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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2011

In vitro characterization of GS-8374, a novel phosphonate-containing inhibitor of HIV-1 protease with a favorable resistance profile.

Christian Callebaut, Kirsten Stray, Luong Tsai, Matt Williams, Zheng-Yu Yang, Carina Cannizzaro, Stephanie A Leavitt, Xiaohong Liu, Kelly Wang, Bernard P Murray and 9 more

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian CallebautGilead Sciences, 333 Lakeside Dr., Foster City, CA 94404, USA. christian.callebaut@gilead.com
Kirsten Stray
Luong Tsai
Matt Williams
Zheng-Yu Yang
Carina Cannizzaro
Stephanie A Leavitt
Xiaohong Liu
Kelly Wang
Bernard P Murray
Andrew Mulato
Marcos Hatada
Tina Priskich
Neil Parkin
Swami Swaminathan
William Lee
Gong-Xin He
Lianhong Xu
Tomas Cihlar
Gilead Sciences (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GS-8374 is a novel bis-tetrahydrofuran HIV-1 protease (PR) inhibitor (PI) with a unique diethylphosphonate moiety. It was selected from a series of analogs containing various di(alkyl)phosphonate substitutions connected via a linker to the para position of a P-1 phenyl ring. GS-8374 inhibits HIV-1 PR with high potency (K(i) = 8.1 pM) and with no known effect on host proteases. Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of GS-8374 binding to PR demonstrated an extremely slow off rate for the inhibitor and favorable contributions of both the enthalpic and entropic components to the total free binding energy. GS-8374 showed potent antiretroviral activity in T-cell lines, primary CD4(+) T cells (50% effective concentration [EC(50)] = 3.4 to 11.5 nM), and macrophages (EC(50) = 25.5 nM) and exhibited low cytotoxicity in multiple human cell types. The antiviral potency of GS-8374 was only moderately affected by human serum protein binding, and its combination with multiple approved antiretrovirals showed synergistic effects. When it was tested in a PhenoSense assay against a panel of 24 patient-derived viruses with high-level PI resistance, GS-8374 showed lower mean EC(50)s and lower fold resistance than any of the clinically approved PIs. Similar to other PIs, in vitro hepatic microsomal metabolism of GS-8374 was efficiently blocked by ritonavir, suggesting a potential for effective pharmacokinetic boosting in vivo. In summary, results from this broad in vitro pharmacological profiling indicate that GS-8374 is a promising candidate to be further assessed as a new antiretroviral agent with potential for clinical efficacy in both treatment-naïve and -experienced patients.

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CalorimetryCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCrystallography, X-RayHEK293 CellsHep G2 CellsHIV-1HIV ProteaseHIV Protease InhibitorsHumansMolecular StructureOrganophosphonatesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexHIV ProteaseHIV Protease InhibitorsOrganophosphonatesProteasome Endopeptidase Complex

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PMID21245449
PMCPMC3067135
OpenAlexW2162301757

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