Disclosures Julie Strizki, PhD, Merck and Co.: Stocks/Bonds Nicholas Murgolo, PhD, MERCK: Employee|MERCK: Stocks/Bonds John Howe, PhD, Merck & Co Inc: Employee|Merck & Co Inc: Stocks/Bonds Beth Hutchins, PhD, Merck & Co.: Employee|Merck & Co.: Stocks/Bonds Hiroshi Mohri, PhD/MD, Merck: Grant/Research Support Daria Hazuda, PhD, Merck: Employee|Merck: Stocks/Bonds Jay Grobler, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc.: Employee|Merck & Co., Inc.: Stocks/Bonds.
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- Merck and Co., Boston, Massachusetts
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- Aaron Diamond Research Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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Grobler J, Strizki J, Murgolo N, Gao W, Cao Y, Zhang Y, Du J, Nair M, Huang Y, Luo Y, Hazuda D, Ho DD, Ho DD. 543. Molnupiravir Maintains Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants In Vitro and in Early Clinical Studies. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021. [PMCID: PMC8644651 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Molnupiravir (MOV, MK-4482, EIDD-2801) is an orally administered prodrug of N-hydroxycytidine (NHC, EIDD-1931), a nucleoside with broad antiviral activity against a range of RNA viruses. MOV acts by driving viral error catastrophe following its incorporation by the viral RdRp into the viral genome. Given its mechanism of action, MOV activity should not be affected by substitutions in the spike protein present in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern which impact efficacy of therapeutic neutralizing antibodies and vaccine induced immunity. We characterized MOV activity against variants by assessing antiviral activity in vitro and virologic response from the Phase 2/3 clinical trials (MOVe-In, MOVe-Out) for treatment of COVID-19. Methods MOV activity against several SARS-CoV-2 variants, was evaluated in an in vitro infection assay. Antiviral potency of NHC (IC50) was determined in Vero E6 cells infected with virus at MOI ~0.1 by monitoring CPE. Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 RNA viral load measures in participants enrolled in MOVe-In and MOVe-Out were analyzed based on SARS-CoV-2 genotype. Sequences of SARS-CoV-2 from study participants were amplified from nasal swabs by PCR and NGS was performed on samples with viral genome RNA of >22,000 copies/ml amplified by primers covering full length genome with Ion Torrent sequencing to identify clades represented in trial participants. SARS-CoV-2 clades were assigned using clade.nextstrain.org. Results In vitro, NHC was equally effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 (20I), B.1351 (20H), and P1 (20J), compared with the original WA1 (19B) isolate. In clinical trials, no discernable difference was observed in magnitude of viral response measured by change from baseline in RNA titer over time across all clades represented including 20A through 20E and 20G to 20I. No participants at the time of the study presented with 20F, 20J, or 21A. Conclusion Distribution of clades in participants in MOVe-In and MOVe-Out was representative of those circulating globally at the time of collection (Oct 2020 – Jan 2021). Both in vitro and clinical data suggest that spike protein substitutions do not impact antiviral activity of MOV and suggest its potential use for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Disclosures Jay Grobler, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) Julie Strizki, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) Nicholas Murgolo, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) Wei Gao, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) Youfang Cao, PhD, Merck & Co. (Employee) Ying Zhang, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) Jiejun Du, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) Manoj Nair, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Grant/Research Support, Scientific Research Study Investigator, Research Grant or Support) Yaoxing Huang, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Grant/Research Support, Scientific Research Study Investigator, Research Grant or Support) Yang Luo, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Grant/Research Support, Scientific Research Study Investigator, Research Grant or Support) Daria Hazuda, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) David D. Ho, MD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Grant/Research Support, Scientific Research Study Investigator, Research Grant or Support) David D. Ho, MD, Brii Biosciences (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant; Merck (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Research Grant or Support; RenBio (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant, Founder, Other Financial or Material Support, Shareholder; WuXi Biologics (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Consultant
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons , New York, NY
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- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons , New York, NY
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Troth S, Butterton J, DeAnda CS, Escobar P, Grobler J, Hazuda D, Painter G. Letter to the Editor in Response to Zhou et al. J Infect Dis 2021; 224:1442-1443. [PMID: 34251432 PMCID: PMC8344688 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Emory Institute of Drug Development, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Abdel-Mohsen M, Richman D, Siliciano RF, Nussenzweig MC, Howell BJ, Martinez-Picado J, Chomont N, Bar KJ, Yu XG, Lichterfeld M, Alcami J, Hazuda D, Bushman F, Siliciano JD, Betts MR, Spivak AM, Planelles V, Hahn BH, Smith DM, Ho YC, Buzon MJ, Gaebler C, Paiardini M, Li Q, Estes JD, Hope TJ, Kostman J, Mounzer K, Caskey M, Fox L, Frank I, Riley JL, Tebas P, Montaner LJ. Recommendations for measuring HIV reservoir size in cure-directed clinical trials. Nat Med 2020; 26:1339-1350. [PMID: 32895573 PMCID: PMC7703694 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Therapeutic strategies are being clinically tested either to eradicate latent HIV reservoirs or to achieve virologic control in the absence of antiretroviral therapy. Attaining this goal will require a consensus on how best to measure the numbers of persistently infected cells with the potential to cause viral rebound after antiretroviral-therapy cessation in assessing the results of cure-directed strategies in vivo. Current measurements assess various aspects of the HIV provirus and its functionality and produce divergent results. Here, we provide recommendations from the BEAT-HIV Martin Delaney Collaboratory on which viral measurements should be prioritized in HIV-cure-directed clinical trials.
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
- University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- AIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid and Infectious Diseases Unit, IBIDAPS, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- AIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid and Infectious Diseases Unit, IBIDAPS, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute and Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC), Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Jonathan Lax Center, Philadelphia FIGHT, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Jonathan Lax Center, Philadelphia FIGHT, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of AIDS, NIAID, NIH, North Bethesda, MD, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Monslow MA, Elbashir S, Sullivan NL, Thiriot DS, Ahl P, Smith J, Miller E, Cook J, Cosmi S, Thoryk E, Citron M, Thambi N, Shaw C, Hazuda D, Vora KA. Immunogenicity generated by mRNA vaccine encoding VZV gE antigen is comparable to adjuvanted subunit vaccine and better than live attenuated vaccine in nonhuman primates. Vaccine 2020; 38:5793-5802. [PMID: 32703745 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Shingles is a painful, blistering rash caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and most frequently occurs in elderly and immunocompromised individuals. Currently, two approved vaccines for the prevention of shingles are on the market, a live attenuated virus vaccine ZOSTAVAX® (Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA) and an AS01B adjuvanted subunit protein vaccine Shingrix™ (Glaxo Smith Kline, Rockville, MD, USA). Human clinical immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data is available for these two benchmark vaccines, offering a unique opportunity for comparative analyses with novel vaccine platforms and animal model translatability studies. The studies presented here utilized non-human primates (NHP) to evaluate humoral and cellular immune response by three vaccine modalities: the new platform of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulated mRNA encoding VZV gE antigen (VZV gE mRNA/LNP) as compared with well-established platforms of live attenuated VZV (VZV LAV) and adjuvanted VZV gE subunit protein (VZV gE protein/adjuvant). The magnitude of response to vaccination with a single 100-200 μg mRNA dose or two 50 μg mRNA doses of VZV gE mRNA/LNP were comparable to two 50 μg protein doses of VZV gE protein/adjuvant, suggesting the VZV gE mRNA/LNP platform has the potential to elicit a robust immune response, and both modalities generated markedly higher responses than VZV LAV. Additionally, the slopes of decay for VZV-specific antibody titers were roughly similar across all three vaccines, indicating the magnitude of peak immunogenicity was the driving force in determining immune response longevity. Finally, vaccine-induced immunogenicity with VZV LAV and VZV gE protein/adjuvant in NHP closely resembled human clinical trials immune response data for ZOSTAVAX® and Shingrix™, helping to validate NHP as an appropriate preclinical model for evaluating these vaccines.
