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Rastogi A, Kumar M. Current Status of Vaccine Development for Monkeypox Virus. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1451:289-300. [PMID: 38801585 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57165-7_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Monkeypox virus (MPXV) of poxviridae family causes a zoonotic disease called monkeypox (Mpox). MPXV cases have a fatality ratio ranging from 0 to 11% globally and have been more prevalent in children. There are three generations of smallpox vaccines that protect against MPXV. First and second generation of the vaccinia virus (VACV) vaccine protects MPXV. However, various adverse side effects were associated with the first and second generations of vaccines. In contrast, the Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) replication-incompetent vaccine shows fewer adverse effects and a significant amount of neutralizing antibodies in mammalian cells. A third-generation Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) was approved to prevent Mpox in 2019. Recently, MVA-BN-based Imvanex, Imvamune, and JYNNEOS vaccines have also been administered against MPXV. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency in May 2022 due to increased MPXV cases. Various computational studies have also designed a multi-epitope-based vaccine against the MPXV. In the multi-epitope-based vaccine, different epitopes like B-cell, Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL), CD8+, and CD4+ epitopes were derived from MPXV proteins. Further, these epitopes were linked with the help of various linkers to design a multi-epitope vaccine against MPXV. In summary, we have provided an overview of the current status of the vaccine against MPXV.
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- Amber Rastogi
- Virology Unit, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Virology Unit, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh, 160036, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Acyclovir resistance in herpes simplex viruses: Prevalence and therapeutic alternatives. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 206:115322. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lum FM, Torres-Ruesta A, Tay MZ, Lin RTP, Lye DC, Rénia L, Ng LFP. Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions. Nat Rev Immunol 2022; 22:597-613. [PMID: 36064780 PMCID: PMC9443635 DOI: 10.1038/s41577-022-00775-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Monkeypox virus (MPXV), which causes disease in humans, has for many years been restricted to the African continent, with only a handful of sporadic cases in other parts of the world. However, unprecedented outbreaks of monkeypox in non-endemic regions have recently taken the world by surprise. In less than 4 months, the number of detected MPXV infections has soared to more than 48,000 cases, recording a total of 13 deaths. In this Review, we discuss the clinical, epidemiological and immunological features of MPXV infections. We also highlight important research questions and new opportunities to tackle the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. In this Review, Ng and colleagues examine the clinical, epidemiological and immunological aspects of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections, with a focus on mechanisms of host immunity to MPXV. The authors also consider the unique epidemiological and pathological characteristics of the current non-endemic outbreak of the virus and discuss vaccines, therapeutics and outstanding research questions.
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- Fok-Moon Lum
- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Singapore, Singapore.,National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore. .,National Institute of Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. .,Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Siegrist EA, Sassine J. Antivirals With Activity Against Mpox: A Clinically Oriented Review. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 76:155-164. [PMID: 35904001 PMCID: PMC9825831 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Mpox virus is an emergent human pathogen. While it is less lethal than smallpox, it can still cause significant morbidity and mortality. In this review, we explore 3 antiviral agents with activity against mpox and other orthopoxviruses: cidofovir, brincidofovir, and tecovirimat. Cidofovir, and its prodrug brincidofovir, are inhibitors of DNA replication with a broad spectrum of activity against multiple families of double-stranded DNA viruses. Tecovirimat has more specific activity against orthopoxviruses and inhibits the formation of the extracellular enveloped virus necessary for cell-to-cell transmission. For each agent, we review basic pharmacology, data from animal models, and reported experience in human patients.
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- Correspondence: J. Sassine, Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 Stanton L. Young Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 ()
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Mally A, Jarzina S. Mapping Adverse Outcome Pathways for Kidney Injury as a Basis for the Development of Mechanism-Based Animal-Sparing Approaches to Assessment of Nephrotoxicity. FRONTIERS IN TOXICOLOGY 2022; 4:863643. [PMID: 35785263 PMCID: PMC9242087 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2022.863643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In line with recent OECD activities on the use of AOPs in developing Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATAs), it is expected that systematic mapping of AOPs leading to systemic toxicity may provide a mechanistic framework for the development and implementation of mechanism-based in vitro endpoints. These may form part of an integrated testing strategy to reduce the need for repeated dose toxicity studies. Focusing on kidney and in particular the proximal tubule epithelium as a key target site of chemical-induced injury, the overall aim of this work is to contribute to building a network of AOPs leading to nephrotoxicity. Current mechanistic understanding of kidney injury initiated by 1) inhibition of mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ (mtDNA Polγ), 2) receptor mediated endocytosis and lysosomal overload, and 3) covalent protein binding, which all present fairly well established, common mechanisms by which certain chemicals or drugs may cause nephrotoxicity, is presented and systematically captured in a formal description of AOPs in line with the OECD AOP development programme and in accordance with the harmonized terminology provided by the Collaborative Adverse Outcome Pathway Wiki. The relative level of confidence in the established AOPs is assessed based on evolved Bradford-Hill weight of evidence considerations of biological plausibility, essentiality and empirical support (temporal and dose-response concordance).
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Tribute to John C. Martin at the Twentieth Anniversary of the Breakthrough of Tenofovir in the Treatment of HIV Infections. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122410. [PMID: 34960679 PMCID: PMC8705530 DOI: 10.3390/v13122410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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At Bristol-Myers (BM) (1985–1990), John C. Martin started his HIV career with directing the clinical development of didanosine (ddI) and stavudine (d4T). During this period, he became aware of the acyclic nucleoside phosphonates (ANPs), such as (S)-HPMPA and PMEA, as potential antiviral drugs. Under his impulse, BM got involved in the evaluation of these ANPs, but the merger of BM with Squibb (to become BMS) incited John to leave BM and join Gilead Sciences, and the portfolio of the ANPs followed the transition. At Gilead, John succeeded in obtaining the approval from the US FDA for the use of cidofovir in the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients, which was reminiscent of John’s first experience with ganciclovir (at Syntex) as an anti-CMV agent. At Gilead, John would then engineer the development of tenofovir, first as TDF (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) and then as TAF (tenofovir alafenamide) and various combinations thereof, for the treatment of HIV infections (i), TDF and TAF for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV) infections (ii), and TDF and TAF in combination with emtricitabine for the prophylaxis of HIV infections (iii).
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Groaz E, De Jonghe S. Overview of Biologically Active Nucleoside Phosphonates. Front Chem 2021; 8:616863. [PMID: 33490040 PMCID: PMC7821050 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.616863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The use of the phosphonate motif featuring a carbon-phosphorous bond as bioisosteric replacement of the labile P–O bond is widely recognized as an attractive structural concept in different areas of medicinal chemistry, since it addresses the very fundamental principles of enzymatic stability and minimized metabolic activation. This review discusses the most influential successes in drug design with special emphasis on nucleoside phosphonates and their prodrugs as antiviral and cancer treatment agents. A description of structurally related analogs able to interfere with the transmission of other infectious diseases caused by pathogens like bacteria and parasites will then follow. Finally, molecules acting as agonists/antagonists of P2X and P2Y receptors along with nucleotidase inhibitors will also be covered. This review aims to guide readers through the fundamentals of nucleoside phosphonate therapeutics in order to inspire the future design of molecules to target infections that are refractory to currently available therapeutic options.
