Concerted Action of P450 Plus Helper Protein To Form the Amino-hydroxy-piperidone Moiety of the Potent Protease Inhibitor Crocapeptin

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (45) ◽  
pp. 16885-16894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konrad Viehrig ◽  
Frank Surup ◽  
Kirsten Harmrolfs ◽  
Rolf Jansen ◽  
Brigitte Kunze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Concerted Action ◽  
Potent Protease Inhibitor

scholarly journals ABT-378, a Highly Potent Inhibitor of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 3218-3224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hing L. Sham ◽  
Dale J. Kempf ◽  
Akhteruzammen Molla ◽  
Kennan C. Marsh ◽  
Gondi N. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Hiv Protease ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Human Volunteers ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Potent Protease Inhibitor

ABSTRACT The valine at position 82 (Val 82) in the active site of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease mutates in response to therapy with the protease inhibitor ritonavir. By using the X-ray crystal structure of the complex of HIV protease and ritonavir, the potent protease inhibitor ABT-378, which has a diminished interaction with Val 82, was designed. ABT-378 potently inhibited wild-type and mutant HIV protease (Ki = 1.3 to 3.6 pM), blocked the replication of laboratory and clinical strains of HIV type 1 (50% effective concentration [EC50], 0.006 to 0.017 μM), and maintained high potency against mutant HIV selected by ritonavir in vivo (EC50, ≤0.06 μM). The metabolism of ABT-378 was strongly inhibited by ritonavir in vitro. Consequently, following concomitant oral administration of ABT-378 and ritonavir, the concentrations of ABT-378 in rat, dog, and monkey plasma exceeded the in vitro antiviral EC50 in the presence of human serum by >50-fold after 8 h. In healthy human volunteers, coadministration of a single 400-mg dose of ABT-378 with 50 mg of ritonavir enhanced the area under the concentration curve of ABT-378 in plasma by 77-fold over that observed after dosing with ABT-378 alone, and mean concentrations of ABT-378 exceeded the EC50 for >24 h. These results demonstrate the potential utility of ABT-378 as a therapeutic intervention against AIDS.

scholarly journals Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Brecanavir, a Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitor, following Repeat Administration with and without Ritonavir in Healthy Adult Subjects

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 1202-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Sunila Reddy ◽  
Susan L. Ford ◽  
Maggie T. Anderson ◽  
Sharon C. Murray ◽  
Judith Ng-Cashin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Repeat Dose ◽  
Serious Adverse Events ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Potent Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT Brecanavir (BCV) is a novel, potent protease inhibitor in development for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection with low nM in vitro 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) against many multiprotease inhibitor resistant viruses. This study was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled repeat-dose escalation to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of BCV, with or without ritonavir (RTV), in 68 healthy subjects. Seven sequential cohorts (n = 10) received BCV (50 to 600 mg) in combination with 100 mg RTV (every 12 h [q12h] or q24h) or alone at 800 mg q12h for 15 days. BCV alone or in combination with RTV was well tolerated, with no serious adverse events reported. The most common drug-related adverse event was headache. BCV was readily absorbed with median time to maximum concentration of drug in serum values ranging from 2.5 to 5.0 h postdose following single- and repeat-dose administration of BCV alone and BCV with RTV 100 mg. Geometric mean BCV accumulation ratios ranged from 1.4 to 1.56 following BCV-RTV q24h regimens and from 1.84 to 4.93 following BCV q12h regimens. BCV steady state was generally achieved by day 13 in all groups. All day 15 BCV-RTV trough concentration values in q12h regimens reached or surpassed the estimated protein-binding corrected in vitro IC50 target BCV concentration of 28 ng/ml for highly resistant isolates. The pharmacokinetic and safety profile of BCV-RTV supports continued investigation in HIV-1-infected subjects.

scholarly journals Message of nexin 1, a serine protease inhibitor, is accumulated in the follicular papilla during anagen of the hair cycle

1995 ◽  
Vol 108 (12) ◽  
pp. 3867-3874 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Yu ◽  
T. Yang ◽  
T. Sonoda ◽  
K. Gaffney ◽  
P.J. Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Serine Proteases ◽  
Mesenchymal Cells ◽  
Hair Cycle ◽  
Potent Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Arbitrarily Primed Pcr

A group of specialized mesenchymal cells located at the root of the mammalian hair follicle, known as the follicular or dermal papillary cells, are involved in regulating the hair cycle, during which keratinocytes of the lower follicle undergo proliferation, degeneration and regrowth. Using the arbitrarily primed-PCR approach, we have identified a 1.3 kb messenger RNA that is present in large quantities in cultured rat follicular papillary cells, but not in skin fibroblasts. This mRNA encodes nexin 1, a potent protease inhibitor that can inactivate several growth-modulating serine proteases including thrombin, urokinase and tissue plasminogen activator. In situ hybridization showed that nexin 1 message is accumulated in the follicular papilla cells of anagen follicles, but is undetectable in keratinocytes or other skin mesenchymal cells. In addition, nexin 1 message level varies widely among several immortalized rat vibrissa papillary cell lines, and these levels correlate well with the reported abilities of these cell lines to support in vivo follicular reconstitution. These results suggest a possible role of nexin 1 in regulating hair follicular growth.

scholarly journals Suppression of streptococcal cell wall–induced arthritis by a potent protease inhibitor, bis(5-amidino-2-benzimidazolyl)methane

1988 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1156-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Dieter Geratz ◽  
Katherine B. Pryzwansky ◽  
John H. Schwab ◽  
Sonia K. Anderle ◽  
Richard R. Tidwell
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Protease Inhibitor ◽  
Streptococcal Cell Wall ◽  
Potent Protease Inhibitor
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