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, Lancaster, PA, USA
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Espeseth AS, Cejas PJ, Citron MP, Wang D, DiStefano DJ, Callahan C, Donnell GO, Galli JD, Swoyer R, Touch S, Wen Z, Antonello J, Zhang L, Flynn JA, Cox KS, Freed DC, Vora KA, Bahl K, Latham AH, Smith JS, Gindy ME, Ciaramella G, Hazuda D, Shaw CA, Bett AJ. Modified mRNA/lipid nanoparticle-based vaccines expressing respiratory syncytial virus F protein variants are immunogenic and protective in rodent models of RSV infection. NPJ Vaccines 2020; 5:16. [PMID: 32128257 PMCID: PMC7021756 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-020-0163-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The RSV Fusion (F) protein is a target for neutralizing antibody responses and is a focus for vaccine discovery; however, the process of RSV entry requires F to adopt a metastable prefusion form and transition to a more stable postfusion form, which displays less potent neutralizing epitopes. mRNA vaccines encode antigens that are translated by host cells following vaccination, which may allow conformational transitions similar to those observed during natural infection to occur. Here we evaluate a panel of chemically modified mRNA vaccines expressing different forms of the RSV F protein, including secreted, membrane associated, prefusion-stabilized, and non-stabilized structures, for conformation, immunogenicity, protection, and safety in rodent models. Vaccination with mRNA encoding native RSV F elicited antibody responses to both prefusion- and postfusion-specific epitopes, suggesting that this antigen may adopt both conformations in vivo. Incorporating prefusion stabilizing mutations further shifts the immune response toward prefusion-specific epitopes, but does not impact neutralizing antibody titer. mRNA vaccine candidates expressing either prefusion stabilized or native forms of RSV F protein elicit robust neutralizing antibody responses in both mice and cotton rats, similar to levels observed with a comparable dose of adjuvanted prefusion stabilized RSV F protein. In contrast to the protein subunit vaccine, mRNA-based vaccines elicited robust CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses in mice, highlighting a potential advantage of the technology for vaccines requiring a cellular immune response for efficacy.
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- Amy S Espeseth
- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 5Pharmaceutical Science, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 5Pharmaceutical Science, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 5Pharmaceutical Science, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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- 1ID/Vaccines Discovery, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ USA
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Since the approval of nevirapine, the first HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) in 1996, NNRTIs have helped play a critical role in maintaining viral suppression in people living with HIV. The many positive attributes of the class, including potency and long plasma half-life, make them attractive drug discovery targets. Given the availability of multiple once-daily integrase-based treatments for HIV-1 infection, the challenge to develop a new antiretroviral agent that addresses the needs of today's patients is formidable. However, with the increased availability of antiretrovirals for treatment and new pre-exposure prophylaxis guidelines, which should globally expand the use of antiretrovirals in prevention, it will be increasingly important to have access to multiple regimens with options from different classes that are well tolerated and convenient to ensure a sustained impact on the global epidemic. Many attempts to improve upon the NNRTI class have failed to deliver a desirable clinical profile consistent with the current landscape of treatment options. Doravirine is the only NNRTI to successfully advance through phase 3 clinical development and approval in recent years. Learning from the liabilities of approved NNRTIs, as well as past development failures, facilitated a rational approach to the discovery of doravirine by focusing on addressing the known safety/tolerability issues of commonly prescribed NNRTIs, such as central nervous system toxicity with efavirenz and potential cardiotoxicity due to off-target effects on cardiac ion channels with rilpivirine, using structural biology and characterization of resistance in vitro to address resistance liabilities and concentrating on the metabolic profile to limit the potential for drug-drug interactions. These preclinical efforts were critical to the design and selection of doravirine as a novel NNRTI that possessed the desired next-generation profile with the ultimate proof that these attributes translate to patients derived from clinical trials.
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- Carey Hwang
- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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Gorman DM, Lai MT, McHale C, Lu M, Graham D, Strizki J, Zheng Y, Ma S, Moltagh S, Bailly M, Hseih S, Azadi G, Song Y, Ugarte F, Riener R, Blumenschein W, Hazuda D, Nordstrom J, Howell B. Treatment of SHIV-infected, ART-suppressed rhesus macaques with bispecific HIVxCD3 DART® molecules. J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Howell B, Shipe W, Adam G, Quan S, Li L, Sim C, Dunham R, Margolis D, Henry B, Hazuda D. Evaluation of IAP/SMAC mimetics as latency reversal agents in primary cells and cytokine induction in in vivo models predictive of cytokine release. J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30079-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Maxwell J, Nefedov A, Dorfmeier C, Wu G, Li Y, Zuck P, Hazuda D, Webber A, Barnard R, Howell B. Cellular modulation and HIV reactivation in response to serial treatment of latently HIV infected CD4 T cells with histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi). J Virus Erad 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)31038-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Swindells S, Siccardi M, Barrett SE, Olsen DB, Grobler JA, Podany AT, Nuermberger E, Kim P, Barry CE, Owen A, Hazuda D, Flexner C. Long-acting formulations for the treatment of latent tuberculous infection: opportunities and challenges. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 22:125-132. [PMID: 29506608 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Long-acting/extended-release drug formulations have proved very successful in diverse areas of medicine, including contraception, psychiatry and, most recently, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Though challenging, application of this technology to anti-tuberculosis treatment could have substantial impact. The duration of treatment required for all forms of tuberculosis (TB) put existing regimens at risk of failure because of early discontinuations and treatment loss to follow-up. Long-acting injections, for example, administered every month, could improve patient adherence and treatment outcomes. We review the state of the science for potential long-acting formulations of existing tuberculosis drugs, and propose a target product profile for new formulations to treat latent tuberculous infection (LTBI). The physicochemical properties of some anti-tuberculosis drugs make them unsuitable for long-acting formulation, but there are promising candidates that have been identified through modeling and simulation, as well as other novel agents and formulations in preclinical testing. An efficacious long-acting treatment for LTBI, particularly for those co-infected with HIV, and if coupled with a biomarker to target those at highest risk for disease progression, would be an important tool to accelerate progress towards TB elimination.