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- Elisabetta Groaz
- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Liu X. Transporter-Mediated Drug-Drug Interactions and Their Significance. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1141:241-291. [PMID: 31571167 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7647-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Drug transporters are considered to be determinants of drug disposition and effects/toxicities by affecting the absorption, distribution, and excretion of drugs. Drug transporters are generally divided into solute carrier (SLC) family and ATP binding cassette (ABC) family. Widely studied ABC family transporters include P-glycoprotein (P-GP), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), and multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs). SLC family transporters related to drug transport mainly include organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATPs), organic anion transporters (OATs), organic cation transporters (OCTs), organic cation/carnitine transporters (OCTNs), peptide transporters (PEPTs), and multidrug/toxin extrusions (MATEs). These transporters are often expressed in tissues related to drug disposition, such as the small intestine, liver, and kidney, implicating intestinal absorption of drugs, uptake of drugs into hepatocytes, and renal/bile excretion of drugs. Most of therapeutic drugs are their substrates or inhibitors. When they are comedicated, serious drug-drug interactions (DDIs) may occur due to alterations in intestinal absorption, hepatic uptake, or renal/bile secretion of drugs, leading to enhancement of their activities or toxicities or therapeutic failure. This chapter will illustrate transporter-mediated DDIs (including food drug interaction) in human and their clinical significances.
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- Xiaodong Liu
- China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
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Cidofovir Diphosphate Inhibits Adenovirus 5 DNA Polymerase via both Nonobligate Chain Termination and Direct Inhibition, and Polymerase Mutations Confer Cidofovir Resistance on Intact Virus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 63:AAC.01925-18. [PMID: 30397065 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01925-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Human adenovirus (AdV) can cause fatal disease in immune-suppressed individuals, but treatment options are limited, in part because the antiviral cytidine analog cidofovir (CDV) is nephrotoxic. The investigational agent brincidofovir (BCV) is orally bioavailable, nonnephrotoxic, and generates the same active metabolite, cidofovir diphosphate (CDVpp). However, its mechanism of action against AdV is poorly understood. Therefore, we have examined the effect of CDVpp on DNA synthesis by a purified adenovirus 5 (AdV5) DNA polymerase (Pol). CDVpp was incorporated into nascent DNA strands and promoted a nonobligate form of chain termination (i.e., AdV5 Pol can extend, albeit inefficiently, a DNA chain even after the incorporation of a first CDVpp molecule). Moreover, unlike a conventional mismatched base pair, misincorporated CDVpp was not readily excised by the AdV5 Pol. At elevated concentrations, CDVpp inhibited AdV5 Pol in a manner consistent with both chain termination and direct inhibition of Pol activity. Finally, a recombinant AdV5 was constructed, containing Pol mutations (V303I and T87I) that were selected following an extended passage of wild-type AdV5 in the presence of BCV. This virus had a 2.1-fold elevated 50% effective concentration (EC50) for BCV and a 1.9-fold increased EC50 for CDV; thus, these results confirmed that viral resistance to BCV and CDV can be attributed to mutations in the viral Pol. These findings show that the anti-AdV5 activity of CDV and BCV is mediated through the viral DNA Pol and that their antiviral activity may occur via both (nonobligate) chain termination and (at high concentration) direct inhibition of AdV5 Pol activity.
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Nukui M, O'Connor CM, Murphy EA. The Natural Flavonoid Compound Deguelin Inhibits HCMV Lytic Replication within Fibroblasts. Viruses 2018; 10:v10110614. [PMID: 30405048 PMCID: PMC6265796 DOI: 10.3390/v10110614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus for which there is no vaccine or cure. This viral infection, once acquired, is life-long, residing latently in hematopoietic cells. However, latently infected individuals with weakened immune systems often undergo HCMV reactivation, which can cause serious complications in immunosuppressed and immunocompromised patients. Current anti-viral therapies target late stages of viral replication, and are often met with therapeutic resistance, necessitating the development of novel therapeutics. In this current study, we identified a naturally-occurring flavonoid compound, deguelin, which inhibits HCMV lytic replication. Our findings reveal that nanomolar concentrations of deguelin significantly suppress the production of the infectious virus. Further, we show that deguelin inhibits the lytic cycle during the phase of the replication cycle consistent with early (E) gene and protein expression. Importantly, our data reveal that deguelin inhibits replication of a ganciclovir-resistant strain of HCMV. Together, our findings identify a novel, naturally occurring compound that may prove useful in the treatment of HCMV replication.
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- Masatoshi Nukui
- Genomic Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Genomic Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- FORGE Life Science, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA.
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Poole CL, James SH. Antiviral Therapies for Herpesviruses: Current Agents and New Directions. Clin Ther 2018; 40:1282-1298. [PMID: 30104016 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of this review was to summarize the recent literature describing the current burden of disease due to herpesviruses in the antiviral and transplant era; describe mechanisms of action of antiviral agents and the development of resistance; summarize the literature of recent antiviral agents brought to market as well as agents under development; and to present literature on future strategies for herpesvirus therapeutics. METHODS An extensive search of the medical literature related to antiherpesviral therapy was conducted to compose this narrative review. Literature searches were performed via PubMed and ultimately 137 articles were included as most relevant to the scope of this article. FINDINGS Herpesviruses are a family of DNA viruses that are ubiquitous throughout human populations and share the feature of establishing lifelong infections in a latent phase with the potential of periodic reactivation. With the exception of herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, and Epstein-Barr virus, which have a significant disease burden in individuals with normal immune function, the morbidity and mortality of the remaining viruses are primarily associated with the immunocompromised host. Over the last half-century, several agents have been tested in large randomized, placebo-controlled trials that have resulted in safe and effective antiviral agents for the treatment of many of these infections. IMPLICATIONS With increasing use of antiherpesviral agents for extended periods, particularly in immunocompromised hosts, the emergence of resistant viruses has necessitated the development of newer agents with novel targets and better side-effect profiles.
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- Claudette L Poole
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
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Transporter-dependent cytotoxicity of antiviral drugs in primary cultures of human proximal tubular cells. Toxicology 2018; 404-405:10-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This article focuses on the clinically relevant approved antiviral medications available for the treatment of infants and children. A brief overview of drug categories, mechanism of action, resistance, pharmacokinetics, and side effects is provided for the more commonly prescribed antivirals. The patient categories addressed are treatment and prophylaxis of influenza, neonatal herpes simplex virus and congenital cytomegalovirus, treatment and prophylaxis of viral disease in the immunocompromised host, and a brief introduction to the antivirals available to treat hepatitis B and hepatitis C in children.
