scholarly journals Analysis ofenvSequence Evolution in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients Receiving Therapy with Nonnucleoside Reverse‐Transcriptase Inhibitors

2000 ◽  
Vol 182 (1) ◽  
pp. 316-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Dykes ◽  
P. Mootsikapun ◽  
A. Dexter ◽  
L. Berrios ◽  
M. Chiulli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

scholarly journals A Tight-Binding Mode of Inhibition Is Essential for Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Virucidal Activity of Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1851-1856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Motakis ◽  
Michael A. Parniak
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
Tight Binding ◽  
Binding Mode ◽  
Virucidal Activity ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

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

scholarly journals In Vitro Evaluation of Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors UC-781 and TMC120-R147681 as Human Immunodeficiency Virus Microbicides

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 337-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yven Van Herrewege ◽  
Jo Michiels ◽  
Jens Van Roey ◽  
Katrien Fransen ◽  
Luc Kestens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
Sexual Transmission ◽  
Therapeutic Index ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

ABSTRACT The nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors UC-781 and TMC120-R147681 (Dapivirine) effectively prevented human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in cocultures of monocyte-derived dendritic cells and T cells, representing primary targets in sexual transmission. Both drugs had a favorable therapeutic index. A 24-h treatment with 1,000 nM UC-781 or 100 nM TMC120-R147681 prevented cell-free HIV infection, whereas 10-fold-higher concentrations blocked cell-associated HIV.

scholarly journals Mutants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Reverse Transcriptase Resistant to Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Demonstrate Altered Rates of RNase H Cleavage That Correlate with HIV-1 Replication Fitness in Cell Culture

2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (18) ◽  
pp. 8390-8401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Archer ◽  
Carrie Dykes ◽  
Peter Gerondelis ◽  
Amanda Lloyd ◽  
Philip Fay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
Rnase H ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Replication Fitness ◽  
Hiv 1

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

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