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- S Swindells
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Sterile Formulation Sciences, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Infectious Disease, Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Infectious Disease, Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Infectious Disease, Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Background First-generation NNRTIs with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are effective in sustaining HIV-1 suppression but development of resistant mutants is often seen in patients whose regimens fail. These NNRTIs are also associated with safety/tolerability issues, such as CNS and rash. Despite intensive efforts in developing NNRTIs with improved resistance and safety profiles, only two next-generation NNRTIs were successfully developed over the last decade, etravirine (ETR) and rilpivirine (RPV). RPV is less efficacious in patients with high viral load and ETR is only approved for treating experienced patients. Lessons from the limitations of approved NNRTIs and past development failures informed a rational approach to the development of DOR. Methods This review describes the development of DOR, which applied resistance selection and crystallography studies to improve resistance profiles, qEEG studies to evaluate CNS effects, and animal studies to optimize pharmacokinetic profiles, with confirmation in clinical trials. Results DOR demonstrated potent in vitro activity against wild-type virus and mutant viruses containing common NNRTI resistance mutations (K103N, Y181C, G190A, E138K, and K103N/Y181C), and selection studies suggested a unique resistance profile characterized by the emergence of a mutation at position 106 (V106A/M) with additional substitutions, such as F227C, required for high-level resistance. Related analogs were devoid of qEEG effects in rats and nonhuman primates. The metabolic profile was devoid of induction potential, suggesting a benign drug interaction profile. In the ongoing clinical studies, resistance rates were lower than first-generation NNRTIs, with no clinically meaningful drug interactions, and DOR has been generally well tolerated with favorable safety, neuropsychiatric, and lipid profiles. Conclusion Current clinical experience confirmed the preclinical profile of DOR. DOR is a unique NNRTI, distinguished by its low risk of resistance and excellent tolerability. DOR demonstrated a superior neuropsychiatric profile compared with EFV, a superior lipid profile vs. DRV+r and EFV, and a favorable drug–drug interaction profile comparable to integrase strand transfer inhibitors. Disclosures C. Hwang, Merck & Co., Inc.: Employee and Shareholder, Salary. M. T. Lai, Merck & Co., Inc.: Employee and Shareholder, Salary. D. Hazuda, Merck & Co., Inc.: Employee and Shareholder, Salary.
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Abdel-Mohsen M, Kuri-Cervantes L, Grau-Exposito J, Spivak AM, Nell RA, Tomescu C, Vadrevu SK, Giron LB, Serra-Peinado C, Genescà M, Castellví J, Wu G, Del Rio Estrada PM, González-Navarro M, Lynn K, King CT, Vemula S, Cox K, Wan Y, Li Q, Mounzer K, Kostman J, Frank I, Paiardini M, Hazuda D, Reyes-Terán G, Richman D, Howell B, Tebas P, Martinez-Picado J, Planelles V, Buzon MJ, Betts MR, Montaner LJ. CD32 is expressed on cells with transcriptionally active HIV but does not enrich for HIV DNA in resting T cells. Sci Transl Med 2018; 10:eaar6759. [PMID: 29669853 PMCID: PMC6282755 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar6759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The persistence of HIV reservoirs, including latently infected, resting CD4+ T cells, is the major obstacle to cure HIV infection. CD32a expression was recently reported to mark CD4+ T cells harboring a replication-competent HIV reservoir during antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppression. We aimed to determine whether CD32 expression marks HIV latently or transcriptionally active infected CD4+ T cells. Using peripheral blood and lymphoid tissue of ART-treated HIV+ or SIV+ subjects, we found that most of the circulating memory CD32+ CD4+ T cells expressed markers of activation, including CD69, HLA-DR, CD25, CD38, and Ki67, and bore a TH2 phenotype as defined by CXCR3, CCR4, and CCR6. CD32 expression did not selectively enrich for HIV- or SIV-infected CD4+ T cells in peripheral blood or lymphoid tissue; isolated CD32+ resting CD4+ T cells accounted for less than 3% of the total HIV DNA in CD4+ T cells. Cell-associated HIV DNA and RNA loads in CD4+ T cells positively correlated with the frequency of CD32+ CD69+ CD4+ T cells but not with CD32 expression on resting CD4+ T cells. Using RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization, CD32 coexpression with HIV RNA or p24 was detected after in vitro HIV infection (peripheral blood mononuclear cell and tissue) and in vivo within lymph node tissue from HIV-infected individuals. Together, these results indicate that CD32 is not a marker of resting CD4+ T cells or of enriched HIV DNA-positive cells after ART; rather, CD32 is predominately expressed on a subset of activated CD4+ T cells enriched for transcriptionally active HIV after long-term ART.
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebrón, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Jonathan Lax Center, Philadelphia FIGHT, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Jonathan Lax Center, Philadelphia FIGHT, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Jonathan Lax Center, Philadelphia FIGHT, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Tlalpan 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Badalona 08916, Barcelona, Spain
- University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic 08500, Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona 08908, Catalonia, Spain
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona 08035, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Kulpa D, Talla A, Ribeiro S, Barnard R, Hazuda D, Chomont N, Sekaly R. A-108 The Contribution of memory CD4+ T cell subset phenotype to latency reversal efficiency. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018. [DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000532489.63793.5b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Howell B, Wu G, Goh S, Zuck P, Pao M, Deswal M, Hoh R, Martin J, Deeks S, Somsouk M, Hazuda D, Hunt P. Higher rectal p24 levels correlate with poor CD4 recovery in treated HIV infection. J Virus Erad 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30649-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Abdel-Mohsen M, Tomescu C, Vadrevu S, Spivak A, Kuri-Cervantes L, Wu G, Cox K, Vemula S, Fair M, Lynn K, Buzon M, Martinez-Picado J, Betts M, Planelles V, Mounzer K, Howell B, Hazuda D, Tebas P, Montaner L. CD32+ CD4+ T Cells are HIV transcriptionally active rather than a resting reservoir. J Virus Erad 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30531-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Vemula SV, Maxwell JW, Nefedov A, Wan BL, Steve J, Newhard W, Sanchez RI, Tellers D, Barnard RJ, Blair W, Hazuda D, Webber AL, Howell BJ. Identification of proximal biomarkers of PKC agonism and evaluation of their role in HIV reactivation. Antiviral Res 2016; 139:161-170. [PMID: 27889530 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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DESIGN The HIV latent CD4+ T cell reservoir is broadly recognized as a barrier to HIV cure. Induction of HIV expression using protein kinase C (PKC) agonists is one approach under investigation for reactivation of latently infected CD4+ T cells (Beans et al., 2013; Abreu et al., 2014; Jiang et al., 2014; Jiang and Dandekar, 2015). We proposed that an increased understanding of the molecular mechanisms of action of PKC agonists was necessary to inform on biological signaling and pharmacodynamic biomarkers. RNA sequencing (RNA Seq) was applied to identify genes and pathways modulated by PKC agonists. METHODS Human CD4+ T cells were treated ex vivo with Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, prostatin or ingenol-3-angelate. At 3 h and 24 h post-treatment, cells were harvested and RNA-Seq was performed on RNA isolated from cell lysates. The genes differentially expressed across the PKC agonists were validated by quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR). A subset of genes was evaluated for their role in HIV reactivation using siRNA and CRISPR approaches in the Jurkat latency cell model. RESULTS Treatment of primary human CD4+ T cells with PKC agonists resulted in alterations in gene expression. qPCR of RNA Seq data confirmed upregulation of 24 genes, including CD69, Egr1, Egr2, Egr3, CSF2, DUSP5, and NR4A1. Gene knockdown of Egr1 and Egr3 resulted in reduced expression and decreased HIV reactivation in response to PKC agonist treatment, indicating a potential role for Egr family members in latency reversal. CONCLUSION Overall, our results offer new insights into the mechanism of action of PKC agonists, biomarkers of pathway engagement, and the potential role of EGR family in HIV reactivation.
