Abstract |
The combination of two candidate microbicides, cellulose acetate 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate (CAP), a polymer that blocks human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry by targeting gp120 and gp41, and UC781, a tight-binding HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor (RTI), resulted in effective synergy for inhibition of MT-2 cell infection by HIV-1(IIIB), a laboratory-adapted virus strain. The 95% effective concentration values for the combination were reduced about 15- to 20-fold compared with those corresponding to the single compounds. The combination of CAP and UC781 is also synergistic in inhibiting infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by a primary HIV-1 isolate, 92US657. Combinations of CAP with other RTIs, such as efavirenz or zidovudine, also had significant synergistic effects on the inhibition of HIV-1 infection. In addition, CAP and UC781 had complementary effects against HIV-1 infection since (i) CAP inhibited infection by the UC781-resistant strain HIV-1(IIIB) A17 and (ii) pretreatment of MT-2 cells with UC781, but not CAP, abolished subsequent infection after removal of the compound. This suggests that the combination of CAP and UC781 represents a promising candidate microbicide for prevention of sexual transmission of HIV-1.
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Authors | Shuwen Liu, Hong Lu, A Robert Neurath, Shibo Jiang |
Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
(Antimicrob Agents Chemother)
Vol. 49
Issue 5
Pg. 1830-6
(May 2005)
ISSN: 0066-4804 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15855503
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Anilides
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Furans
- HIV Core Protein p24
- Thioamides
- cellulose acetate 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate
- Cellulose
- UC-781
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Topics |
- Anilides
(pharmacology)
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Cell Line
- Cell Survival
(drug effects)
- Cellulose
(analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Drug Synergism
- Furans
(pharmacology)
- HIV Core Protein p24
(biosynthesis)
- HIV Infections
(prevention & control, virology)
- HIV-1
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Humans
- Thioamides
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