scholarly journals Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus by a New Class of Pyridine Oxide Derivatives

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 2951-2957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Stevens ◽  
Christophe Pannecouque ◽  
Erik De Clercq ◽  
Jan Balzarini

ABSTRACT A new class of pyridine oxide derivatives as inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and/or HIV-2 replication in cell culture has been identified. The compounds, which specifically inhibit HIV-1, behave as typical nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). The most active congener of this group, JPL-133 (UC-B3096), has a 50% effective concentration of 0.05 μg/ml for HIV-1(IIIB) with a selectivity index of approximately 760 in CEM cell cultures. However, the cytostatic activity of most pyridine oxide derivatives highly depended on the nature of the cell line. All compounds, including those pyridine oxide derivatives that inhibit both HIV-1 and HIV-2 replication, select for NNRTI-characteristic mutations in the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase of HIV-infected cell cultures (i.e., Lys103Asn, Val108Ile, Glu138Lys, Tyr181Cys and Tyr188His). These amino acid mutations emerged mostly through transition of guanine to adenine or adenine to guanine in the corresponding codons of the reverse transcriptase (RT) gene. The HIV-1-specific pyridine oxide derivatives lost their antiviral activity against HIV-1 strains containing these mutations in the RT. However, most compounds retained pronounced antiviral potency against virus strains that contained other NNRTI-characteristic RT mutations, such as Leu100Ile and Val179Asp. Furthermore, the complete lack of inhibitory activity of the pyridine oxide derivatives against recombinant HIV-2 RT and partial retention of anti-HIV-1 activity against HIV-1 strains that contain a variety of HIV-1-characteristic mutations suggest that the pyridine oxide derivatives must have a second target of antiviral action independent from HIV-1 RT.

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.


2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 3147-3154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hazen ◽  
Robert Harvey ◽  
Robert Ferris ◽  
Charles Craig ◽  
Phillip Yates ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Brecanavir, a novel tyrosyl-based arylsulfonamide, high-affinity, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease inhibitor (PI), has been evaluated for anti-HIV activity in several in vitro assays. Preclinical assessment of brecanavir indicated that this compound potently inhibited HIV-1 in cell culture assays with 50% effective concentrations (EC50s) of 0.2 to 0.53 nM and was equally active against HIV strains utilizing either the CXCR4 or CCR5 coreceptor, as was found with other PIs. The presence of up to 40% human serum decreased the anti-HIV-1 activity of brecanavir by 5.2-fold, but under these conditions the compound retained single-digit nanomolar EC50s. When brecanavir was tested in combination with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, the antiviral activity of brecanavir was synergistic with the effects of stavudine and additive to the effects of zidovudine, tenofovir, dideoxycytidine, didanosine, adefovir, abacavir, lamivudine, and emtricitabine. Brecanavir was synergistic with the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nevirapine or delavirdine and was additive to the effects of efavirenz. In combination with other PIs, brecanavir was additive to the activities of indinavir, lopinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, amprenavir, saquinavir, and atazanavir. Clinical HIV isolates from PI-experienced patients were evaluated for sensitivity to brecanavir and other PIs in a recombinant virus assay. Brecanavir had a <5-fold increase in EC50s against 80% of patient isolates tested and had a greater mean in vitro potency than amprenavir, indinavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, tipranavir, and darunavir. Brecanavir is by a substantial margin the most potent and broadly active antiviral agent among the PIs tested in vitro.