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- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Discovery Pharmacogenomics, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Discovery Pharmacogenomics, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck & Co., West Point, PA, USA.
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Robberechts M, Friedman EJ, Schürmann D, Jackson Rudd D, De Lepeleire I, Fox-Bosetti S, Zhang S, Huser A, Hazuda D, Iwamoto M, Grobler J. P2 A single monotherapy dose of MK-8591, a novel NRTI, suppresses HIV for 10 days. J Virus Erad 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)31089-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Barnard R, Chopra A, James I, Blinco J, Watson MW, Jabara CB, Hazuda D, Lemon SM, Mallal S, Gaudieri S. Primer ID ultra-deep sequencing reveals dynamics of drug resistance-associated variants in breakthrough hepatitis C viruses: relevance to treatment outcome and resistance screening. Antivir Ther 2016; 21:567-577. [PMID: 27219495 DOI: 10.3851/imp3056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Use of direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) that target HCV may be hampered by the rapid selection of viral strains that harbour drug resistance-associated variants (RAVs). These RAVs are often associated with a fitness cost and tend to occur on low-frequency strains within treatment-naive subjects. To address the clinical relevance of low frequency RAVs in the setting of DAAs, this study utilized a Primer ID ultra-deep sequencing approach to mitigate PCR errors and bias to accurately quantify viral sequences in subjects that failed DAA treatment. METHODS Subjects were enrolled in the follow-up study P05063, and had previous treatment with boceprevir and all had detectable RAVs at virological failure (VF) based on Sanger-based population sequencing. Twelve subjects had three time points available: baseline, VF and follow-up (median 830.5 days). Viral RNA was amplified using unique primer identifiers (Primer IDs) and sequenced using 454 ultra-deep sequencing. RESULTS The sequencing strategy used in this study improved the detection of clinically relevant low frequency strains bearing RAVs compared to population sequencing and showed that these strains can persist for up to 2 years post-treatment failure. Strains carrying multiple RAVs were common in breakthrough viruses. Putative compensatory mutations were identified. CONCLUSIONS The Primer ID ultra-deep sequencing approach identifies RAVs that can reduce drug sensitivity at levels below the detection threshold for population sequencing. The approach also removes PCR errors and biases, suggesting this sequencing strategy should become the standard approach by which to perform temporal quasispecies studies and resistance screening. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00689390.
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Department of Biology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Present address: 10X Genomics, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, USA
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- Antiviral Research, Merck and Co., West Point, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia.,Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.,School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Barnard R, Tellers D, Howell B, Cook E, Swanson M, Vemula S, Li J, Carroll S, Hazuda D. In vitro analysis of different PKC agonists: latency reversal, T-cell activation, cytokine production and isoform selectivity. J Virus Erad 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)31405-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Kulpa D, Yuan S, Talla A, Bebein-Blackwell A, Brehm J, Barnard R, Miller M, Hazuda D, Chomont N, Sékaly R. Memory CD4 + T cell subsets show differential responses to HIV latency-reversing agents. J Virus Erad 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)31280-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Dobard C, Sharma S, Parikh UM, West R, Taylor A, Martin A, Pau CP, Hanson DL, Lipscomb J, Smith J, Novembre F, Hazuda D, Garcia-Lerma JG, Heneine W. Postexposure protection of macaques from vaginal SHIV infection by topical integrase inhibitors. Sci Transl Med 2014; 6:227ra35. [PMID: 24622515 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Coitally delivered microbicide gels containing antiretroviral drugs are important for HIV prevention. However, to date, microbicides have contained entry or reverse transcriptase inhibitors that block early steps in virus infection and thus need to be given as a preexposure dose that interferes with sexual practices and may limit compliance. Integrase inhibitors block late steps after virus infection and therefore are more suitable for post-coital dosing. We first determined the kinetics of strand transfer in vitro and confirmed that integration begins about 6 hours after infection. We then used a repeat-challenge macaque model to assess efficacy of vaginal gels containing integrase strand transfer inhibitors when applied before or after simian/human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) challenge. We showed that gel containing the strand transfer inhibitor L-870812 protected two of three macaques when applied 30 min before SHIV challenge. We next evaluated the efficacy of 1% raltegravir gel and demonstrated its ability to protect macaques when applied 3 hours after SHIV exposure (five of six protected; P < 0.05, Fisher's exact test). Breakthrough infections showed no evidence of drug resistance in plasma or vaginal secretions despite continued gel dosing after infection. We documented rapid vaginal absorption reflecting a short pharmacological lag time and noted that vaginal, but not plasma, virus load was substantially reduced in the breakthrough infection after raltegravir gel treatment. We provide a proof of concept that topically applied integrase inhibitors protect against vaginal SHIV infection when administered shortly before or 3 hours after virus exposure.