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- Claudette L Poole
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 308, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 6th Avenue South, CHB 308, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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Naesens L, Snoeck R, Andrei G, Balzarini J, Neyts J, De Clercq E. HPMPC (cidofovir), PMEA (adefovir) and Related Acyclic Nucleoside Phosphonate Analogues: A Review of their Pharmacology and Clinical Potential in the Treatment of Viral Infections. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/095632029700800101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The acyclic nucleoside phosphonate (ANP) analogues are broad-spectrum antiviral agents, with potent and selective antiviral activity in vitro and in vivo. The prototype compounds are: ( S)-1-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)cytosine (HPMPC, cidofovir), which is active against a wide variety of DNA viruses; 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl)adenine (PMEA, adefovir), which is active against retro-, herpes- and hepadnaviruses, and ( R)-9-(2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl) adenine (PMPA), which is active against retro- and hepadnaviruses. The antiviral action of the ANP analogues is based on a specific interaction of the active diphosphorylated metabolite with the viral DNA polymerase. The long intracellular half-life of the active metabolite accounts for the optimal efficacy in infrequent dosing schedules. The potential of HPMPC as a broad-spectrum anti-DNA virus agent, as originally observed in vitro and in vivo, has been confirmed in clinical trials. HPMPC has recently been commercially released in the USA for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients. In addition, topical systemic HPMPC is being (or will be) explored for use against other herpesviruses (i.e. herpes simplex virus, Epstein-Barr virus, or varicella-zoster virus), by adenoviruses, or by human papilloma- or polyomaviruses. Intravenous HPMPC is associated with dose-dependent nephrotoxicity, that should be counteracted by prehydration and concomitant administration of probenecid, and by the application of an infrequent dosing schedule. The oral prodrug of PMEA, bis(pivaloyloxymethyl)-PMEA, is currently being evaluated in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus. Finally, preclinical data on the efficacy of PMPA in animal retrovirus models point to its potential usefulness against HIV infections, when given either prophylactically or therapeutically in the treatment of established HIV infections.
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- L Naesens
- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Hitchcock MJM, Jaffe HS, Martin JC, Stagg RJ. Cidofovir, a New Agent with Potent Anti-Herpesvirus Activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/095632029600700301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cidofovir is a potent, broad spectrum antiviral agent with activity in vitro and in vivo against cytomegalovirus and other members of the herpesvirus family, as well as certain other DNA viruses. After uptake into cells it is converted enzymatically to cidofovir diphosphate, a structural analogue of deoxycytidine triphosphate, which selectively inhibits viral DNA polymerases relative to host cell polymerases. Cross-resistance to cidofovir is not usually seen with human cytomegalovirus isolates that are foscarnet-resistant, or isolates that are ganciclovir-resistant due to a deficiency in ganciclovir phosphorylation. Cross-resistance is seen, however, with isolates that are ganciclovir resistant due to polymerase mutations. A prolonged elimination phase seen in vivo, correlates with a long intracellular half-life seen in vitro and allows for efficacy in animal models of virus infection with infrequent dosing or prophylaxis. Clinical studies of intravenous cidofovir in cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS are claimed to show delay of retinitis progression with maintenance doses given once every 2 weeks.
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- M. J. M. Hitchcock
- Gilead Sciences, Inc., 353 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California, 94404, U.S.A
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., 353 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California, 94404, U.S.A
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., 353 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California, 94404, U.S.A
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., 353 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California, 94404, U.S.A
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Keyvani H, Taghinezhad Saroukalaei S, Mohseni AH. Assessment of the Human Cytomegalovirus UL97 Gene for Identification of Resistance to Ganciclovir in Iranian Immunosuppressed Patients. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2016; 9:e31733. [PMID: 27540455 PMCID: PMC4978088 DOI: 10.5812/jjm.31733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients. Prolonged antiviral therapy is a cause of mutation and drug resistance in the HCMV genome. Objectives The aim of this study was to identify resistance to ganciclovir (GCV) in Iranian immunosuppressed patients at two different stages of the disease: early (before GCV is initiated) and late (after six months of GCV therapy). Patients and Methods In this study, 87 specimens from Iranian patients were amplified using nested PCR amplification of the UL97 gene. Sequence analyses of products were performed for identifying the mutated codons. Results The present study show that the most frequent GCV-resistant mutations occurred in codons A594V (26.43%), H520Q (18.39%), and M460V (13.79%), consequently occurring at a low frequency in the L595S (2.29%), E596G (1.14%), and Del 594 (1.14%) codons, and with intermediate frequency in the C592G (10.34%), M460I (9.19%), and C603W (6.89%) codons. We describe for the first time a new GCV-resistance mutation, the deletion of codon 594, in the UL97 gene of Iranian HCMV patients after GCV therapy, following renal transplantation. Conclusions The findings of the present study can be utilized to detect GCV resistance patterns among Iranian immunocompromised patients and to treat HCMV infections accordingly.
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- Hossein Keyvani
- School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Research and Development Department, Keyvan Virology Specialty Laboratory (KVSL), Tehran, IR Iran
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- Research and Development Department, Keyvan Virology Specialty Laboratory (KVSL), Tehran, IR Iran
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Research and Development Department, Keyvan Virology Specialty Laboratory (KVSL), Tehran, IR Iran
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Amir Hossein Mohseni, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel: +98-2188549747, Fax: +98-2188549747, E-mail: ,
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The effect of cidofovir on adenovirus plasma DNA levels in stem cell transplantation recipients without T cell reconstitution. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 21:293-9. [PMID: 25464118 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cidofovir is frequently used to treat life-threatening human adenovirus (HAdV) infections in immunocompromised children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, the antiviral effect irrespective of T cell reconstitution remains unresolved. Plasma HAdV DNA levels were monitored by real-time quantitative PCR during 42 cidofovir treatment episodes for HAdV viremia in 36 pediatric allogeneic HSCT recipients. HAdV load dynamics were related to T and natural killer (NK) cell reconstitution measured by flow cytometry. To evaluate the in vivo antiadenoviral effect of cidofovir, we focused on 20 cidofovir treatment episodes lacking concurrent T cell reconstitution. During 2 to 10 weeks of follow-up in the absence of T cells, HAdV load reduction (n = 7) or stabilization (n = 8) was observed in 15 of 20 treatments. Although HAdV load reduction was always accompanied by NK cell expansion, HAdV load stabilization was measured in 2 children lacking both T and NK cell reconstitution. In cases with T cell reconstitution, rapid HAdV load reduction (n = 14) or stabilization (n = 6) was observed in 20 of 22 treatments. In the absence of T cells, cidofovir treatment was associated with HAdV viremia control in the majority of cases. Although the contribution of NK cells cannot be excluded, cidofovir has the potential to mediate HAdV load stabilization in the time pending T cell reconstitution.
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De Clercq E. Potential of acyclic nucleoside phosphonates in the treatment of DNA virus and retrovirus infections. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014; 1:21-43. [PMID: 15482100 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.1.1.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The acyclic nucleoside phosphonates [HPMPC: cidofovir, Vistide; PMEA: adefovir dipivoxil, Hepsera; and PMPA: tenofovir, Viread] have proven to be effective in vitro (cell culture systems) and in vivo (animal models and clinical studies) against a wide variety of DNA virus and retrovirus infections, for example, cidofovir against herpesvirus [herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus type 6, 7 and 8), polyoma-, papilloma-, adeno- and poxvirus (variola virus, cowpox virus, vaccinia virus, molluscum contagiosum virus and orf) infections; adefovir against herpesvirus, hepadnavirus [human hepatitis B virus] and retrovirus [HIV type-1 and 2, simian immunodeficiency virus and feline immunodeficiency virus] infections; and tenofovir against both hepadna- and retrovirus infections. Cidofovir has been officially approved for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread) for the treatment of HIV infections (i.e., AIDS) and adefovir dipivoxil for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.
