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Viral hemorrhagic fevers caused by members of the order Bunyavirales comprise endemic and emerging human infections that are significant public health concerns. Despite the disease severity, there are few therapeutic options available, and therefore effective antiviral drugs are urgently needed to reduce disease burdens. Bunyaviruses, like influenza viruses (IFVs), possess a cap-dependent endonuclease (CEN) that mediates the critical cap-snatching step of viral RNA transcription. We screened compounds from our CEN inhibitor (CENi) library and identified specific structural compounds that are 100 to 1,000 times more active in vitro than ribavirin against bunyaviruses, including Lassa virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), and Junin virus. To investigate their inhibitory mechanism of action, drug-resistant viruses were selected in culture. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that amino acid substitutions in the CEN region of drug-resistant viruses were located in similar positions as those of the CEN α3-helix loop of IFVs derived under drug selection. Thus, our studies suggest that CENi compounds inhibit both bunyavirus and IFV replication in a mechanistically similar manner. Structural analysis revealed that the side chain of the carboxyl group at the seventh position of the main structure of the compound was essential for the high antiviral activity against bunyaviruses. In LCMV-infected mice, the compounds significantly decreased blood viral load, suppressed symptoms such as thrombocytopenia and hepatic dysfunction, and improved survival rates. These data suggest a potential broad-spectrum clinical utility of CENis for the treatment of both severe influenza and hemorrhagic diseases caused by bunyaviruses.
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Antivirais , Endonucleases , Orthobunyavirus , Animais , Antivirais/farmacologia , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Farmacorresistência Viral/efeitos dos fármacos , Farmacorresistência Viral/genética , Endonucleases/antagonistas & inibidores , Humanos , Camundongos , Orthobunyavirus/efeitos dos fármacos , Orthobunyavirus/genética , Orthobunyavirus/metabolismo , Replicação Viral/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is an aggressive neoplasm caused by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The HTLV-1 oncoprotein Tax plays an important role in ATL pathogenesis. ATL carries a poor prognosis due to chemotherapy resistance, stressing the need for alternative therapies. Here, we investigate the preclinical efficacy of the synthetic retinoid ST1926 in ATL and peripheral T-cell lymphomas. Clinically achievable concentrations of ST1926 induced a dramatic inhibition of cell proliferation in malignant T-cell lines and primary ATL cells with minimal effect on resting or activated normal lymphocytes. ST1926 induced apoptosis, DNA damage, and upregulation of p53 proteins in malignant T cells, whereas it caused an early downregulation of Tax proteins in HTLV-1-positive cells. In murine ATL, oral treatment with ST1926 prolonged survival and reduced leukemia cell infiltration, white blood cell counts, and spleen mass. In spleens of ST1926-treated animals, p53 and p21 proteins were upregulated, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase was cleaved, and Tax transcripts were reduced. These results highlight the promising use of ST1926 as a targeted therapy for ATL.
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Adamantano/análogos & derivados , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Cinamatos/farmacologia , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/metabolismo , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/patologia , Adamantano/administração & dosagem , Adamantano/farmacologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Caspases/metabolismo , Pontos de Checagem do Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Cinamatos/administração & dosagem , Dano ao DNA , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Produtos do Gene tax/genética , Produtos do Gene tax/metabolismo , Humanos , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/mortalidade , Infiltração Leucêmica , Camundongos , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismo , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de XenoenxertoRESUMO
Replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is regulated at reverse transcription. Cellular topoisomerase I has been reported to be carried into HIV-1 virions and enhance cDNA synthesis in vitro, suggesting that topoisomerase I expressed in virus producer cells regulates reverse transcription. Here, by employing both indicator cell assay and endogenous reverse transcription (ERT) assay, we show that topoisomerase I and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) enhanced cDNA synthesis of HIV-1. In addition, topoisomerase I mutants, R488A and K532A, lacking enzymatic activity, attenuated the efficiency of cDNA synthesis and resulted in inhibition of the infectivity of HIV-1, suggesting that the activity of topoisomerase I lacking in these mutants is indispensable for the cDNA synthesis in the HIV-1 replication process. Furthermore, ATP could dissociate topoisomerase I from the topoisomerase I-RNA complex and enhance cDNA synthesis in vitro. These findings suggest that cellular topoisomerase I and ATP play a pivotal role in the synthesis of cDNA of HIV-1.