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- Charles Dobard
- Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Hazuda D, Miller M, Berry J. Exploring possibilities. Posit Aware 2014; 26:42-45. [PMID: 24847579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Varadarajan J, McWilliams MJ, Hazuda D, Hughes S. Analyzing the effects of sub‐optimal doses of raltegravir on HIV‐1 integration. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.970.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Janani Varadarajan
- HIV Drug Resistance ProgramFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchNational Institutes of HealthFrederickMD
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- HIV Drug Resistance ProgramFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchNational Institutes of HealthFrederickMD
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- HIV Drug Resistance ProgramFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer ResearchNational Institutes of HealthFrederickMD
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Yoder KE, Espeseth A, Wang XH, Fang Q, Russo MT, Lloyd RS, Hazuda D, Sobol RW, Fishel R. The base excision repair pathway is required for efficient lentivirus integration. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17862. [PMID: 21448280 PMCID: PMC3063173 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
An siRNA screen has identified several proteins throughout the base excision repair (BER) pathway of oxidative DNA damage as important for efficient HIV infection. The proteins identified included early repair factors such as the base damage recognition glycosylases OGG1 and MYH and the late repair factor POLß, implicating the entire BER pathway. Murine cells with deletions of the genes Ogg1, Myh, Neil1 and Polß recapitulate the defect of HIV infection in the absence of BER. Defective infection in the absence of BER proteins was also seen with the lentivirus FIV, but not the gammaretrovirus MMLV. BER proteins do not affect HIV infection through its accessory genes nor the central polypurine tract. HIV reverse transcription and nuclear entry appear unaffected by the absence of BER proteins. However, HIV integration to the host chromosome is reduced in the absence of BER proteins. Pre-integration complexes from BER deficient cell lines show reduced integration activity in vitro. Integration activity is restored by addition of recombinant BER protein POLß. Lentiviral infection and integration efficiency appears to depend on the presence of BER proteins.
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- Kristine E. Yoder
- Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Human Cancer Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (KEY); (RF)
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- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Human Cancer Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (KEY); (RF)
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Espeseth AS, Fishel R, Hazuda D, Huang Q, Xu M, Yoder K, Zhou H. siRNA screening of a targeted library of DNA repair factors in HIV infection reveals a role for base excision repair in HIV integration. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17612. [PMID: 21448273 PMCID: PMC3063162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Host DNA repair enzymes have long been assumed to play a role in HIV replication,
and many different DNA repair factors have been associated with HIV. In order to
identify DNA repair pathways required for HIV infection, we conducted a targeted
siRNA screen using 232 siRNA pools for genes associated with DNA repair. Mapping
the genes targeted by effective siRNA pools to well-defined DNA repair pathways
revealed that many of the siRNAs targeting enzymes associated with the short
patch base excision repair (BER) pathway reduced HIV infection. For six siRNA
pools targeting BER enzymes, the negative effect of mRNA knockdown was rescued
by expression of the corresponding cDNA, validating the importance of the gene
in HIV replication. Additionally, mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) lacking
expression of specific BER enzymes had decreased transduction by HIV-based
retroviral vectors. Examining the role BER enzymes play in HIV infection
suggests a role for the BER pathway in HIV integration.
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- Amy S. Espeseth
- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck
Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of
America
- * E-mail: (ASE); (DH)
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology,
and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio,
United States of America
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- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck
Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of
America
- * E-mail: (ASE); (DH)
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- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck
Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of
America
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- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck
Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of
America
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology,
and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio,
United States of America
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- Department of Antiviral Research, Merck
Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, United States of
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Li W, Thompson W, Fisher T, Wai JS, Hazuda D, Burns HD, Hamill TG. Radiosynthesis of the HIV integrase inhibitor [18F]MK-0518 (Isentress). J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The first integrase inhibitor licensed to treat HIV-1 infection was approved in late 2007, more than a decade after the introduction of the first inhibitors of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and protease. The unique biochemical and molecular mechanism of action of this novel class of antiretroviral drugs is the fundamental basis for their activity in treating multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection and is important for understanding both the cellular and in vivo pharmacology and metabolism of these agents. In addition, available pharmacokinetic and drug interaction data for raltegravir and elvitegravir, the two integrase inhibitors that are the most advanced in clinical development to date, are reviewed.
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- Daria Hazuda
- Merck Research Labs, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA.
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Although combination therapy for HIV infection represents a triumph for modern medicine, chronic suppressive therapy is required to contain persistent infection in reservoirs such as latently infected CD4+ lymphocytes and cells of the macrophage-monocyte lineage. Despite its success, chronic suppressive therapy is limited by its cost, the requirement of lifelong adherence, and the unknown effects of long-term treatment. This review discusses our current understanding of suppressive antiretroviral therapy, the latent viral reservoir, and the needs for and challenges of attacking this reservoir to achieve a cure.
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- Douglas D Richman
- San Diego VA Healthcare System and University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0679, USA.
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Archin NM, Espeseth A, Parker D, Cheema M, Hazuda D, Margolis DM. Expression of latent HIV induced by the potent HDAC inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2009; 25:207-12. [PMID: 19239360 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2008.0191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) act on histones within the nucleosome-bound promoter of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) to maintain proviral latency. HDAC inhibition leads to promoter expression and the escape of HIV from latency. We evaluated the ability of the potent inhibitor recently licensed for use in oncology, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA; Vorinostat), selective for Class I HDACs, to induce HIV promoter expression in cell lines and virus production from the resting CD4(+) T cells of antiretroviral-treated, aviremic HIV-infected patients. In J89, a Jurkat T cell line infected with a single HIV genome encoding the enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) within the HIV genome, SAHA induced changes at nucleosome 1 of the HIV promoter in chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays in concert with EGFP expression. In the resting CD4(+) T cells of antiretroviral-treated, aviremic HIV-infected patients clinically achievable exposures to SAHA induced virus outgrowth ex vivo. These results suggest that potent, selective HDAC inhibitors may allow improved targeting of persistent proviral HIV infection, and define parameters for in vivo studies using SAHA.
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- Nancie M. Archin
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Sankaranarayanan S, Holahan MA, Colussi D, Crouthamel MC, Devanarayan V, Ellis J, Espeseth A, Gates AT, Graham SL, Gregro AR, Hazuda D, Hochman JH, Holloway K, Jin L, Kahana J, Lai MT, Lineberger J, McGaughey G, Moore KP, Nantermet P, Pietrak B, Price EA, Rajapakse H, Stauffer S, Steinbeiser MA, Seabrook G, Selnick HG, Shi XP, Stanton MG, Swestock J, Tugusheva K, Tyler KX, Vacca JP, Wong J, Wu G, Xu M, Cook JJ, Simon AJ. First Demonstration of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma Aβ Lowering with Oral Administration of a β-Site Amyloid Precursor Protein-Cleaving Enzyme 1 Inhibitor in Nonhuman Primates. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008; 328:131-40. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.143628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Barrow JC, Stauffer SR, Rittle KE, Ngo PL, Yang Z, Selnick HG, Graham SL, Munshi S, McGaughey GB, Holloway MK, Simon AJ, Price EA, Sankaranarayanan S, Colussi D, Tugusheva K, Lai MT, Espeseth AS, Xu M, Huang Q, Wolfe A, Pietrak B, Zuck P, Levorse DA, Hazuda D, Vacca JP. Discovery and X-ray crystallographic analysis of a spiropiperidine iminohydantoin inhibitor of beta-secretase. J Med Chem 2008; 51:6259-62. [PMID: 18811140 DOI: 10.1021/jm800914n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A high-throughput screen at 100 microM inhibitor concentration for the BACE-1 enzyme revealed a novel spiropiperidine iminohydantoin aspartyl protease inhibitor template. An X-ray cocrystal structure with BACE-1 revealed a novel mode of binding whereby the inhibitor interacts with the catalytic aspartates via bridging water molecules. Using the crystal structure as a guide, potent compounds with good brain penetration were designed.
