Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Inhibitor 7-Deaza-2 '-C-Methyladenosine Prevents Death in a Mouse Model of West Nile Virus Infection

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/68081766:_____/19:00511116 RIV/61388963:_____/19:00511116 RIV/00027162:_____/19:N0000248 RIV/00216224:14310/19:00109098

Result on the web

<a href="https://aac.asm.org/content/aac/63/3/e02093-18.full.pdf" target="_blank" >https://aac.asm.org/content/aac/63/3/e02093-18.full.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02093-18" target="_blank" >10.1128/AAC.02093-18</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Inhibitor 7-Deaza-2 '-C-Methyladenosine Prevents Death in a Mouse Model of West Nile Virus Infection

Original language description

West Nile virus (WNV) is a medically important emerging arbovirus causing serious neuroinfections in humans and against which no approved antiviral therapy is currently available. In this study, we demonstrate that 2'-C-methyl- or 4'-azido-modified nucleosides are highly effective inhibitors of WNV replication, showing nanomolar or low micromolar anti-WNV activity and negligible cytotoxicity in cell culture. One representative of C2'-methylated nucleosides, 7-deaza-2'-C-methyladenosine, significantly protected WNV-infected mice from disease progression and mortality. Twice daily treatment at 25 mg/kg starting at the time of infection resulted in 100% survival of the mice. This compound was highly effective, even if the treatment was initiated 3 days postinfection, at the time of a peak of viremia, which resulted in a 90% survival rate. However, the antiviral effect of 7-deaza-2'-C-methyladenosine was absent or negligible when the treatment was started 8 days postinfection (i.e., at the time of extensive brain infection). The 4'-azido moiety appears to be another important determinant for highly efficient inhibition of WNV replication in vitro. However, the strong anti-WNV effect of 4'-azidocytidine and 4'-azido-aracytidine was cell type dependent and observed predominantly in porcine kidney stable (PS) cells. The effect was much less pronounced in Vero cells. Our results indicate that 2'-C-methylated or 4'-azidated nucleosides merit further investigation as potential therapeutic agents for treating WNV infections as well as infections caused by other medically important flaviviruses.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10606 - Microbiology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA16-20054S" target="_blank" >GA16-20054S: Advanced studies on West Nile virus infection pathogenesis towards novel therapeutic strategies</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

ISSN

0066-4804

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

63

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

e02093-18

UT code for WoS article

000459683500026

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85062297115