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- Eric De Clercq
- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Kwon HJ, Kang JH, Lee JW, Chung NG, Kim HK, Cho B. Treatment of BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with cidofovir: a single-center experience. Transpl Infect Dis 2013; 15:569-74. [PMID: 24028353 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND BK virus (BKV)-associated hemorrhagic cystitis (BKV-HC) is a severe complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Cidofovir (CDV) has emerged as an effective agent for the treatment of BKV nephropathy, but its use for BKV-HC in pediatric HSCT recipients has not yet been established as a standard therapy. PATIENT AND METHODS We retrospectively investigated the efficacy and safety of CDV therapy for patients with BKV-HC at a single institution and analyzed the clinical management outcomes. RESULTS From April 2009 to July 2011, 12 patients developed BKV-HC at a median of 37 days after transplant (range 15-59 days). The cumulative incidence was 9% and the median peak of the urine BKV load was 2.5 × 10(10) copies/mL (range 1.4 × 10(9) -1.2 × 10(11) copies/mL). Eleven patients received intravenous CDV (5 mg/kg/dose, with probenecid), whereas 1 patient received CDV (5 mg/kg/dose, without probenecid) intravesically. The median duration of therapy was 25 days (range 9-73 days), and a median of 2 doses was given (range 1-4). A reduction of ≥ 1 log in the BKV load was found in 11 patients, while 1 patient did not have any significant change in BKV load. Clinical improvement was observed in all cases, and no HC-related death was observed. CDV-related toxicity occurred in 1 patient (8%) and spontaneously resolved. CONCLUSIONS CDV appears to be an effective and safe treatment for BKV-HC in pediatric HSCT recipients, but prospective trials are warranted to support its use.
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- H J Kwon
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Low MC, Landis ML, Peiffer RL. Intravitreal cidofovir injection for the management of chronic glaucoma in dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 2013; 17:201-6. [DOI: 10.1111/vop.12071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Martha C. Low
- Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services; Langhorne PA USA
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- Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services; Langhorne PA USA
- Valley Central Referral Center; Whitehall PA USA
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König J, Müller F, Fromm MF. Transporters and drug-drug interactions: important determinants of drug disposition and effects. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 65:944-66. [PMID: 23686349 DOI: 10.1124/pr.113.007518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 385] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Uptake and efflux transporters determine plasma and tissue concentrations of a broad variety of drugs. They are localized in organs such as small intestine, liver, and kidney, which are critical for drug absorption and elimination. Moreover, they can be found in important blood-tissue barriers such as the blood-brain barrier. Inhibition or induction of drug transporters by coadministered drugs can alter pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the victim drugs. This review will summarize in particular clinically observed drug-drug interactions attributable to inhibition or induction of intestinal export transporters [P-glycoprotein (P-gp), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)], to inhibition of hepatic uptake transporters [organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs)], or to inhibition of transporter-mediated [organic anion transporters (OATs), organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2), multidrug and toxin extrusion proteins (MATEs), P-gp] renal secretion of xenobiotics. Available data on the impact of nutrition on transport processes as well as genotype-dependent, transporter-mediated drug-drug interactions will be discussed. We will also present and discuss data on the variable extent to which information on the impact of transporters on drug disposition is included in summaries of product characteristics of selected countries (SPCs). Further work is required regarding a better understanding of the role of the drug metabolism-drug transport interplay for drug-drug interactions and on the extrapolation of in vitro findings to the in vivo (human) situation.
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- Jörg König
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Toxicology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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London NJS, Garg SJ, Moorthy RS, Cunningham ET. Drug-induced uveitis. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 2013; 3:43. [PMID: 23522744 PMCID: PMC3637087 DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A number of medications have been associated with uveitis. This review highlights both well-established and recently reported systemic, topical, intraocular, and vaccine-associated causes of drug-induced uveitis, and assigns a quantitative score to each medication based upon criteria originally described by Naranjo and associates.
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- Nikolas JS London
- Retina Consultants San Diego, 9850 Genesee Avenue, Suite 700, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- MidAtlantic Retina, The Retina Service of Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, Suite 1020, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Associated Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Consultants, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services, Indianapolis, IN, 46260, USA
- Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305-5101, USA
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Galdiero S, Falanga A, Tarallo R, Russo L, Galdiero E, Cantisani M, Morelli G, Galdiero M. Peptide inhibitors against herpes simplex virus infections. J Pept Sci 2013; 19:148-58. [PMID: 23389903 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a significant human pathogen causing mucocutaneous lesions primarily in the oral or genital mucosa. Although acyclovir (ACV) and related nucleoside analogs provide successful treatment, HSV remains highly prevalent worldwide and is a major cofactor for the spread of human immunodeficiency virus. Encephalitis, meningitis, and blinding keratitis are among the most severe diseases caused by HSV. ACV resistance poses an important problem for immunocompromised patients and highlights the need for new safe and effective agents; therefore, the development of novel strategies to eradicate HSV is a global public health priority. Despite the continued global epidemic of HSV and extensive research, there have been few major breakthroughs in the treatment or prevention of the virus since the introduction of ACV in the 1980s. A therapeutic strategy at the moment not fully addressed is the use of small peptide molecules. These can be either modeled on viral proteins or derived from antimicrobial peptides. Any peptide that interrupts protein-protein or viral protein-host cell membrane interactions is potentially a novel antiviral drug and may be a useful tool for elucidating the mechanisms of viral entry. This review summarizes current knowledge and strategies in the development of synthetic and natural peptides to inhibit HSV infectivity.
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- Stefania Galdiero
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy.
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First pharmacokinetic and safety study in humans of the novel lipid antiviral conjugate CMX001, a broad-spectrum oral drug active against double-stranded DNA viruses. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:2726-34. [PMID: 22391537 DOI: 10.1128/aac.05983-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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CMX001 is a novel, broad-spectrum lipid antiviral conjugate (LAC) that produces high intracellular levels of the active antiviral agent cidofovir diphosphate (CDV-PP). Study CMX001-102 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, dose-escalating study in healthy volunteers. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic parameters of CMX001 after single and multiple doses. Single doses ranging from 0.25 to 2.0 mg/kg of body weight and multiple doses ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 mg/kg (3 total doses, administered every 6 days) were given orally. Safety was assessed using comprehensive clinical and laboratory evaluations, including enhanced monitoring for potential gastrointestinal (GI) effects using wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE). Serial plasma and pooled urine samples were collected to estimate pharmacokinetic parameters for both CMX001 and cidofovir (CDV). No adverse events occurred that prevented dose escalation. No clinically significant drug-related changes in blood chemistry, hematology, renal function, or intraocular pressure were observed. No CMX001-related gastrointestinal mucosal changes were observed by WCE. CMX001 was absorbed rapidly, with maximum plasma concentrations observed 2 to 3 h postdose. Maximum plasma drug concentration and systemic exposure of CMX001 increased approximately in proportion to dose following single and multiple doses; no significant accumulation of CMX001 or CDV was observed following multiple doses. We conclude that CMX001 is orally bioavailable and well tolerated in healthy volunteers at doses up to 2 mg/kg, approximately 140 mg in a typical adult. This is the first demonstration of the use of phospholipid conjugation technology to achieve plasma drug exposures that are expected to result in activity against multiple double-stranded DNA viruses.