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- James C Barrow
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA.
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Gardelli C, Nizi E, Muraglia E, Crescenzi B, Ferrara M, Orvieto F, Pace P, Pescatore G, Poma M, Ferreira MDRR, Scarpelli R, Homnick CF, Ikemoto N, Alfieri A, Verdirame M, Bonelli F, Paz OG, Taliani M, Monteagudo E, Pesci S, Laufer R, Felock P, Stillmock KA, Hazuda D, Rowley M, Summa V. Discovery and Synthesis of HIV Integrase Inhibitors: Development of Potent and Orally Bioavailable N-Methyl Pyrimidones. J Med Chem 2007; 50:4953-75. [PMID: 17824681 DOI: 10.1021/jm0704705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) encodes three enzymes essential for viral replication: a reverse transcriptase, a protease, and an integrase. The latter is responsible for the integration of the viral genome into the human genome and, therefore, represents an attractive target for chemotherapeutic intervention against AIDS. A drug based on this mechanism has not yet been approved. Benzyl-dihydroxypyrimidine-carboxamides were discovered in our laboratories as a novel and metabolically stable class of agents that exhibits potent inhibition of the HIV integrase strand transfer step. Further efforts led to very potent compounds based on the structurally related N-Me pyrimidone scaffold. One of the more interesting compounds in this series is the 2-N-Me-morpholino derivative 27a, which shows a CIC95 of 65 nM in the cell in the presence of serum. The compound has favorable pharmacokinetic properties in three preclinical species and shows no liabilities in several counterscreening assays.
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- Cristina Gardelli
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry - Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare, P. Angeletti S.p.A. (IRBM-MRL Rome), Via Pontina Km 30,600, 00040 Pomezia, Italy.
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Pandey KK, Bera S, Zahm J, Vora A, Stillmock K, Hazuda D, Grandgenett DP. Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 concerted integration by strand transfer inhibitors which recognize a transient structural intermediate. J Virol 2007; 81:12189-99. [PMID: 17804497 PMCID: PMC2169005 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02863-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) integrase (IN) inserts the viral DNA genome into host chromosomes. Here, by native agarose gel electrophoresis, using recombinant IN with a blunt-ended viral DNA substrate, we identified the synaptic complex (SC), a transient early intermediate in the integration pathway. The SC consists of two donor ends juxtaposed by IN noncovalently. The DNA ends within the SC were minimally processed (~15%). In a time-dependent manner, the SC associated with target DNA and progressed to the strand transfer complex (STC), the nucleoprotein product of concerted integration. In the STC, the two viral DNA ends are covalently attached to target and remain associated with IN. The diketo acid inhibitors and their analogs effectively inhibit HIV-1 replication by preventing integration in vivo. Strand transfer inhibitors L-870,810, L-870,812, and L-841,411, at low nM concentrations, effectively inhibited the concerted integration of viral DNA donor in vitro. The inhibitors, in a concentration-dependent manner, bound to IN within the SC and thereby blocked the docking onto target DNA, which thus prevented the formation of the STC. Although 3'-OH recessed donor efficiently formed the STC, reactions proceeding with this substrate exhibited marked resistance to the presence of inhibitor, requiring significantly higher concentrations for effective inhibition of all strand transfer products. These results suggest that binding of inhibitor to the SC occurs prior to, during, or immediately after 3'-OH processing. It follows that the IN-viral DNA complex is "trapped" by the strand transfer inhibitors via a transient intermediate within the cytoplasmic preintegration complex.
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- Krishan K Pandey
- Institute for Molecular Virology, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Pace P, Di Francesco ME, Gardelli C, Harper S, Muraglia E, Nizi E, Orvieto F, Petrocchi A, Poma M, Rowley M, Scarpelli R, Laufer R, Gonzalez Paz O, Monteagudo E, Bonelli F, Hazuda D, Stillmock KA, Summa V. Dihydroxypyrimidine-4-carboxamides as novel potent and selective HIV integrase inhibitors. J Med Chem 2007; 50:2225-39. [PMID: 17428043 DOI: 10.1021/jm070027u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) integrase, one of the three constitutive viral enzymes required for replication, is a rational target for chemotherapeutic intervention in the treatment of AIDS that has also recently been confirmed in the clinical setting. We report here on the design and synthesis of N-benzyl-5,6-dihydroxypyrimidine-4-carboxamides as a class of agents which exhibits potent inhibition of the HIV-integrase-catalyzed strand transfer process. In the current study, structural modifications on these molecules were made in order to examine effects on HIV-integrase inhibitory potencies. One of the most interesting compounds for this series is 2-[1-(dimethylamino)-1-methylethyl]-N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5,6-dihydroxypyrimidine-4-carboxamide 38, with a CIC95 of 78 nM in the cell-based assay in the presence of serum proteins. The compound has favorable pharmacokinetic properties in preclinical species (rats, dogs, and monkeys) and shows no liabilities in several counterscreening assays, highlighting its potential as a clinically useful antiviral agent.
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- Paola Pace
- Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare, P. Angeletti S.p.A. (Merck Research Laboratories, Rome), Via Pontina Km 30,600, 00040 Pomezia, Italy.
