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Polyfluoroaromatic stavudine (d4T) ProTides exhibit enhanced anti-HIV activity
Kandil, Sahar,Pannecouque, Christophe,Chapman, Fiona M.,Westwell, Andrew D.,McGuigan, Christopher
, (2019)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) damages the immune system and leads to the life-threatening acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Despite the advances in the field of antiretroviral treatment, HIV remains a major public health challenge. Nucleosides represent a prominent chemotherapeutic class for treating viruses, however their cellular uptake, kinase-mediated activation and catabolism are limiting factors. Herein, we report the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of stavudine (d4T) ProTides containing polyfluorinated aryl groups against two strains; HIV-1 (IIIB) and HIV-2 (ROD). ProTide 5d containing a meta-substituted pentafluorosulfanyl (3-SF5) aryl group showed superior antiviral activity over the parent d4T and the nonfluorinated analogue 5a. ProTide 5d has low nanomolar antiviral activity; (IC50 = 30 nM, HIV-1) and (IC50 = 36 nM, HIV-2) which is over tenfold more potent than d4T. Interestingly, ProTide 5d showed a significantly high selectivity indices with SI = 1753 (HIV-1) and 1461 (HIV-2) which is more than twice that of the d4T. All ProTides were screened in wild type as well as thymidine kinase deficient (TK?) cells. Enzymatic activation of ProTide 5d using carboxypeptidase Y enzyme and monitored using both 31P and 19F NMR is presented.
Application of phosphoramidate ProTide technology significantly improves antiviral potency of carbocyclic adenosine derivatives
McGuigan, Christopher,Hassan-Abdallah, Alshaimaa,Srinivasan, Sheila,Wang, Yikang,Siddiqui, Adam,Daluge, Susan M.,Gudmundsson, Kristjan S.,Zhou, Huiqiang,McLean, Ed W.,Peckham, Jennifer P.,Burnette, Thimysta C.,Marr, Harry,Hazen, Richard,Condreay, Lynn D.,Johnson, Lance,Balzarini, Jan
, p. 7215 - 7226 (2007/10/03)
We report the application of phosphoramidate pronucleotide (ProTide) technology to the antiviral agent carbocyclic L-d4A (L-Cd4A). The phenyl methyl alaninyl parent ProTide of L-Cd4A was prepared by Grignard-mediated phosphorochloridate reaction and resulted in a compound with significantly improved anti-HIV (2600-fold) and HBV activity. We describe modifications of the aryl, ester, and amino acid regions of the ProTide and how these changes affect antiviral activity and metabolic stability. Separate and distinct SARs were noted for HIV and HBV. Additionally, ProTides were prepared from the D-nucleoside D-Cd4A and the dideoxy analogues L-CddA and D-CddA. These compounds showed more modest potency improvements over the parent drug. In conclusion, the ProTide approach is highly successful when applied to L-Cd4A with potency improvements in vitro as high as 9000-fold against HIV. With a view to preclinical candidate selection we carried out metabolic stability studies using cynomolgus monkey liver and intestinal S9 fractions.
