HIV (MC) - Block 3 Flashcards
Describe the targets of HIV tx?
- Fusion/cell entry inhibitos
- Nucleoside/nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- Protease inhibitors
- Integrase inhibitors
- Translation
- Maturation
What are the nitrogen bases?
Purine: adenine, guanine
Pyrimidine: cytosine, thymine, uracil
What is the difference between -side and -tide?
-tide contains monophosphate group
What prime ring on a nucleotide/side?
Sugar
Whatis AZT? MOA?
Ziduvudine (Azidothymine) (N=N=N)
* Gets metabolized to triphosphate which is a chain terminator
What is the MOA of NRTIs?
Targets RNA dependent DNA polymerase that transcribes single stranded RNA to double stranded DNA:
* all are chain terminators
* Competitive inhibitors
Structure of NRTIs?
2’,3’-dideoxynucleosides
* Lack 3’-OH on the deoxyribose moiety -> chain termination
* Unsaturated, hetero-substituted, carbocyclic, acyclic
* All are prodrugs that must get triphosphoralated
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What is the rate limiting step for AZT metabolism?
dThd (deoxythymidine kinase)
Metabolism of zidovudine?
5’-glucuronidation
Describe the toxicity of zidovudine?
Due to inhibition of cellular polymerases:
* Bone marrow toxicity
* CNS toxicity
* Mitochondrial toxicity
Structure of didanosine? MOA
ddI: 2’-deoxyinosine
MOA: ddA triphosphate is a chain terminator
How is didanosine metabolisized?
- The active form is the triphosphate of the adenosine analog
- Adenosine deaminase catalyzes the interconversion of ddI and ddA
What is the correct form of didanosine?
ddA
Structure of Stavudine? MOA?
d4T an unsaturated thymidine analog: bind better competitive inhibition becomes primary, chain termination is secondary
MOA: ddT-TP is a competitive inhibitor and a chain terminator
Metabolism of Stavudine?
Doesn’t undergo glucuronidation
Structure of lamivudine and emtricitabine? MOA?
Lamivudine: 3TC
Emtricitabine: FTC
Structure:
* Hydroxymethyl group is replaced by a sulfer atom (better binding) -> oxathiolanyl nucleosides
* L-nucleosides
MOA: triphosphate are competitive inhibitors -> no mitochandrial toxicity
Benefits of having a drug in L-enantiomer?
- Mimic natural D-nucleosides and has the ability to act as a hinge
- L-nucleosides are often less toxic to cells
- More stable against enzymatic degradation
Metabolism of lamivudine and emtricitabine?
Glucoronidation
Why was the the development of lamivudine so improtant?
AZT (zidovudine) was orginally the only antiretroval drug for years but resistance was extensive and significantly toxic:
* Combination with 3TC allows lower dosage of each drug and double mutants provided suboptimal fitness
Why are combination of 3TC/FTC and AZT or NRTIs products so favorable?
Cross resistance between D- and L-nucleosides is unusual
What is the major mechanism responsible for the resistance to lamivudine?
M184V/I point mutation (mutation of Met184 to Val or Ile) -> lose sulfur and H-bond potential