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Stachel SJ, Coburn CA, Sankaranarayanan S, Price EA, Wu G, Crouthamel M, Pietrak BL, Huang Q, Lineberger J, Espeseth AS, Jin L, Ellis J, Holloway MK, Munshi S, Allison T, Hazuda D, Simon AJ, Graham SL, Vacca JP. Macrocyclic Inhibitors of β-Secretase: Functional Activity in an Animal Model. J Med Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1021/jm061234h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Majercak J, Ray WJ, Espeseth A, Simon A, Shi XP, Wolffe C, Getty K, Marine S, Stec E, Ferrer M, Strulovici B, Bartz S, Gates A, Xu M, Huang Q, Ma L, Shughrue P, Burchard J, Colussi D, Pietrak B, Kahana J, Beher D, Rosahl T, Shearman M, Hazuda D, Sachs AB, Koblan KS, Seabrook GR, Stone DJ. LRRTM3 promotes processing of amyloid-precursor protein by BACE1 and is a positional candidate gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:17967-72. [PMID: 17098871 PMCID: PMC1635650 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605461103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Rare familial forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are thought to be caused by elevated proteolytic production of the Abeta42 peptide from the beta-amyloid-precursor protein (APP). Although the pathogenesis of the more common late-onset AD (LOAD) is not understood, BACE1, the protease that cleaves APP to generate the N terminus of Abeta42, is more active in patients with LOAD, suggesting that increased amyloid production processing might also contribute to the sporadic disease. Using high-throughput siRNA screening technology, we assessed 15,200 genes for their role in Abeta42 secretion and identified leucine-rich repeat transmembrane 3 (LRRTM3) as a neuronal gene that promotes APP processing by BACE1. siRNAs targeting LRRTM3 inhibit the secretion of Abeta40, Abeta42, and sAPPbeta, the N-terminal APP fragment produced by BACE1 cleavage, from cultured cells and primary neurons by up to 60%, whereas overexpression increases Abeta secretion. LRRTM3 is expressed nearly exclusively in the nervous system, including regions affected during AD, such as the dentate gyrus. Furthermore, LRRTM3 maps to a region of chromosome 10 linked to both LOAD and elevated plasma Abeta42, and is structurally similar to a family of neuronal receptors that includes the NOGO receptor, an inhibitor of neuronal regeneration and APP processing. Thus, LRRTM3 is a functional and positional candidate gene for AD, and, given its receptor-like structure and restricted expression, a potential therapeutic target.
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- Automated Biotechnology, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486
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- Automated Biotechnology, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486
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- Automated Biotechnology, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486
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- Automated Biotechnology, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486
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- Molecular and Cellular Technology, and
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- Department of *Alzheimer's Research
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- Department of Alzheimer's Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Alzheimer's Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Alzheimer's Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA 02115
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- Molecular Profiling, Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, Seattle, WA 98109; and
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- Molecular Profiling, Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, Seattle, WA 98109; and
- **To whom correspondence should be addressed at:
Merck & Co., Inc., 770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486. E-mail:
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Espeseth AS, Huang Q, Gates A, Xu M, Yu Y, Simon AJ, Shi XP, Zhang X, Hodor P, Stone DJ, Burchard J, Cavet G, Bartz S, Linsley P, Ray WJ, Hazuda D. A genome wide analysis of ubiquitin ligases in APP processing identifies a novel regulator of BACE1 mRNA levels. Mol Cell Neurosci 2006; 33:227-35. [PMID: 16978875 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2006.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Proteolysis of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) into amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) by beta- and gamma-secretases is a critical step in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), but the pathways regulating secretases are not fully characterized. Ubiquitinylation, which is dysregulated in AD, may affect APP processing. Here, we describe a screen for APP processing modulators using an siRNA library targeting 532 predicted ubiquitin ligases. Seven siRNA pools diminished Abeta production. Of these, siRNAs targeting PPIL2 (hCyp-60) suppressed beta-site cleavage. Knockdown of PPIL2 mRNA decreased BACE1 mRNA, while overexpression of PPIL2 cDNA enhanced BACE1 mRNA levels. Microarray analysis of PPIL2 or BACE1 knockdown indicated that genes affected by BACE1 knockdown are a subset of those dependent upon PPIL2; suggesting that BACE1 expression is downstream of PPIL2. The association of PPIL2 with BACE expression and its requirement for Abeta production suggests new approaches to discover disease modifying agents for AD.
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- Amy S Espeseth
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Technologies, Merck Research Laboratories, P.O. Box 4, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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Stachel SJ, Coburn CA, Sankaranarayanan S, Price EA, Wu G, Crouthamel M, Pietrak BL, Huang Q, Lineberger J, Espeseth AS, Jin L, Ellis J, Holloway MK, Munshi S, Allison T, Hazuda D, Simon AJ, Graham SL, Vacca JP. Macrocyclic Inhibitors of β-Secretase: Functional Activity in an Animal Model. J Med Chem 2006; 49:6147-50. [PMID: 17034118 DOI: 10.1021/jm060884i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A macrocyclic inhibitor of beta-secretase was designed by covalently cross-linking the P1 and P3 side chains of an isophthalamide-based inhibitor. Macrocyclization resulted in significantly improved potency and physical properties when compared to the initial lead structures. More importantly, these macrocyclic inhibitors also displayed in vivo amyloid lowering when dosed in a murine model.
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- Shawn J Stachel
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Molecular Systems and Structural Biology Merck Research Laboratories, Post Office Box 4, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA.
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Coburn CA, Stachel SJ, Jones KG, Steele TG, Rush DM, DiMuzio J, Pietrak BL, Lai MT, Huang Q, Lineberger J, Jin L, Munshi S, Katharine Holloway M, Espeseth A, Simon A, Hazuda D, Graham SL, Vacca JP. BACE-1 inhibition by a series of ψ[CH2NH] reduced amide isosteres. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:3635-8. [PMID: 16690314 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.04.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2006] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 04/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A series of beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme (BACE-1) inhibitors containing a psi(CH2NH) reduced amide bond were synthesized. Incorporation of this reduced amide isostere as a non-cleavable peptide surrogate afforded inhibitors possessing low nanomolar potencies in both an enzymatic and cell-based assay.
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- Craig A Coburn
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 4, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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Stone D, Majercak J, Ray J, Espeseth A, Shi XP, Simon A, Marine S, Stec E, Ferrer M, Bartz S, Gates A, Wolffe C, Shughrue P, Burchard J, Beher D, Rosahl T, Koblan K, Strulovici B, Hazuda D, Shearman M, Sachs A, Seabrook G. P1–359: Identification of genes that regulate the processing of the β–amyloid precursor protein and are candidates for association with late–onset Alzheimer's disease by a genome–wide siRNA screen. Alzheimers Dement 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2006.05.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- David Stone
- Rosetta InPharmatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of MerckSeattleWAUSA
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- Merck Research LabsWest PointPAUSA
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- Rosetta InPharmatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of MerckSeattleWAUSA
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- Merck Research LabsTerlings ParkUnited Kingdom
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- Rosetta InPharmatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of MerckSeattleWAUSA
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Kola I, Hazuda D. Innovation and greater probability of success in drug discovery and development — from target to biomarkers. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2005; 16:644-6. [PMID: 16263257 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2005.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2005] [Revised: 10/20/2005] [Accepted: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lai MT, Crouthamel MC, DiMuzio J, Pietrak BL, Donoviel DB, Bernstein A, Gardell SJ, Li YM, Hazuda D. A presenilin-independent aspartyl protease prefers the gamma-42 site cleavage. J Neurochem 2005; 96:118-25. [PMID: 16300640 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03528.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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beta-Amyloid peptides (Abeta40 and Abeta42) are the major constituents of amyloid plaques, which are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The Abeta is derived from sequential cleavages of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by beta- and gamma-secretases. gamma-Secretase consists of at least four proteins where presenilins (PS1 and PS2 or PS) are the catalytic subunit involved in the gamma-site cleavage of APP. Secretion of both Abeta40 and Abeta42 is significantly reduced in PS1 knock-out cells and completely abolished in cells deficient for both PS1 and PS2. Consequently, both the PS proteins play essential roles in the production of the secretory of Abeta from cells. Recent studies in primary neurons, however, suggest that PSs are not required for intracellular Abeta42 accumulation; thus the intracellular Abeta42 appears to be generated in a PS-independent manner. Here we present the first biochemical evidence indicating that Abeta, especially Abeta42, can be generated in the absence of PS based on an in vitrogamma-secretase assay employing membranes prepared from PS-deficient Blastocyst-derived (BD) cells. This PS-independent gamma-secretase (PSIG) activity is sensitive to the changes in pH and displays an optimal activity at pH 6.0. Pepstatin A is a potent inhibitor for this proteolytic activity with IC50 of 1.2 nm and 0.4 nm for Abeta40 and Abeta42 generation, respectively. These results indicate that these PS-independent gamma-site cleavages are mediated by an aspartyl protease. More importantly, the PSIG activity displays a distinct preference in mediating the 42-site cleavage over the 40-site cleavage, thereby generating Abeta42 as the predominant product.