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Parenteral therapy of viral infections of the newborn and infant began with vidarabine (adenine arabinoside) for the treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in the early 1980s. Acyclovir has become the treatment of choice for neonatal HSV infections and a variety of other herpesvirus infections. Ganciclovir is beneficial for the treatment of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections involving the central nervous system (CNS). This article reviews the use of acyclovir and ganciclovir in the treatment of neonatal HSV and congenital CMV infections. A brief summary precedes a detailed discussion of available established and alternative therapeutics.
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- Richard J Whitley
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233-1711, USA.
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Gutman J, Kachur SP, Slutsker L, Nzila A, Mutabingwa T. Combination of probenecid-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy. Malar J 2012; 11:39. [PMID: 22321288 PMCID: PMC3295670 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The antifolate sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has been used in the intermittent prevention of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp). SP is an ideal choice for IPTp, however, as resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to SP increases, data are accumulating that SP may no longer provide benefit in areas of high-level resistance. Probenecid was initially used as an adjunctive therapy to increase the blood concentration of penicillin; it has since been used to augment concentrations of other drugs, including antifolates. The addition of probenecid has been shown to increase the treatment efficacy of SP against malaria, suggesting that the combination of probenecid plus SP may prolong the useful lifespan of SP as an effective agent for IPTp. Here, the literature on the pharmacokinetics, adverse reactions, interactions and available data on the use of these drugs in pregnancy is reviewed, and the possible utility of an SP-probenecid combination is discussed. This article concludes by calling for further research into this potentially useful combination.
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- Julie Gutman
- Division of Parasitic Diseases & Malaria, Malaria Branch, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop A06, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Division of Parasitic Diseases & Malaria, Malaria Branch, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop A06, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop D-69, Atlanta, GA 30329-4018, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, PO Box 468, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Community Medicine, Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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Drug-drug interactions are a serious clinical issue. An important mechanism underlying drug-drug interactions is induction or inhibition of drug transporters that mediate the cellular uptake and efflux of xenobiotics. Especially drug transporters of the small intestine, liver and kidney are major determinants of the pharmacokinetic profile of drugs. Transporter-mediated drug-drug interactions in these three organs can considerably influence the pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of drugs. In this article, we focus on probe drugs lacking significant metabolism to highlight mechanisms of interactions of selected intestinal, hepatic and renal drug transporters (e.g., organic anion transporting polypeptide [OATP] 1A2, OATP2B1, OATP1B1, OATP1B3, P-gp, organic anion transporter [OAT] 1, OAT3, breast cancer resistance protein [BCRP], organic cation transporter [OCT] 2 and multidrug and toxin extrusion protein [MATE] 1). Genotype-dependent drug-drug interactions are also discussed.
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- Fabian Müller
- Institute of Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Fahrstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Maribavir and human cytomegalovirus-what happened in the clinical trials and why might the drug have failed? Curr Opin Virol 2011; 1:555-62. [PMID: 22440913 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We summarize the history of the clinical drug development of maribavir for its use as prophylaxis in stem-cell transplant recipients. We highlight key aspects in the design and interpretation of the results of the dose escalation phase II maribavir study that may have contributed to the negative findings on the phase III trials. We discuss key aspects of study design that should be considered in the study of new interventions needed to advance the prevention and treatment of CMV in transplant recipients.
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Burckhardt G, Burckhardt BC. In vitro and in vivo evidence of the importance of organic anion transporters (OATs) in drug therapy. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2011:29-104. [PMID: 21103968 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14541-4_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Organic anion transporters 1-10 (OAT1-10) and the urate transporter 1 (URAT1) belong to the SLC22A gene family and accept a huge variety of chemically unrelated endogenous and exogenous organic anions including many frequently described drugs. OAT1 and OAT3 are located in the basolateral membrane of renal proximal tubule cells and are responsible for drug uptake from the blood into the cells. OAT4 in the apical membrane of human proximal tubule cells is related to drug exit into the lumen and to uptake of estrone sulfate and urate from the lumen into the cell. URAT1 is the major urate-absorbing transporter in the apical membrane and is a target for uricosuric drugs. OAT10, also located in the luminal membrane, transports nicotinate with high affinity and interacts with drugs. Major extrarenal locations of OATs include the blood-brain barrier for OAT3, the placenta for OAT4, the nasal epithelium for OAT6, and the liver for OAT2 and OAT7. For all transporters we provide information on cloning, tissue distribution, factors influencing OAT abundance, interaction with endogenous compounds and different drug classes, drug/drug interactions and, if known, single nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Gerhard Burckhardt
- Abteilung Vegetative Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Zentrum Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Göttingen, Germany.
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Julien O, Beadle JR, Magee WC, Chatterjee S, Hostetler KY, Evans DH, Sykes BD. Solution structure of a DNA duplex containing the potent anti-poxvirus agent cidofovir. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:2264-74. [PMID: 21280608 DOI: 10.1021/ja109823e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cidofovir (1(S)-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]cytosine, CDV) is a potent inhibitor of orthopoxvirus DNA replication. Prior studies have shown that, when CDV is incorporated into a growing primer strand, it can inhibit both the 3'-to-5' exonuclease and the 5'-to-3' chain extension activities of vaccinia virus DNA polymerase. This drug can also be incorporated into DNA, creating a significant impediment to trans-lesion DNA synthesis in a manner resembling DNA damage. CDV and deoxycytidine share a common nucleobase, but CDV lacks the deoxyribose sugar. The acyclic phosphonate bears a hydroxyl moiety that is equivalent to the 3'-hydroxyl of dCMP and permits CDV incorporation into duplex DNA. To study the structural consequences of inserting CDV into DNA, we have used (1)H NMR to solve the solution structures of a dodecamer DNA duplex containing a CDV molecule at position 7 and of a control DNA duplex. The overall structures of both DNA duplexes were found to be very similar. We observed a decrease of intensity (>50%) for the imino protons neighboring the CDV (G6, T8) and the cognate base G18 and a large chemical shift change for G18. This indicates higher proton exchange rates for this region, which were confirmed using NMR-monitored melting experiments. DNA duplex melting experiments monitored by circular dichroism revealed a lower T(m) for the CDV DNA duplex (46 °C) compared to the control (58 °C) in 0.2 M salt. Our results suggest that the CDV drug is well accommodated and stable within the dodecamer DNA duplex, but the stability of the complex is less than that of the control, suggesting increased dynamics around the CDV.
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- Olivier Julien
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, 4-19 Medical Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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Cidofovir Activity against Poxvirus Infections. Viruses 2010; 2:2803-30. [PMID: 21994641 PMCID: PMC3185586 DOI: 10.3390/v2122803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Cidofovir [(S)-1-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)cytosine, HPMPC] is an acyclic nucleoside analog approved since 1996 for clinical use in the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients. Cidofovir (CDV) has broad-spectrum activity against DNA viruses, including herpes-, adeno-, polyoma-, papilloma- and poxviruses. Among poxviruses, cidofovir has shown in vitro activity against orthopox [vaccinia, variola (smallpox), cowpox, monkeypox, camelpox, ectromelia], molluscipox [molluscum contagiosum] and parapox [orf] viruses. The anti-poxvirus activity of cidofovir in vivo has been shown in different models of infection when the compound was administered either intraperitoneal, intranasal (aerosolized) or topically. In humans, cidofovir has been successfully used for the treatment of recalcitrant molluscum contagiosum virus and orf virus in immunocompromised patients. CDV remains a reference compound against poxviruses and holds potential for the therapy and short-term prophylaxis of not only orthopox- but also parapox- and molluscipoxvirus infections.
