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Antiviral activities of ribavirin, 5-ethynyl-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylimidazole-4-carboxamide, and 6'-(R)-6'-C-methylneplanocin A against several ortho- and paramyxoviruses.

Abstract
5-Ethynyl-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylimidazole-4-carboxamide (EICAR) and 6'-(R)-6'-C-methylneplanocin A (TJ13025) are two novel antiviral agents which are targeted against IMP dehydrogenase and S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, respectively. These compounds have been examined for their activities against various strains of orthomyxoviruses (influenza virus) and paramyxoviruses (parainfluenza virus, mumps virus, measles virus, and respiratory syncytial virus) in vitro. EICAR was 10- to 59-fold more active than ribavirin and TJ13025 was 32- to 330-fold more active than ribavirin against parainfluenza virus types (2 and 3), mumps virus, and measles virus. EICAR was also more active than ribavirin against respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus, whereas TJ13025 was virtually inactive against these viruses. The 50% virus-inhibitory concentrations of EICAR and TJ13025 were generally within the 0.1- to 1-microgram/ml range. Although the compounds did not prove cytotoxic to stationary host cells (HeLa, Vero, MDCK, and LLCMK2) at a concentration of 200 micrograms/ml, concentrations of 4 to 13 micrograms/ml inhibited the growth of dividing cells. EICAR and TJ13025 should be further pursued as candidate drugs for the treatment of ortho- and paramyxovirus infections.
AuthorsS Shigeta, S Mori, M Baba, M Ito, K Honzumi, K Nakamura, H Oshitani, Y Numazaki, A Matsuda, T Obara
JournalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (Antimicrob Agents Chemother) Vol. 36 Issue 2 Pg. 435-9 (Feb 1992) ISSN: 0066-4804 [Print] United States
PMID1605607 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ribonucleosides
  • 5-ethynyl-1-ribofuranosylimidazole-4-carboxamide
  • 6'-C-methylneplanocin A
  • Ribavirin
  • Adenosine
Topics
  • Adenosine (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents (pharmacology)
  • Cell Survival (drug effects)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Orthomyxoviridae (drug effects)
  • Paramyxoviridae (drug effects)
  • Ribavirin (pharmacology)
  • Ribonucleosides (pharmacology)
  • Vero Cells

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