Inhibition of murine AIDS by pro-glutathione (GSH) molecules.
Antiviral Res
; 77(2): 120-7, 2008 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Antioxidant molecules can be used both to replenish the depletion of reduced glutathione (GSH) occurring during HIV infection, and to inhibit HIV replication. The purpose of this work was to assess the efficacy of two pro-GSH molecules able to cross the cell membrane more easily than GSH. We used an experimental animal model consisting of C57BL/6 mice infected with the LP-BM5 viral complex; the treatments were based on the intramuscular administration of I-152, a pro-drug of N-acetylcysteine and S-acetyl-beta-mercaptoethylamine, and S-acetylglutathione, an acetylated GSH derivative. The results show that I-152, at a concentration of 10.7 times lower than GSH, caused a reduction in lymph node and spleen weights of about 55% when compared to infected animals and an inhibition of about 66% in spleen and lymph node virus content. S-acetylglutathione, at half the concentration of GSH, caused a reduction in lymph node weight of about 17% and in spleen and lymph node virus content of about 70% and 30%, respectively. These results show that the administration of pro-GSH molecules may favorably substitute for the use of GSH as such.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acetilcisteína
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Pró-Fármacos
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Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida Murina
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Fármacos Anti-HIV
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Cisteamina
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Glutationa
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Antiviral Res
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article
País de afiliação:
Itália