scholarly journals In Vitro Selection and Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 with Decreased Susceptibility to Lopinavir

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 3075-3080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherie Masse ◽  
Xiaozhi Lu ◽  
Tatyana Dekhtyar ◽  
Liangjun Lu ◽  
Gennadiy Koev ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Lopinavir (LPV)-ritonavir has demonstrated durable antiviral activity in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected antiretroviral-naïve and protease inhibitor (PI)-experienced patients. However, information on LPV activity against HIV-2 and the patterns of mutations in HIV-2 in response to selection by LPV is limited. The activity of LPV against three strains of HIV-2 was assessed and compared to activity against a reference HIV-1 strain. LPV demonstrated activity similar to that observed against HIV-1 in two HIV-2 strains (HIV-2MS and HIV-2CBL-23) tested. On the other hand, approximately 10-fold-reduced susceptibility was observed with the third HIV-2 strain, HIV-2CDC310319. Passage of HIV-2MS with increasing concentrations of LPV selected mutations V47A and D17N in the HIV-2 protease gene. The introduction of both 17N and 47A either individually or together into HIV-2ROD molecular infectious clones showed that the single V47A substitution in HIV-2 resulted in a substantial reduction in susceptibility to LPV. In contrast, this mutant retained wild-type susceptibility to other PIs and appeared to be hypersusceptible to atazanavir and saquinavir.

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1313-1318 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Tanaka ◽  
R V Srinivas ◽  
T Ueno ◽  
M F Kavlick ◽  
F K Hui ◽  
...  

2'-beta-Fluoro-2',3'-dideoxyadenosine (F-ddA) is an acid-stable purine dideoxynucleoside analog active against a wide spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 strains in vitro. F-ddA is presently undergoing a phase I clinical trial at the National Cancer Institute. We induced HIV-1 variants resistant to F-ddA by exposing wild-type HIV-1 (HIV-1LAI) to increasing concentrations of F-ddA in vitro. After 18 passages, the virus was fourfold less sensitive to F-ddA than HIV-1LAI. Sequence analyses of the passage 18 virus revealed changes in three amino acids in the reverse transcriptase (RT)-encoding region of the pol gene: P to S at codon 119 (P119S; present in 3 of 13 and 28 of 28 molecular clones before and after F-ddA exposure, respectively), V179D (0 of 13 and 9 of 28, respectively), and L214F (9 of 13 and 28 of 28, respectively). Drug sensitivity assays using recombinant infectious clones confirmed that P119S was directly responsible for the reduced sensitivity of HIV-1 to F-ddA. Various infectious clones with single or multiple amino acid substitutions conferring viral resistance against nucleoside RT inhibitors, including HIV-1 variants with multi-dideoxynucleoside resistance, were generally sensitive to F-ddA. The moderate level of resistance of HIV-1 to F-ddA, together with the lack of conferment of significant cross-resistance by the F-ddA-associated amino acid substitutions, warrants further investigation of F-ddA as a potential antiviral agent for use in treatment of HIV-1 infection.


2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1337-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana Dekhtyar ◽  
Teresa I. Ng ◽  
Liangjun Lu ◽  
Sherie Masse ◽  
David A. DeGoey ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT A-790742 is a potent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease inhibitor, with 50% effective concentrations ranging from 2 to 7 nM against wild-type HIV-1. The activity of this compound is lowered by approximately sevenfold in the presence of 50% human serum. A-790742 maintained potent antiviral activity against lopinavir-resistant variants generated in vitro as well as against a panel of molecular clones containing proteases derived from HIV-1 patient isolates with multiple protease mutations. During in vitro selection, A-790742 selected two primary mutations (V82L and I84V) along with L23I, L33F, K45I, A71V/A, and V77I in the pNL4-3 background and two other mutations (A71V and V82G) accompanied by M46I and L63P in the HIV-1 RF background. HIV-1 pNL4-3 clones with a single V82L or I84V mutation were phenotypically resistant to A-790742 and ritonavir. Taking these results together, A-790742 displays a favorable anti-HIV-1 profile against both the wild type and a large number of mutants resistant to other protease inhibitors. The selection of the uncommon V82L and V82G mutations in protease by A-790742 suggests the potential for an advantageous resistance profile with this protease inhibitor.


1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 329-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Dianzani ◽  
G. Antonelli ◽  
O. Turriziani ◽  
E. Riva ◽  
G. Dong ◽  
...  