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- Ming-Tain Lai
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA
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Shah SK, Chen N, Guthikonda RN, Mills SG, Malkowitz L, Springer MS, Gould SL, Demartino JA, Carella A, Carver G, Holmes K, Schleif WA, Danzeisen R, Hazuda D, Kessler J, Lineberger J, Miller M, Emini EA, MacCoss M. Synthesis and evaluation of CCR5 antagonists containing modified 4-piperidinyl-2-phenyl-1-(phenylsulfonylamino)-butane. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:977-82. [PMID: 15686896 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.12.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 12/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthesis of analogs containing more rigid bicyclic piperidine replacements for the 4-benzyloxycarbonyl-(ethyl)amino-piperidine moiety of the CCR5 antagonist structure, 1, is described. Although similar binding affinity to the lead was achieved with some analogs they were overall less potent anti-HIV agents suggesting that other features besides CCR5 binding are required for good anti-viral activity.
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- Shrenik K Shah
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Kim D, Wang L, Hale JJ, Lynch CL, Budhu RJ, MacCoss M, Mills SG, Malkowitz L, Gould SL, DeMartino JA, Springer MS, Hazuda D, Miller M, Kessler J, Hrin RC, Carver G, Carella A, Henry K, Lineberger J, Schleif WA, Emini EA. Potent 1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrrolidine CCR5 receptor antagonists: effects of fused heterocycles on antiviral activity and pharmacokinetic properties. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:2129-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2004] [Revised: 02/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Brady SF, Singh S, Crouthamel MC, Holloway MK, Coburn CA, Garsky VM, Bogusky M, Pennington MW, Vacca JP, Hazuda D, Lai MT. Rational design and synthesis of selective BACE-1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:601-4. [PMID: 14741251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.11.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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An effective approach for enhancing the selectivity of beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme (BACE 1) inhibitors is developed based on the unique features of the S1' pocket of the enzyme. A series of low molecular weight (<600) compounds were synthesized with different moieties at the P1' position. The selectivity of BACE 1 inhibitors versus cathepsin D and renin was enhanced 120-fold by replacing the hydrophobic propyl group with a hydrophilic propionic acid group.
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- Stephen F Brady
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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Shankaran K, Donnelly KL, Shah SK, Guthikonda RN, MacCoss M, Mills SG, Gould SL, Malkowitz L, Siciliano SJ, Springer MS, Carella A, Carver G, Hazuda D, Holmes K, Kessler J, Lineberger J, Miller MD, Emini EA, Schleif WA. Syntheses and SAR studies of 4-(heteroarylpiperdin-1-yl-methyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl-acetic acid antagonists of the human CCR5 chemokine receptor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:3419-24. [PMID: 15177445 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.04.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2004] [Revised: 04/20/2004] [Accepted: 04/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Efforts toward the exploration of the title compounds as CCR5 antagonists are disclosed. The basis for such work stems from the fact that cellular proliferation of HIV-1 requires the cooperative assistance of both CCR5 and CD4 receptors. The synthesis and SAR of pyrrolidineacetic acid derivatives as CCR5 antagonists displaying potent binding and antiviral properties in a HeLa cell-based HIV-1 infectivity assay are discussed.
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- K Shankaran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Brady S, Bruce J, Singh S, Crouthamel MC, Holoway KM, Coburn C, Vacca JP, Shafer JA, Hazuda D, Lai MT. P4-187 Development of BACE 1 inhibitors. Neurobiol Aging 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(04)81745-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shankaran K, Donnelly KL, Shah SK, Caldwell CG, Chen P, Finke PE, Oates B, MacCoss M, Mills SG, DeMartino JA, Gould SL, Malkowitz L, Siciliano SJ, Springer MS, Kwei G, Carella A, Carver G, Danzeisen R, Hazuda D, Holmes K, Kessler J, Lineberger J, Miller MD, Emini EA, Schleif WA. Syntheses and biological evaluation of 5-(piperidin-1-yl)-3-phenyl-pentylsulfones as CCR5 antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:3589-93. [PMID: 15177481 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Accepted: 03/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cellular proliferation of HIV-1 requires the cooperative assistance of both the CCR5 and CD4 receptors. Our medicinal chemistry efforts in this area have resulted in the identification of N-alkyl piperidine sulfones as CCR5 antagonists. These compounds display potent binding and show antiviral properties in HIV-1 spread cell-based assays.
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- K Shankaran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Shen DM, Shu M, Willoughby CA, Shah S, Lynch CL, Hale JJ, Mills SG, Chapman KT, Malkowitz L, Springer MS, Gould SL, DeMartino JA, Siciliano SJ, Lyons K, Pivnichny JV, Kwei GY, Carella A, Carver G, Holmes K, Schleif WA, Danzeisen R, Hazuda D, Kessler J, Lineberger J, Miller MD, Emini EA. Antagonists of human CCR5 receptor containing 4-(pyrazolyl)piperidine side chains. Part 2: Discovery of potent, selective, and orally bioavailable compounds. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:941-5. [PMID: 15012998 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2003] [Revised: 11/24/2003] [Accepted: 12/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Modifications of the alkyl acetic acid portion and the phenyl on pyrrolidine in our lead pyrazole compound 1 afforded the isopropyl compound 9. This compound is a potent CCR5 antagonist showing good in vitro antiviral activity against HIV-1, an excellent selectivity profile, and good oral bioavailability in three animal species. During this investigation, a new method for the preparation of alpha-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-alpha,alpha-dialkyl acetic acid from a pyrrolidine and alpha-bromo-alpha,alpha-dialkyl acetic acid using silver triflate was discovered. This allowed us to prepare compounds such as 24 and 25 for the first time. A novel Pd-mediated N-dealkylation of alpha-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)acetic acid was also uncovered.
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- Dong-Ming Shen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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