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Donne AJ, Hampson L, He XT, Day PJR, Salway F, Rothera MP, Homer JJ, Hampson IN. Potential risk factors associated with the use of cidofovir to treat benign human papillomavirus-related disease. Antivir Ther 2010; 14:939-52. [PMID: 19918098 DOI: 10.3851/imp1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cidofovir is currently being used off-licence to treat different viral infections, such as benign low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)-related recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). There are concerns over the safety of this practice as rat studies demonstrated a high malignant transformation rate. As yet, there are no clinical reports of cidofovir-induced malignant changes in humans. METHODS Telomerase immortalised human keratinocytes (hTert) stably expressing E6 proteins from either low-risk HPV6b or high-risk HPV16 and vector control cells were treated with either low-dose (5 microg/ml) or higher dose (30 microg/ml) cidofovir for 2 days and the effects evaluated by clonogenic survival assays. Based on these results, gene expression microarray analysis was performed on cidofovir-treated low-risk E6 and vector cells before, during and after drug treatment, and the results verified by real-time PCR. RESULTS Both low-risk and high-risk E6-expressing cells show significantly improved long-term survival compared with vector control cells when exposed to 5 microg/ml cidofovir for 2 days, (hTert T6E6 P=0.0007, hTert T16E6 P=0.00023 and hTert vector control P=0.62). Microarray and real-time PCR analyses of low-dose cidofovir-treated low-risk E6-expressing cells revealed changes in gene expression that are known to be associated with malignant progression, which were not observed in drug-treated vector control cells. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report that cidofovir can both increase cell survival and induce alterations in gene expression that are known to be associated with malignant transformation in cells transduced only with the E6 gene from low-risk HPV. It is our belief that these data provide cause for concern over the off-license use of this drug to treat RRP.
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- Adam J Donne
- Department of Otolaryngology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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Donne AJ, Hampson L, He XT, Rothera MP, Homer JJ, Hampson IN. Cidofovir induces an increase in levels of low-risk and high-risk HPV E6. Head Neck 2009; 31:893-901. [PMID: 19283851 DOI: 10.1002/hed.21043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cidofovir is a nucleoside analogue that is used off-license to treat recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) caused by HPV6/11. However, the effect of this drug upon low-risk HPV 6/11 gene expression is unknown. METHODS The expression of E6 was evaluated by RT-PCR in HPV-ve C33A cervical carcinoma cells stably transfected with both low- and high-risk HPV E6 cDNA's and in SiHa (HPV16+ve) cervical carcinoma cells after treatment with 2 doses and durations of exposure to cidofovir. RESULTS Compared to the vector only transcript, E6 RNA levels showed an 8-fold increase in low-risk and 20-fold increase in high-risk E6-expressing cells. High-risk E6 protein levels were also detected by Western blot in cidofovir-treated C33A Type16 E6-transfected cells. CONCLUSION These data may indicate a potential rationale for increased risk of genetic instability and thus transformation due to drug-induced increase in the level of E6.
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- Adam J Donne
- University of Manchester Gynaecological Oncology Laboratories, St. Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 OJH, United Kingdom
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Coremans G, Snoeck R. Cidofovir: clinical experience and future perspectives on an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analog of cytosine in the treatment of refractory and premalignant HPV-associated anal lesions. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2009; 10:1343-52. [PMID: 19463071 DOI: 10.1517/14656560902960154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cidofovir, a nucleotide analog with antiviral activity against a broad range of DNA viruses including human papilloma viruses (HPV), is available off label to clinicians. OBJECTIVE To provide a better knowledge of pharmacology and effects when topically applied. METHODS After reviewing the chemistry, physiology, and animal studies, an overview of clinical studies is provided. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Cidofovir, as a result of its antiviral and antiproliferative activity and its ability to induce apoptosis, can offer a solution for the treatment of severe recurrent HPV-induced lesions. It can also be used to attempt to treat dysplastic lesions and as an adjuvant treatment. The long-lasting antiviral activity allows infrequent dosing. As a rule, cidofovir applied on the skin is well tolerated, even in long-term treatment. The dose-limiting nephrotoxicity of the drug is not a concern in patients with a glomerular filtration rate within the normal range. Cidofovir has clearly influenced the landscape of refractory and dysplastic anogenital condylomata acuminata and its use has increased over the last decade. However, further controlled clinical trials are needed to assess the role of cidofovir and its derivatives.
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- Georges Coremans
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Sharma AP, Moussa M, Casier S, Rehman F, Filler G, Grimmer J. Intravenous immunoglobulin as rescue therapy for BK virus nephropathy. Pediatr Transplant 2009; 13:123-9. [PMID: 18822106 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.00958.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BKVN has emerged as an important cause of pediatric renal allograft nephropathy, with significant graft dysfunction in majority of the cases. Reduced immunosuppression and cidofovir therapy are the most commonly used therapeutic options for the treatment of BKVN in these patients. Recently, a preliminary study in adult renal allograft recipients with BKVN showed a therapeutic response to a combined approach of immunosuppression reduction and IVIg administration. A therapeutic benefit of IVIg without another concomitant treatment intervention has not been evaluated. We report stabilization of renal functions, histological resolution of BKVN and significant reduction in BK viremia in pediatric renal transplant with the use of IVIg, after an inadequate response to immunosuppression reduction and cidofovir therapy. In addition, we review the current literature on the use of cidofovir in pediatric renal transplant patients with BKVN and the potential of IVIg use in this condition.
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- Ajay P Sharma
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Sacks SL, Alrabiah F. Section Review: Anti-infectives: Novel herpes treatments: A review. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2008. [DOI: 10.1517/13543784.5.2.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Zídek Z, Kmonícková E, Holý A. Secretion of antiretroviral chemokines by human cells cultured with acyclic nucleoside phosphonates. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 574:77-84. [PMID: 17716649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2007] [Revised: 07/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Acyclic nucleoside phosphonates are novel class of clinically broadly used antivirotics effective against replication of both DNA viruses and retroviruses including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We have investigated their in vitro effects on immune defence mechanisms in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, with the main emphasis on expression of cytokines which are able to suppress the entry of HIV in cells. Included in the study were prototype acyclic nucleoside phosphonates, i.e. 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]adenine (PMEA; adefovir), 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]-2,6-diaminopurine (PMEDAP), (R)-and (S)-enantiomers of 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine [(R)-PMPA; tenofovir] and [(S)-PMPA], and of 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-2,6-diaminopurine [(R)-PMPDAP] and [(S)-PMPDAP], and their N(6)-substituted derivatives. Some of the compounds were found to substantially enhance secretion of chemokines such as macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-alpha/CCL3), and "regulated on activation of normal T cell expressed and secreted" (RANTES/CCL5). Secretion of MIP-1beta/CCL4 was only marginally increased, whereas production of interleukin-16 (IL-16) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) remained uninfluenced. The most effective proved to be the N(6)-cyclooctyl-PMEDAP, N(6)-isobutyl-PMEDAP, N(6)-pyrrolidino-PMEDAP, N(6)-cyclopropyl-(R)-PMPDAP, and N(6)-cyclopentyl-(R)-PMPDAP derivatives. Remarkably enhanced secretion of chemokines was reached within 2-4 h of the cell culture, and was observed at concentration of 2-5 microM. It may be suggested that acyclic nucleoside phosphonates represent a new generation of antivirotics with combined antimetabolic and therapeutically prospective immunostimulatory properties.
