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How may viruses have specific antiviral drugs?

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Very few

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Was this the most boring lecture in the history of ever?

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Yep

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How do antivirals act?

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As virostatics, rather than virocidals i.e. they just stop them from replicating.

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What is required to clear existing viruses?

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The host immune response.

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Which are the most commonly empirically used antivirals?

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Acyclovir and oseltamivir

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Are antivirals broad spectrum?

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No, very few can be used on an virus that it isnt specifically designed for.

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What are the 3 mechanisms of non-antiretroviral drugs?

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  • Direct inactivation of viruses (virucides)
  • Inhibition of viral replication
  • Host response immunomodulation
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What is the drawback to virucides?

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They cannot be used systemically, only topically.

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What are the steps of viral replication that we can target?

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Attachment
Uncoating
DNA/RNA replication
Protein synthesis
Assembly and release
Integrase enzyme
Reverse traqnscription
Fusion/entry
Protease enzyme
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How can we modulate the host immune response?

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Replace deficient hot immune elements, or enhance host immunity.

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What viral infections can we give Ig for?

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HBV
VZV
HAV
Rabies
Vaccinia
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What antivirals can we give for herpes?

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Aciclovir
Valaciclovir
Penciclovir
Famciclovir

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How do aciclovir and the other anti-herpes agents act?

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As guanosine nucleoside analogues

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Is aciclovir more effective againsts HSV1 & 2, or VZV?

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HSV1&2 by about 10 times

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Can we treat EBV with aciclovir?

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It inhibits its replication but is not effective against latent or persistent infection.

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Are agents such as aciclovir, valaciclovir, and penciclovir well tolerated?

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Yes, but there is some nephrotoxicity. 1-4% experience CNS symptoms.

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What CNS symptoms can pts on aciclovir/valaciclovir experience?

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Lethergy
Confusion
Tremor
Myclonus
Hallucination
Delerium
Seizures
Extrapyramidal signs
ANS symptoms
Coma
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Which anti-herpes drugs are aggressive against bone marrow?

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Ganciclovir

Valganciclovir

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Which agents are best for use against CMV?

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Ganciclovir

Valganciclovir

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How do Ganciclovir and Valganciclovir act?

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A guanosine nucleoside analogues

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What are the potential adverse effects of Ganciclovir and Valganciclovir?

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Nephrotoxicity
Myelosuppression
Neurotoxicity

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What % of pts on Ganciclovir and Valganciclovir experience CNS symptoms?

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5-15%

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How does cidofovir work?

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As a cytidine nucleotide analogue

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What are the ADRs associated with cidofovir?

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Nephrotoxicity

Neutropenia -> fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, rash

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How does foscarnet work?
As a pryophosphate analogue
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What is foscarnet active against?
Herpes viruses and HIV
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Why is foscarnet good?
It is active against anciclovir resistant CMV and aciclovir resistant HSV.
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What is pyrophosphate used for in viral replication?
Binds to viral polymerase to activate it.
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How can viral resistance occur against foscarnet?
Mutation in viral DNA polymerase so it cannot bind to pyrophosphate site.
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What is the problem with foscarnet?
Narrow therapeutic window, can be nephrotoxic, and cause adverse CNS effects.
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What are the drugs we can use against Hepatitis B?
``` Lamivudine Adefovir Emtricitabine Entecavir Telbivudine ```
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What kind of drug is lamivudine?
A cytidine nucleoside analogue
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What kind of drug is adefovir?
Adenosine nucleotide analogue
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What kind of drug is emtricitabine?
5' fluoricil analogue
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What kind of drug is entecavir?
Guanasine nucleoside analogue
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What kind of drug is telbivudine?
Thymidine analogue
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What are nucleoside analogues?
Viral DNA polymerase inhibitors
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Tell me about lamivudine.
Terminates chain in transcription of HIV and HBV. Well tolerated. Common for liver enzymes to increase.
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Tell me about adefovir.
Terminates chain in transcription of HIV and HBV. Works against resistant strains of HBV. Nephrotoxic at higher doses, so not used for HIV.
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Is emtricitabine well tolerated?
Yes, but also can cause nausea, headaches, and hyperpigmented palms and soles.
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What drugs do we use to treat Hepatitis C?
Ribavirin | Interferons
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What interferons are there?
INF alpha INF beta INF gamma
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Tell me about ribavirin.
Guanosine analogue Able to inhibit both RNA and DNA. Resistance is rare.
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What are the adverse effects of ribavirin?
Reversible anaemia | Bone marrow suppression at higher doses
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Tell me about interferons.
Given IM. Mediate viral interference. Not directly antiviral but stimulate proteins to enhance cellular resistance.
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Tell me about endogenous INF alpha.
Produced by mast cells in response to viral infection
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Tell me about endogenous INF beta.
Produced by mast cells in response to viral infection
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Tell me about endogenous INF gamma.
Produced by T lymphocytes and NK cells in response to IL-2, antigens, and mitogens.
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What drugs do we use in the treatment of influenza?
Amantidine Rimantidine Oseltamivir Zanamivir
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What are amantidine and rimantidine?
Symmetric tricyclic amines
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What are oseltamivir and zanamivir?
Neuraminidase inhibitors
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What do amantidine and rimantidine act on?
Influenza A (not B)
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How does resistance arise against amantidine and rimantidine?
Readily with single amino acid substitutions.
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What do oseltamivir and zanamivir work on?
Influenza A and B, and amantidine resistant strains
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What is the new drug under clinical trial for CMV and EBV?
Maribavir
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What is the new drug under clinical trial for enteroviruses and rhinoviruses?
Pleconaril

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