Link, John O. published the artcileClinical targeting of HIV capsid protein with a long-acting small molecule, COA of Formula: C4H11NOS, the main research area is HIV infection capsid protein antiviral GS6207 viral replication cycle.
Abstract: Oral antiretroviral agents provide life-saving treatments for millions of people living with HIV, and can prevent new infections via pre-exposure prophylaxis1-5. However, some people living with HIV who are heavily treatment-experienced have limited or no treatment options, owing to multidrug resistance6. In addition, suboptimal adherence to oral daily regimens can neg. affect the outcome of treatment-which contributes to virol. failure, resistance generation and viral transmission-as well as of pre-exposure prophylaxis, leading to new infections1,2,4,7-9. Long-acting agents from new antiretroviral classes can provide much-needed treatment options for people living with HIV who are heavily treatment-experienced, and addnl. can improve adherence10. Here we describe GS-6207, a small mol. that disrupts the functions of HIV capsid protein and is amenable to long-acting therapy owing to its high potency, low in vivo systemic clearance and slow release kinetics from the s.c. injection site. Drawing on X-ray crystallog. information, we designed GS-6207 to bind tightly at a conserved interface between capsid protein monomers, where it interferes with capsid-protein-mediated interactions between proteins that are essential for multiple phases of the viral replication cycle. GS-6207 exhibits antiviral activity at picomolar concentrations against all subtypes of HIV-1 that we tested, and shows high synergy and no cross-resistance with approved antiretroviral drugs. In phase-1 clin. studies, monotherapy with a single s.c. dose of GS-6207 (450 mg) resulted in a mean log10-transformed reduction of plasma viral load of 2.2 after 9 days, and showed sustained plasma exposure at antivirally active concentrations for more than 6 mo. These results provide clin. validation for therapies that target the functions of HIV capsid protein, and demonstrate the potential of GS-6207 as a long-acting agent to treat or prevent infection with HIV.
Nature (London, United Kingdom) published new progress about Antiviral agents. 343338-28-3 belongs to class amides-buliding-blocks, name is (S)-2-Methylpropane-2-sulfinamide, and the molecular formula is C4H11NOS, COA of Formula: C4H11NOS.
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