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- Zdenĕk Zídek
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Parker S, Touchette E, Oberle C, Almond M, Robertson A, Trost LC, Lampert B, Painter G, Buller RM. Efficacy of therapeutic intervention with an oral ether-lipid analogue of cidofovir (CMX001) in a lethal mousepox model. Antiviral Res 2007; 77:39-49. [PMID: 17904231 PMCID: PMC9628989 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Revised: 07/31/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the 21st century we are faced with the potential use of natural or recombinant VARV and MPXV as biological weapons, and the emergence of human MPXV. Such an occurrences would require therapeutic and prophylactic intervention with antivirals. Cidofovir, an antiviral approved for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients, has activity against poxviruses, but must be administered intravenously and is associated with nephrotoxicity. An ether-lipid analogue of CDV, CMX001 (HDP-CDV), has potent antiviral activity against a range of DNA viruses including poxviruses, excellent oral bioavailability and minimal nephrotoxicity. CMX001 and CDV are equally efficacious at protecting mice from mortality following high ectromelia virus doses (10,000 x LD(50)) introduced by the intra-nasal route or small particle aerosol. Using CMX001 at a 10mg/kg dose followed by 2.5mg/kg doses every other-day for 14 days provided solid protection against mortality and weight loss following an intra-nasal challenge of (100-200) x LD(50) of ectromelia virus. Furthermore, complete protection against mortality was achieved when administration was delayed until as late as 5 days post-infection, which is 3-4 days prior to the death of the untreated controls. This therapeutic window would be equivalent to intervening during the rash stage of ordinary smallpox.
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- Scott Parker
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Saint Louis University Medical School, MO 63104, USA
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Savona MR, Newton D, Frame D, Levine JE, Mineishi S, Kaul DR. Low-dose cidofovir treatment of BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 39:783-7. [PMID: 17438584 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs), BK virus (BKV) has been associated with late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis (HC). In our institution, HSCT recipients with BKV-associated HC are treated with 1 mg/kg of cidofovir weekly. We identified HSCT recipients with BKV-associated HC, treated with weekly cidofovir. Microbiological response was defined as at least a one log reduction in urinary BKV viral load; clinical response was defined as improvement in symptoms and stability or reduction in the grade of cystitis. Nineteen allogeneic HSCT patients received a mean of 4.5 weekly doses of cidofovir. HC occurred at a mean of 68.7 days after transplant. A clinical response was detected in 16/19 (84%) patients, and 9/19 (47%) had a measurable microbiological response (8/10 nonresponders had a BKV viral load above the upper limit of the assay before treatment). Fourteen out of nineteen (74%) patients had no significant increase in serum creatinine. Five patients with renal dysfunction resolved after completion of the therapy and removal of other nephrotoxic agents. We conclude that weekly low-dose cidofovir appears to be a safe treatment option for BKV-associated HC. Although the efficacy of low-dose cidofovir is not proven, a prospective trial is warranted.
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- M R Savona
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Torsten W Wiegand
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Ma JD, Nafziger AN, Villano SA, Gaedigk A, Bertino JS. Maribavir pharmacokinetics and the effects of multiple-dose maribavir on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A2, CYP 2C9, CYP 2C19, CYP 2D6, CYP 3A, N-acetyltransferase-2, and xanthine oxidase activities in healthy adults. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:1130-5. [PMID: 16569820 PMCID: PMC1426970 DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.4.1130-1135.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Maribavir (1263W94, VP-41263) is an oral anticytomegalovirus agent under clinical development. The pharmacokinetics and safety of maribavir and the effects of maribavir on the activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A2, CYP 2C9, CYP 2C19, CYP 2D6, CYP 3A, N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT-2), and xanthine oxidase (XO) were evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Twenty healthy subjects received a five-drug phenotyping cocktail of caffeine (CYP 1A2, NAT-2, XO), warfarin plus vitamin K (CYP 2C9), omeprazole (CYP 2C19), dextromethorphan (CYP 2D6), and midazolam (CYP 3A) 4 days before and after 7 days of treatment with maribavir at 400 mg twice daily (16 subjects) or placebo (4 subjects) for 10 days. Maribavir did not affect the CYP 1A2, CYP 2C9, CYP 3A, NAT-2, or XO activities. Bioequivalence was not demonstrated for CYP 2C19 and CYP 2D6, suggesting a decrease or inhibition of CYP 2C19 and CYP 2D6 activities. The pharmacokinetics of maribavir following a single dose and after 10 days of treatment were similar, with minimal accumulation at steady state. Maribavir was safe and well tolerated. Taste disturbance was the most frequently reported adverse event. These results will further guide evaluation of the drug interaction potential and clinical development of maribavir.
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- Joseph D Ma
- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, The Research Institute, Inc., 150 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Servais A, Lechat P, Zahr N, Urien S, Aymard G, Jaudon MC, Deray G, Isnard Bagnis C. Tubular transporters and clearance of adefovir. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 540:168-74. [PMID: 16756973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2005] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Adefovir is transported by the organic anion transporter (OAT1) and the multidrug resistant protein (MRP2, 4 and 5). We studied adefovir clearance in rat after inhibition of transporters by probenecid and in mutant transport-deficient (TR-) rats, in which MRP2 is lacking. After treatment by probenecid or placebo, pharmacokinetics of adefovir 10mg/kg was studied via population nonlinear mixed effect modeling. The fraction of drug excreted in the urine was low. Renal clearance of adefovir was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in probenecid TR- rats (0.03+/-0.02l/h) than in normal control (0.09+/-0.05l/h), in normal probenecid (0.10+/-0.07l/h) and in TR- control rats (0.13+/-0.07l/h). In vivo in rats MRP2 mutation alone did not affect adefovir clearance suggesting that MRP2 does not play a critical role in the secretion of adefovir. Additional pharmacological inhibition of transporters decreased renal clearance, which may reflect inhibition of compensating transport mechanisms activated when MRP2 is lacking.
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- Aude Servais
- Nephrology Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to describe the most prevalent mechanisms of drug-induced acute kidney injury, to define the risk factors for nephrotoxicity, and to analyze the available evidence for preventive measures. RECENT FINDINGS Drug toxicity remains an important cause of acute kidney injury that, in many circumstances, can be prevented or at least minimized by vigilance and early intervention. Recent studies have resulted in increased insight into the subcellular mechanisms of drug nephrotoxicity. Further improvement is to be expected from the identification of early markers of nephrotoxicity and an increasing involvement of a clinical pharmacist. SUMMARY The main mechanisms of nephrotoxicity are vasoconstriction, altered intraglomerular hemodynamics, tubular cell toxicity, interstitial nephritis, crystal deposition, thrombotic microangiopathy, and osmotic nephrosis. Before prescribing a potentially nephrotoxic drug, the risk-to-benefit ratio and the availability of alternative drugs should be considered. Modifiable risk factors should be corrected. The correct drug dosage should be prescribed. Patients should be pre-hydrated and the glomerular filtration rate should be frequently monitored during the administration of a potentially nephrotoxic drug. Studies are needed to further elucidate the mechanisms of nephrotoxicity to design more-rational prevention and treatment strategies. Computer-based prescriber-order entry and an appropriately trained intensive care unit pharmacist are particularly helpful to minimize medication errors and adverse drug events.
