Abstract
The nucleoside analog 5,6-dihydro-5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (KP-1212) has been investigated as a first-in-class lethal mutagen of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). Since a prodrug monotherapy did not reduce viral loads in Phase II clinical trials, we tested if ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (RNRIs) combined with KP-1212 would improve antiviral activity. KP-1212 potentiated the activity of gemcitabine and resveratrol and simultaneously increased the viral mutant frequency. G-to-C mutations predominated with the KP-1212-resveratrol combination. These observations represent the first demonstration of a mild anti-HIV-1 mutagen potentiating the antiretroviral activity of RNRIs and encourage the clinical translation of enhanced viral mutagenesis in treating HIV-1 infection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7222-7228 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 15 2013 |
Keywords
- 5,6-Dihydro-5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine
- Error catastrophe
- KP-1212
- Lethal mutagenesis
- Resveratrol
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry