Abstract |
Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) integrase is one of the three virally encoded enzymes required for replication and therefore a rational target for chemotherapeutic intervention in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. We report here the discovery of Raltegravir, the first HIV-integrase inhibitor approved by FDA for the treatment of HIV infection. It derives from the evolution of 5,6-dihydroxypyrimidine-4-carboxamides and N-methyl-4-hydroxypyrimidinone-carboxamides, which exhibited potent inhibition of the HIV-integrase catalyzed strand transfer process. Structural modifications on these molecules were made in order to maximize potency as HIV-integrase inhibitors against the wild type virus, a selection of mutants, and optimize the selectivity, pharmacokinetic, and metabolic profiles in preclinical species. The good profile of Raltegravir has enabled its progression toward the end of phase III clinical trials for the treatment of HIV-1 infection and culminated with the FDA approval as the first HIV-integrase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
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Authors | Vincenzo Summa, Alessia Petrocchi, Fabio Bonelli, Benedetta Crescenzi, Monica Donghi, Marco Ferrara, Fabrizio Fiore, Cristina Gardelli, Odalys Gonzalez Paz, Daria J Hazuda, Philip Jones, Olaf Kinzel, Ralph Laufer, Edith Monteagudo, Ester Muraglia, Emanuela Nizi, Federica Orvieto, Paola Pace, Giovanna Pescatore, Rita Scarpelli, Kara Stillmock, Marc V Witmer, Michael Rowley |
Journal | Journal of medicinal chemistry
(J Med Chem)
Vol. 51
Issue 18
Pg. 5843-55
(Sep 25 2008)
ISSN: 1520-4804 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18763751
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- HIV Integrase Inhibitors
- Pyrrolidinones
- Raltegravir Potassium
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Area Under Curve
- Biological Availability
- HIV Infections
(drug therapy)
- HIV Integrase Inhibitors
(administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Half-Life
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Mass Spectrometry
- Pyrrolidinones
(administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Raltegravir Potassium
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