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- Miet Schetz
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
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Endres CJ, Hsiao P, Chung FS, Unadkat JD. The role of transporters in drug interactions. Eur J Pharm Sci 2006; 27:501-17. [PMID: 16364611 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2005.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Revised: 10/28/2005] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Transport proteins play an important role in the adsorption, distribution and elimination of a wide variety of drugs. Therefore, it is not surprising that transporter-based drug interactions can occur in the clinic. These interactions can lead to changes in toxicity and/or efficacy of the affected drug. Here, we review such interactions and ask if these interactions could have been predicted from in vitro data. Conducting such in vitro-in vivo correlation is important for predicting future transporter-based drug interactions.
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- Christopher J Endres
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Box 357610, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Lee CH, Bright DC, Ferrucci S. Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with oral valganciclovir in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient unresponsive to combination antiretroviral therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 77:167-76. [PMID: 16567278 DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2006.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis was a much-feared visual complication of late-stage acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the past. Its incidence has waned significantly owing to the benefits of potent antiretroviral combination therapy, which for many individuals has provided some degree of immune reconstitution and avoidance of opportunistic infections, particularly this blinding disease. CASE REPORT A 45-year-old white man with long-standing, multidrug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and severe immunodeficiency despite multiple antiretroviral drug regimens, presented to the eye clinic reporting decreased vision and spider web patterns in his left eye for the past week. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right (O.D.) and 20/25 in the left eye (O.S.). Dilated funduscopic examination of the left eye found vasculitis of the midperipheral inferonasal arcade in the midperiphery, with surrounding intraretinal hemorrhage and granular retinal necrosis. Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis was made, and the patient began induction therapy with oral valganciclovir 900 mg twice a day for 3 weeks. Maintenance therapy after retinitis stabilization was 900 mg every day until any observed recurrence of infection. Three months after complete resolution of the active retinitis, the patient returned to the clinic reporting new floaters of recent onset. A reactivation of the CMV retinitis warranted a reinduction with valganciclovir 900 mg orally twice a day for 3 weeks. CONCLUSION This case is illustrative of the efficacy and relative ease of administration of valganciclovir, the newest medication approved for treatment and maintenance of CMV retinitis. Despite his severe immunodeficiency, our patient tolerated the induction and maintenance therapy of oral valganciclovir well, and the CMV retinitis was stabilized and resolved with full recovery of visual acuity.
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- Carol H Lee
- Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home, Sepulveda, California, USA
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The increase in the number and classes of antiviral agents that has occurred since the 1980s is remarkable. The rapid expansion in therapeutic options for previously untreatable illnesses challenges clinicians to gain familiarity and experience with these new drugs, especially with regard to their use in children. This article describes the clinical utilities, pharmacokinetics, and adverse effects of these new drugs to empower practitioners to use them appropriately.
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- David W Kimberlin
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
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Naiman AN, Roger G, Gagnieu MC, Bordenave J, Mathaut S, Ayari S, Nicollas R, Bour JB, Garabedian N, Froehlich P. Cidofovir plasma assays after local injection in respiratory papillomatosis. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:1151-6. [PMID: 15235339 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200407000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess cidofovir plasma concentration after intralesional airway administration for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND METHOD The study comprised 21 patients (10 children and 11 adults). Plasma samples were collected at 10 and 45 minutes (T10, T45) or at 10 and 60 minutes (T10, T60) after injection. The measurements of cidofovir were performed using a high-performance liquid chromatographic method. RESULTS Plasma samples were collected at T10 and T45 on 19 occasions from the children and on 17 from the adults. A linear relationship was found between plasma concentration and dose in children (mean dose 1.2 mg/kg; mean cidofovir plasma levels 0.91 and 0.81 microg/mL) but not in adults (mean dose 0.2 mg/kg; mean plasma levels 0.21 and 0.31 microg/mL). The same relationships were found between dose and area under the concentration/time curve (AUC). Four plasma samples were taken in children at T10 and T60: mean dose 1.2 mg/kg and mean plasma concentrations 1.11 and 1.24 microg/mL. Maximum plasma concentration averaged 34% (SD 11%) in children and 62% (SD 33%) in adults, with equivalent plasma level after intravenous infusion of the same dose. CONCLUSIONS The cidofovir plasma levels were below those leading to toxicity. The levels and the AUC were dose dependent in children but not in adults. Diffusion from the injected site was greatest in a few adults and unpredictable. Because of the great individual variation in diffusion in adults, cidofovir should be used at less than the recommended intravenous dose to prevent any risk of systemic toxicity.
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- Ana Nusa Naiman
- Otolaryngology Department, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France
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Baldanti F, Lurain N, Gerna G. Clinical and biologic aspects of human cytomegalovirus resistance to antiviral drugs. Hum Immunol 2004; 65:403-9. [PMID: 15172438 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2003] [Revised: 01/15/2004] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The emergence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) drug resistant strains is a life-threatening condition in immunocompromised individuals with active HCMV infection. HCMV drug resistance represented a major problem in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome until the recent introduction of highly active antiretroviral combination therapy, which dramatically decreased the incidence in this clinical setting. However, HCMV resistance to antiviral drugs is now an emerging problem in the transplantation setting. The molecular mechanisms of HCMV drug resistance have been elucidated and rely on the selection during treatment of HCMV strains harboring mutations in two key viral genes: UL97 coding for a viral phosphotransferase and UL54 coding for the viral DNA polymerase.
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- Fausto Baldanti
- Servizio di Virologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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De Clercq E. Clinical potential of the acyclic nucleoside phosphonates cidofovir, adefovir, and tenofovir in treatment of DNA virus and retrovirus infections. Clin Microbiol Rev 2004; 16:569-96. [PMID: 14557287 PMCID: PMC207110 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.16.4.569-596.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The acyclic nucleoside phosphonates HPMPC (cidofovir), PMEA (adefovir), and PMPA (tenofovir) have proved to be effective in vitro (cell culture systems) and in vivo (animal models and clinical studies) against a wide variety of DNA virus and retrovirus infections: cidofovir against herpesvirus (herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus [CMV], Epstein-Barr virus, and human herpesviruses 6, 7, and 8), polyomavirus, papillomavirus, adenovirus, and poxvirus (variola virus, cowpox virus, vaccinia virus, molluscum contagiosum virus, and orf virus) infections; adefovir against herpesvirus, hepadnavirus (human hepatitis B virus), and retrovirus (human immunodeficiency virus types 1 [HIV-1] and 2 [HIV-2], simian immunodeficiency virus, and feline immunodeficiency virus) infections; and tenofovir against both hepadnavirus and retrovirus infections. Cidofovir (Vistide) has been officially approved for the treatment of CMV retinitis in AIDS patients, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread) has been approved for the treatment of HIV infections (i.e., AIDS), and adefovir dipivoxil (Hepsera) has been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Nephrotoxicity is the dose-limiting side effect for cidofovir (Vistide) when used intravenously (5 mg/kg); no toxic side effects have been described for adefovir dipivoxil and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, at the approved doses (Hepsera at 10 mg orally daily and Viread at 300 mg orally daily).
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- Erik De Clercq
- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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