2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1851-1856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Motakis ◽  
Michael A. Parniak

ABSTRACT It was previously found that certain nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) possess virucidal activity against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), and it was suggested that the tight-binding mode of inhibition of reverse transcriptase might be important for this virucidal activity (Borkow et al., J. Virol. 71:3023-3030, 1997). To test this, we compared six different NNRTI, including three tight-binding NNRTI, namely UC781, efavirenz (EFV) (Sustiva), and 5-chloro-3-phenylsulfonylindole-2-carboxamide (CSIC), and three rapid-equilibrium NNRTI, delavirdine (DLV) (Rescriptor), nevirapine (NVP) (Viramune), and UC84, in a variety of virucidal tests. Incubation of isolated HIV-1 virions with UC781, EFV, or CSIC rapidly inactivated the virus, whereas DLV, NVP, and UC84 were ineffective in this respect. Exposure of H9+ cells chronically infected by HIV-1 to the tight-binding NNRTI abolished the infectivity of nascent virus subsequently produced by these cells following removal of extracellular drug, thereby preventing cell-to-cell virus transmission in the absence of exogenous drug. In contrast, cell-to-cell transmission of HIV was blocked by DLV, NVP, and UC84 only when the drug remained in the extracellular medium. Pretreatment of uninfected lymphocytoid cells with UC781, EFV, or CSIC, but not DLV, NVP, or UC84, protected these cells from subsequent HIV-1 infection in the absence of extracellular drug. The protective effect was dependent on both the dose of NNRTI and the viral load. The overall virucidal efficacy of the tight-binding NNRTI tested was CSIC > UC781 ≃ EFV. We conclude that the tight-binding mode of inhibition is an essential characteristic for virucidal NNRTI and that antiviral potency is an insufficient predictor for virucidal utility of NNRTI.


1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Witvrouw ◽  
M. E. Arranz ◽  
C. Pannecouque ◽  
R. Declercq ◽  
H. Jonckheere ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We report the development of a new group of nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). One of the most active congeners of this series of 1,1,3-trioxo-2H,4H-thieno[3,4-e][1,2,4]thiadiazine (TTD) derivatives, i.e., 2-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4-cyanomethylen-1,1,3-trioxo-2H,4H-thieno[3,4-e][1,2,4]thiadiazine) (QM96639) was found to inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 [HIV-1 (IIIB)] replication in MT-4 cells at a concentration of 0.09 μM. This compound was toxic for the host cells only at a 1,400-fold higher concentration. The TTD derivatives proved effective against a variety of HIV-1 strains, including those that are resistant to 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT), but not against HIV-2 (ROD) or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV/MAC251). HIV-1 strains containing the L100I, K103N, V106A, E138K, Y181C, or Y188H mutations in their reverse transcriptase (RT) displayed reduced sensitivity to the compounds. Their cross-resistance patterns correlated with that of nevirapine. 2-Benzyl-4-cyanomethylen-1,1,3-trioxo-2H,4H-thieno[3,4-e][1,2,4]thiadiazine (QM96521) enhanced the anti-HIV-1 activity of AZT and didanosine in a subsynergistic manner. HIV-1-resistant virus containing the V179D mutation in the RT was selected after approximately six passages of HIV-1 (IIIB) in CEM cells in the presence of different concentrations of QM96521. From structure-activity relationship analysis of a wide variety of TTD derivatives, a number of restrictions appeared as to the chemical modifications that were compatible with anti-HIV activity. Modelling studies suggest that in contrast to most other NNRTIs, but akin to nevirapine, QM96521 does not act as a hydrogen bond donor in the RT-drug complex.


2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 3483-3485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile L. Tremblay ◽  
Françoise Giguel ◽  
Yongbiao Guan ◽  
Ting-Chao Chou ◽  
Katsunori Takashima ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT TAK-220 is a CCR5 antagonist, part of the new class of anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (anti-HIV-1) entry inhibitors. We evaluated the anti-HIV-1 interactions between TAK-220 and various antiretrovirals in vitro. Synergy was observed with all drugs at the 90 and 95% inhibitory concentrations. The favorable drug interactions observed suggest that further clinical evaluation is warranted.


