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Bivalent HIV-1 fusion inhibitors based on peptidomimetics
Kobayakawa, Takuya,Ebihara, Kento,Tsuji, Kohei,Kawada, Takuma,Fujino, Masayuki,Honda, Yuzuna,Ohashi, Nami,Murakami, Tsutomu,Tamamura, Hirokazu
supporting information, (2020/11/07)
Membrane fusion is a valid target for inhibition of HIV-1 replication. A 34-mer fragment peptide (C34), which is contained in the HIV-1 envelope protein gp41, has significant anti-HIV activity. Previously, a dimeric derivative of C34 linked by a disulfide bridge at its C-terminus was found to have more potent anti-HIV activity than the C34 peptide monomer. To date, several peptidomimetic small inhibitors have been reported, but most have lower potency than peptide derivatives related to C34. In the present study we applied this dimerization concept to these peptidomimetic small inhibitors and designed several bivalent peptidomimetic HIV-1 fusion inhibitors. The importance of the length of linkers crosslinking two peptidomimetic compounds was demonstrated and several potent bivalent inhibitors containing tethered peptidomimetics were produced.
BIFUNCTIONAL ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS AND METHODS OF TREATING FUNGAL INFECTION
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, (2018/03/09)
The present invention is directed to bifunctional compounds which are useful in the treatment of fungal infections. The present compounds contains at least one fungal binding moiety (FBM) which is linked to at least one antibody binding moiety (ΑB/s
Neutralization of Pathogenic Fungi with Small-Molecule Immunotherapeutics
Chirkin, Egor,Muthusamy, Viswanathan,Mann, Paul,Roemer, Terry,Nantermet, Philippe G.,Spiegel, David A.
, p. 13036 - 13040 (2017/09/18)
Systemic fungal infections represent an important public health concern, and new antifungal agents are highly desirable. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a novel class of antifungal compounds called antibody-recruiting molecules targeting fungi (ARM-Fs). Our approach relies on the use of non-peptidic small molecules, which selectively bind fungal cells and recruit endogenous antibodies to their surfaces, resulting in immune-mediated clearance. Using the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans as a model, we identified a highly specific bifunctional molecule able to mediate the engulfment and phagocytosis of C. albicans cells by human immune cells in biologically relevant functional assays. This work represents a novel therapeutic approach to treating fungal illness with significant potential to complement and/or combine with existing treatment strategies.
An ion conductor that recognizes osmotically-stressed phospholipid bilayers
Bandyopadhyay, Prasun,Bandyopadhyay, Punam,Regen, Steven L.
, p. 11254 - 11255 (2007/10/03)
A synthetic ion conductor (1), derived from cholic acid and spermine, has been found capable of recognizing osmotic stress in liposomes made from 1,2-dipalmitoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [(C16:1)PC]. Thus, when large unilamellar vesicles of (C16:1)PC are placed under hypotonic conditions, the Na+/Li+ transport activity of 1 increases by as much as 1 order of magnitude, relative to isotonic conditions Copyright
