Anti-HIV Drugs I Flashcards
CD4+ count / HIV-1 RNA levels have been used for decades to measure
HIV progression
Measure the state of the patients immune system and susceptibility to opportunistic infections
CD4+
Particularly effective at monitoring therapeutic intervention
HIV-1 RNA levels
RNA levels drop 10-100 fold within week of treatment with
Protease or RT inhibitor
99% of plasma HIV arises from recently infected
CD4 lymphocytes
For viral entry, CD4 receptor or CCR5 coreceptoron CD4+ cells strip
gp120 from viral surface
Then, naked gp41 transmembrane protein uncoils and sticks end into nearby
CD4 cells
The uncoiled protein reassociatesN and C terminal regions, thus reeling in
CD4
Peptide binds specifically in the groove of a coiled coil in the gp41 protein
-Binds the N36 helix
Enfuvirtide
Synthetic 36 amino acid that works on HIV-1 but not HIV-2
-Provides significant benefit when added to cocktail of other drugs
Enfuvirtide
High first pass metabolism. Requires subcutaneous injection twice a day
Enfuvirtide
What are the side effects of Enfuvirtide?
Skin reaction at site of infection and greater incidence of penumonia
Resistance to enfuvirtide correlates with the appearance of mutations in the N-terminal portion of
gp41
Blocks HIV entry by binding the human CCR5 coreceptor
Maraviroc
Discovered because individuals with certain CCR5 mutations were highly HIV resistant
Maraviroc
Maraviroc only works for HIV isolates that utilize
CCR5
Maraviroc does not work for those that use
CXCR4
Drug is metabolized by P450s so inducers and inhibitors of system may influence levels
Maraviroc
1% of patients using maraviroc can experience
MI’s
Resistance to miraviroc is due to the emergence of mutant strains that use
CXCR4 to gain entry
FDA approved (2018), monoclonal antibody therapy for multi-drug resistant HIV who fail other treatment protocols
Ibalizumab
Binds CD4 receptor and blocks viral entry. Works for CCR5 and CXCR4 tropic HIV isolates
Ibalizumab
Ibalizumab does not interfere with normal
CD4 activity
Taken by IV infusion every 14 days
-Adverse effects include, diarrhea, dizziness and rash
Ibalizumab
RT and all other polymerases that create DNA strands must work off a free
3’ Hydroxyl end
In this case, serves as a 3’ hydroxyl primer
tRNA
In reverse transcription, RNA is degraded as the first DNA strand is
Synthesized
The final bit of RNA is left to serve as a primer for the
Second DNA strand synthesis
During reverse transcription, double stranded HIV DNA genome is integrated into host
Genome
RT polypeptide contains both the
RT and RNAse activities
The RT crystal structure resembles a
Hand
Located at the fingers area
RT
The RNAseH active site is located at the junction of the
“Wrist”
The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are essentially just
Nucleoside analogues without a free 3’ OH
In DNA synthesis, 3’-OH of growing DNA chain is catalyzed to attack the alpha phosphate of a
dNTP
When a chain terminator is incorporated, there is no
3’ OH to continue rection
Act as suicide substrates by poisoning RT chain elongation
-Drugs bind the active site of the HIV RT
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
Selectivity because drugs do not bind well to nuclear DNA polymerases
NRTIs
Prodrugs that must be triphosphorylated by cytoplasmic enzymes
-Taken orally and generally well absorbed from GI
NRTIs