Synthesis and in vitro activities of a new antiviral duplex drug linking Zidovudine (AZT) and Foscarnet (PFA) via an octadecylglycerol residue
Synthesis and in vitro activities of a new antiviral duplex drug linking Zidovudine (AZT) and Foscarnet (PFA) via an octadecylglycerol residue
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bmc.2008.10.081
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Schwendener, Reto A.
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作者:
Schott, Herbert;Hamprecht, Klaus;Schwendener, Reto A.
To prepare a new antiviral duplex drug linking Zidovudine (AZT) and Foscarnet (PFA) via a lipophilic octadecylglycerol residue we condensed 1-O-4-monomethoxytrityl-3-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol-2-hydrogenphosphonate obtained from 3-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol with AZT by the phosphonate method. The purified condensation product was de-tritylated resulting in 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidylyl-(5' -> 2-O)-3-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol, followed by treatment with (ethoxycarbonyl) phosphoric dichloride. The resulting 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-thymidylyl-(5' -> 2)-3-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol-1-O-(ethoxycarbonyl) phosphonate was purified by preparative RP-18 column chromatography. The antiviral duplex drug 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidylyl-(5' -> 2-O)-3-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol-1-O-phosphonoformate trisodium salt (AZT-lipid-PFA) was obtained after alkaline cleavage of the phosphonoformate ethylester residue. The overall yield of the five step synthesis performed at gram scale was about 30%. According to a supposed pathway AZT-lipid-PFA could be cleaved to yield a mixture of different antiviral compounds such as AZT, AZT-5'-monophosphate, octadecylglycerol-AZT, PFA and octadecylglycerol-PFA, possibly producing additive and/or synergistic antiviral effects. In vitro studies showed that the duplex drug exhibits antiviral activities against HIV and especially against drug-resistant strains and clinical isolates of HSV and HCMV. The E(50) values of AZT-lipid-PFA against HIV ranged between 170 and 200 nM. The half-maximal inhibitory doses (IC(50)) against highly acyclovir (ACV)-resistant HSV isolates determined by a plaque reduction assay ranged between 1.87 and 4.59 mu M. Using ganciclovir (GCV)-sensitive, GCV resistant and drug cross-resistant HCMV strains the IC(50)-values of AZT-lipid-PFA were between 2.78 and 1.18 mu M. With regard to PFA, the IC(50)-value of AZT-lipid-PFA determined on a multi-drug-resistant HCMV strain was about 90-fold lower than that of PFA, demonstrating the superior antiviral effect of the duplex-drug. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.