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  2. Identification of a series of compounds with potent antiviral activity for the treatment of enterovirus infections

Identification of a series of compounds with potent antiviral activity for the treatment of enterovirus infections

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2013 May 8;4(7):585-9. doi: 10.1021/ml400095m.
Angus M MacLeod 1 Dale R Mitchell 1 Nicholas J Palmer 1 Hervé Van de Poël 1 Katja Conrath 2 Martin Andrews 2 Pieter Leyssen 3 Johan Neyts 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Medicinal Chemistry Department, BioFocus , Chesterford Research Park, Cambridge, CB10 1XL, U.K.
  • 2 Galapagos NV , Generaal de Wittelaan, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium.
  • 3 Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven , Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract

Rhinovirus (genus Enterovirus) infections are responsible for many of the severe exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Other members of the genus can cause life-threatening acute neurological infections. There is currently no Antiviral drug approved for the treatment of such infections. We have identified a series of potent, broad-spectrum Antiviral compounds that inhibit the replication of the human rhinovirus, Coxsackie virus, poliovirus, and enterovirus-71. The mechanism of action of the compounds has been established as inhibition of a lipid kinase, PI4KIIIβ. Inhibition of hepatitis C replication in a replicon assay correlated with Enterovirus inhibition.

Keywords

HCV; PI4KIIIβ; antiviral; enterovirus; inhibitor.

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