2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (18) ◽  
pp. 8390-8401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Archer ◽  
Carrie Dykes ◽  
Peter Gerondelis ◽  
Amanda Lloyd ◽  
Philip Fay ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Three mutants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (V106A, V179D, and Y181C), which occur in clinical isolates and confer resistance to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), were analyzed for RNA- and DNA-dependent DNA polymerization and RNase H cleavage. All mutants demonstrated processivities of polymerization that were indistinguishable from wild-type enzyme under conditions in which deoxynucleoside triphosphates were not limiting. The V106A reverse transcriptase demonstrated a three- to fourfold slowing of both DNA 3′-end-directed and RNA 5′-end-directed RNase H cleavage relative to both wild-type and V179D enzymes, similar to what was observed for P236L in a previously published study (P. Gerondelis et al., J. Virol. 73:5803–5813, 1999). In contrast, the Y181C reverse transcriptase demonstrated a selective acceleration of the secondary RNase H cleavage step during both modes of RNase H cleavage. The relative replication fitness of these mutants in H9 cells was assessed in parallel infections as well as in growth competition experiments. Of the NNRTI-resistant mutants, V179D was more fit than Y181C, and both of these mutants were more fit than V106A, which demonstrated the greatest reduction in RNase H cleavage. These findings, in combination with results from previous work, suggest that abnormalities in RNase H cleavage are a common characteristic of HIV-1 mutants resistant to NNRTIs and that combined reductions in the rates of DNA 3′-end- and RNA 5′-end-directed cleavages are associated with significant reductions in the replication fitness of HIV-1.


1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Balzarini ◽  
E De Clercq

The thiocarboxanilides represent a structural class of potent and selective human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors. Combinations of the clinical candidate thiocarboxanilides UC-10 (oxime ether derivative) and UC-781 (pentenyloxy ether derivative) with a variety of nucleoside RT inhibitors (NRTIs) and non-nucleoside RT inhibitors (NNRTIs), two HIV protease inhibitors and one fusion/uncoating inhibitor were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on HIV-1 RT activity and HIV-1 replication in CEM cell cultures. The inhibitory activity of the NNRTIs including UC-10, UC-781, nevirapine, BHAR α-APA, 8-chloro-TIBO, MKC-442 and the quinoxaline HBY 097 against HIV-1 RT was highly dependent on the nature of the template/primer used in the HIV-1 RT reaction. However, fractionary inhibitory concentration (FIC) indexes for all drug concentrations evaluated in the combination experiments of UC-781 and the other NNRTIs fell within the range 0.5–1.5. This points to a predominantly additive effect of the thiocarboxanilides and other NNRTIs in the inhibition of HIV-1 RT. Similar FIC indexes were observed for the combination of UC-781 with the NRTI triphosphates AZT-TP, d4T-TP, ddCTP, ddATP and 3TC-TP and the NRTI diphosphate PMEApp against HIV-1 RT. All these drug combinations showed similar additive inhibitory effects on HIV-1 replication in cell culture. Also, the combinations of UC-10 or UC-781 with the protease inhibitors Ro31–8959/008 and ABT 84538.0 and the fusion/uncoating inhibitor bicyclam JM 3100 showed an additive effect (FIC within the 0.5–1.5 range). Thus, irrespective of the nature of the drugs, their combination with the thiocarboxanilides proved merely additive. In no case were antagonistic anti-HIV activity or increased cytotoxicity observed. In conclusion, thiocarboxanilides combined with a variety of clinically used anti-HIV agents result in additive anti-HIV activity.


2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 2578-2581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zandrea Ambrose ◽  
John G. Julias ◽  
Paul L. Boyer ◽  
Vineet N. KewalRamani ◽  
Stephen H. Hughes

ABSTRACT We investigated the relationship between the level of reverse transcriptase (RT) in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) particles and susceptibility to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). HIV-1 virions containing different active levels of RT were generated. Susceptibility to the NNRTIs efavirenz and nevirapine was inversely proportional to the level of enzymatically active RT. However, the sensitivity of HIV-1 to the nucleoside analog 3TC was not affected by the level of RT per particle. These data indicate that the susceptibility of HIV-1 to NNRTIs is influenced by RT activity.


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