Human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) resistant to the proteinase inhibitor Ro 31–8959 has been obtained by growing HIV-IIIB in C8166 cell cultures in the presence of inhibitory concentrations of the drug. Ro 31-8959-resistant HIV-1 obtained after five passages in the presence of the drug was capable of replicating, as measured by infectious virus yield, in the presence of concentrations of Ro 31-8959 able to inhibit completely the replication of the parental HIV-IIIB. Cloning of the Ro 31–8959-resistant viral preparations revealed that a number of different strains of HIV-1 with various degrees of sensitivity to Ro 31–8959 emerged during propagation of HIV-IIIB in C8166 cells in the presence of the drug. The most resistant strain shows an ID50 value of 21.8 nM that is 13.2 fold higher than the value observed in HIV-IIIB infected C8166 cells.


2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 1015-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Müller ◽  
Tilo Patschinsky ◽  
Hans-Georg Kräusslich

ABSTRACT The Gag-derived protein p6 of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) plays a crucial role in the release of virions from the membranes of infected cells. It is presumed that p6 and functionally related proteins from other viruses act as adapters, recruiting cellular factors to the budding site. This interaction is mediated by so-called late domains within the viral proteins. Previous studies had suggested that virus release from the plasma membrane shares elements with the cellular endocytosis machinery. Since protein phosphorylation is known to be a regulatory mechanism in these processes, we have investigated the phosphorylation of HIV-1 structural proteins. Here we show that p6 is the major phosphoprotein of HIV-1 particles. After metabolic labeling of infected cells with [ortho- 32P]phosphate, we found that phosphorylated p6 from infected cells and from virus particles consisted of several forms, suggesting differential phosphorylation at multiple sites. Apparently, phosphorylation occurred shortly before or after the release of p6 from Gag and involved only a minor fraction of the total virion-associated p6 molecules. Phosphoamino acid analysis indicated phosphorylation at Ser and Thr, as well as a trace of Tyr phosphorylation, supporting the conclusion that multiple phosphorylation events do occur. In vitro experiments using purified virus revealed that endogenous or exogenously added p6 was efficiently phosphorylated by virion-associated cellular kinase(s). Inhibition experiments suggested that a cyclin-dependent kinase or a related kinase, most likely ERK2, was involved in p6 phosphorylation by virion-associated enzymes.


2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 291-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Musey ◽  
Y. Ding ◽  
J. Cao ◽  
J. Lee ◽  
C. Galloway ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Induction of adaptive immunity to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) at the mucosal site of transmission is poorly understood but crucial in devising strategies to control and prevent infection. To gain further understanding of HIV-1-specific T-cell mucosal immunity, we established HIV-1-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) cell lines and clones from the blood, cervix, rectum, and semen of 12 HIV-1-infected individuals and compared their specificities, cytolytic function, and T-cell receptor (TCR) clonotypes. Blood and mucosal CD8+ CTL had common HIV-1 epitope specificities and major histocompatibility complex restriction patterns. Moreover, both systemic and mucosal CTL lysed targets with similar efficiency, primarily through the perforin-dependent pathway in in vitro studies. Sequence analysis of the TCRβ VDJ region revealed in some cases identical HIV-1-specific CTL clones in different compartments in the same HIV-1-infected individual. These results clearly establish that a subset of blood and mucosal HIV-1-specific CTL can have a common origin and can traffic between anatomically distinct compartments. Thus, these effectors can provide immune surveillance at the mucosa, where rapid responses are needed to contain HIV-1 infection.


1998 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 9337-9344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-jun Zhang ◽  
Tatjana Dragic ◽  
Yunzhen Cao ◽  
Leondios Kostrikis ◽  
Douglas S. Kwon ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We have tested a panel of pediatric and adult human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) primary isolates for the ability to employ the following proteins as coreceptors during viral entry: CCR1, CCR2b, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CCR8, CXCR4, Bonzo, BOB, GPR1, V28, US28, and APJ. Most non-syncytium-inducing isolates could utilize only CCR5. All syncytium-inducing viruses used CXCR4, some also employed V28, and one (DH123) used CCR8 and APJ as well. A longitudinal series of HIV-1 subtype B isolates from an infected infant and its mother utilized Bonzo efficiently, as well as CCR5. The maternal isolates, which were syncytium inducing, also used CXCR4, CCR8, V28, and APJ.


