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We identified a novel class of 4-oxo-dihydroquinolines represented by PNU-183792 which specifically inhibit herpesvirus polymerases. PNU-183792 was highly active against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV, IC(50) value 0.69 microM), varicella zoster virus (VZV, IC(50) value 0.37 microM) and herpes simplex virus (HSV, IC(50) value 0.58 microM) polymerases but was inactive (IC(50) value >40 microM) against human alpha (alpha), gamma (gamma), or delta (delta) polymerases. In vitro antiviral activity against HCMV was determined using cytopathic effect, plaque reduction and virus yield reduction assays (IC(50) ranging from 0.3 to 2.4 microM). PNU-183792 antiviral activity against both VZV (IC(50) value 0.1 microM) and HSV (IC(50) ranging from 3 to 5 microM) was analyzed using plaque reduction assays. PNU-183792 was also active (IC(50) ranging 0.1-0.7 microM) in cell culture assays against simian varicella virus (SVV), murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) and rat cytomegalovirus (RCMV). Cell culture activity was compared with the appropriate licensed drugs ganciclovir (GCV), cidofovir (CDV) and acyclovir (ACV). PNU-183792 was also active against both GCV-resistant and CDV-resistant HCMV and against ACV-resistant HSV. Toxicity assays using four different species of proliferating mammalian cells indicated PNU-183792 was not cytotoxic at relevant drug concentrations (CC(50) value >100 microM). PNU-183792 was inactive against unrelated DNA and RNA viruses indicating specificity for herpesviruses. In animals, PNU-183792 was orally bioavailable and was efficacious in a model of lethal MCMV infection.
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Mol Pharmacol. 1995 Jun;47(6):1231-8.
5-Iodo-2'-deoxy-L-uridine and (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxy-L-uridine: selective phosphorylation by herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase, antiherpetic activity, and cytotoxicity studies.
Spadari S, Ciarrocchi G, Focher F, Verri A, Maga G, Arcamone F, Iafrate E, Manzini S, Garbesi A, Tondelli L.
Istituto di Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pavia, Italy.
5-Iodo-2'-deoxy-L-uridine (L-IdU) and (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxy-L-uridine (L-BVdU) have been prepared and found to inhibit herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) thymidine kinase (TK) with activities comparable to those of their analogs with the natural D-sugar configuration. The mechanism of inhibition is purely competitive for L-IdU (Ki = 0.24 microM) and mixed-type for L-BVdU (Ki = 0.13 microM). High performance liquid chromatographic analysis of the reaction products demonstrated that the viral enzyme phosphorylates both L-enantiomers to their corresponding monophosphates with efficiency comparable to that for D-enantiomers. Neither L-enantiomer inhibits the human cytosolic TK. In contrast to their D-enantiomers, L-IdU and L-BVdU have no effect on human thymidylate synthase, either in HeLa cells or in TK-deficient HeLa cells transformed with the HSV-1 TK gene. Both L-enantiomers (i) have no effect on HeLa cell growth, (ii) are 1000-fold less cytotoxic toward TK-deficient HeLa cells transformed with the HSV-1 TK gene than are their D-enantiomers, (iii) in contrast to their D-enantiomers, are fully resistant to hydrolysis by nucleoside phosphorylase, and, (iv) in spite of their much lower cytotoxicity, most probably due to the very low affinity of L-BVdU monophosphate and L-IdU monophosphate for thymidylate synthase, are only 1 or 2 orders of magnitude less potent than their D-enantiomers in inhibiting viral growth, with potency comparable to that of acyclovir.
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The cyclosaligenyl (cycloSal) derivatives of the monophosphates of three acyclic or carbocyclic guanosine analogues, for example, acyclovir (ACV), carbovir (CBV) and abacavir (ABC), were investigated for their activity against retrovirus (HIV, Moloney sarcoma virus) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) activity in cell culture. The extent of the antiviral potency of the prodrugs depended on the nature of the nucleoside, the substituent on the cycloSal moiety and the virus investigated. Most notably, and unlike the parent compound ACV, cycloSal-ACV monophosphate (MP) prodrugs retained pronounced activity against ACV-resistant (thymidine kinase-deficient) HSV-1 and also gained anti-HIV activity. While the cycloSal-CBVMP prodrugs did not show enhanced activity compared with the parent compound CBV, the cycloSal-ABCMP prodrugs afforded markedly increased potency against both HSV and HIV. Our data indicate that the cycloSal prodrug approach can be useful to deliver directly the MP derivatives of nucleoside analogues into the intact, virus-infected cells, thus improving and extending the antiviral potency and spectrum of the drugs against retro- and herpesvirus strains.
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