A duodenally absorbable CXC chemokine receptor 4 antagonist, KRH-1636, exhibits a potent and selective anti-HIV-1 activity

Autor: Naoki Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Niitani, Kunitaka Hirose, Yoshio Koyanagi, Sei Yokoyama-Kumakura, Yuetsu Tanaka, Reiko Tanaka, Kozi Ichiyama, Naoko Miyano-Kurosaki, Mikiro Yanaka, Takeo Edamatsu, Kenji Bannai, Hiroshi Takaku
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100:4185-4190
ISSN: 1091-6490
0027-8424
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0630420100
Popis: A low molecular weight nonpeptide compound, KRH-1636, efficiently blocked replication of various T cell line-tropic (X4) HIV type 1 (HIV-1) in MT-4 cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells through the inhibition of viral entry and membrane fusion via the CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR)4 coreceptor but not via CC chemokine receptor 5. It also inhibited binding of the CXC chemokine, stromal cell-derived factor 1α, to CXCR4 specifically and subsequent signal transduction. KRH-1636 prevented monoclonal antibodies from binding to CXCR4 without down-modulation of the coreceptor. The inhibitory effect against X4 viral replication by KRH-1636 was clearly reproduced in the human peripheral blood lymphocyte/severe combined immunodeficiency mouse system. Furthermore, this compound was absorbed into the blood after intraduodenal administration as judged by anti-HIV-1 activity and liquid chromatography MS in the plasma. Thus, KRH-1636 seems to be a promising agent for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
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