1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 412-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Chamorro ◽  
M-J Camarasa ◽  
M-J Pérez-Pérez ◽  
E de Clercq ◽  
J Balzarini ◽  
...  

Novel derivatives of the potent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor TSAO-T have been designed, synthesized and tested for their in vitro antiretro-viral activity against HIV. These TSAO-T derivatives have been designed as potential bidentate inhibitors of HIV-1 RT, which combine in their structure the functionality of a non-nucleoside RT inhibitor (TSAO-T) and a bivalent ion-chelating moiety (a β-diketone moiety) linked through an appropriate spacer to the N-3 of thymine of TSAO-T . Some of the new compounds have an anti-HIV-1 activity comparable to that of the parent compound TSAO-T, but display a markedly increased antiviral selectivity. There was a clear relationship between antiviral activity and the length of the spacer group that links the TSAO molecule with the chelating moiety. A shorter spacer invariably resulted in increased antiviral potency. None of the TSAO-T derivatives were endowed with anti-HIV-2 activity.


Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 2084-2092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egil Lien ◽  
Pål Aukrust ◽  
Anders Sundan ◽  
Fredrik Müller ◽  
Stig S. Frøland ◽  
...  

Abstract Soluble (s) CD14, a marker for monocyte/macrophage activation and a mediator of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) action, was elevated in serum from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV- 1)-infected individuals (n = 92) compared with seronegative controls. The highest levels were found in patients with advanced clinical and immunological disease. Patients with ongoing clinical events had significantly higher sCD14 levels than symptomatic HIV-1-infected individuals without clinical events, with especially elevated levels in patients infected with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). On longitudinal testing of patients (n = 26) with less than 100 × 106CD4 lymphocytes/L at baseline, we found that increasing sCD14 serum concentrations per time unit were associated with death, whereas no differences in CD4 cell number decrease were found between survivors and nonsurvivors. In vitro studies showed that HIV-1 glycoprotein 120 and purified protein derivative (PPD) from M avium (MAC-PPD) stimulated normal monocytes to release sCD14. Furthermore, MAC-PPD induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF) release from monocytes through interactions with CD14 and, importantly, the addition of sCD14 enhanced this MAC-PPD stimulatory effect. Our findings suggest that the CD14 molecule may be involved in the immunopathogenesis of HIV-1 infection, and it is conceivable that serial determination of sCD14 may give useful predictive information concerning disease progression and survival in HIV-1-infected patients. © 1998 by The American Society of Hematology.


2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
pp. 3916-3924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Duus ◽  
Eric D. Miller ◽  
Jonathan A. Smith ◽  
Grigoriy I. Kovalev ◽  
Lishan Su

ABSTRACT Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is frequently attenuated after long-term culture in vitro. The attenuation process probably involves mutations of functions required for replication and pathogenicity in vivo. Analysis of attenuated HIV-1 for replication and pathogenicity in vivo will help to define these functions. In this study, we examined the pathogenicity of an attenuated HIV-1 isolate in a laboratory worker accidentally exposed to a laboratory-adapted HIV-1 isolate. Using heterochimeric SCID-hu Thy/Liv mice as an in vivo model, we previously defined HIV-1 env determinants (HXB/LW) that reverted to replicate in vivo (L. Su, H. Kaneshima, M. L. Bonyhadi, R. Lee, J. Auten, A. Wolf, B. Du, L. Rabin, B. H. Hahn, E. Terwilliger, and J. M. McCune, Virology 227:46–52, 1997). Here we further demonstrate that HIV-1 replication in vivo can be separated from its pathogenic activity, in that the HXB/LW virus replicated to high levels in SCID-hu Thy/Liv mice, with no significant thymocyte depletion. Restoration of the nef gene in the recombinant HXB/LW genome restored its pathogenic activity, with no significant effect on HIV-1 replication in the thymus. Our results suggest that in vitro-attenuated HIV-1 lacks determinants for pathogenicity as well as for replication in vivo. Our data indicate that (i) the replication defect can be recovered in vivo by mutations in the envgene, without an associated pathogenic phenotype, and (ii)nef can function in the HXB/LW clone as a pathogenic factor that does not enhance HIV-1 replication in the thymus. Furthermore, the HXB/LW virus may be used to study mechanisms of HIV-1nef-mediated pathogenesis in vivo.


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