MiniCD4 microbicide prevents HIV infection of human mucosal explants and vaginal transmission of SHIV(162P3) in cynomolgus macaques.
MiniCD4 microbicide prevents HIV infection of human mucosal explants and vaginal transmission of SHIV(162P3) in cynomolgus macaques.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1003071
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发表时间:
2012
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影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Martin L
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作者:
Dereuddre-Bosquet N;Morellato-Castillo L;Brouwers J;Augustijns P;Bouchemal K;Ponchel G;Ramos OH;Herrera C;Stefanidou M;Shattock R;Heyndrickx L;Vanham G;Kessler P;Le Grand R;Martin L
In complement to an effective vaccine, development of potent anti-HIV microbicides remains an important priority. We have previously shown that the miniCD4 M48U1, a functional mimetic of sCD4 presented on a 27 amino-acid stable scaffold, inhibits a broad range of HIV-1 isolates at sub-nanomolar concentrations in cellular models. Here, we report that M48U1 inhibits efficiently HIV-1Ba-L in human mucosal explants of cervical and colorectal tissues. In vivo efficacy of M48U1 was evaluated in nonhuman primate (NHP) model of mucosal challenge with SHIV162P3 after assessing pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a miniCD4 gel formulation in sexually matured female cynomolgus macaques. Among 12 females, half were treated with hydroxyethylcellulose-based gel (control), the other half received the same gel containing 3 mg/g of M48U1, one hour before vaginal route challenge with 10 AID50 of SHIV162P3. All control animals were infected with a peak plasma viral load of 105–106 viral RNA (vRNA) copies per mL. In animals treated with miniCD4, 5 out of 6 were fully protected from acquisition of infection, as assessed by qRT-PCR for vRNA detection in plasma, qPCR for viral DNA detection in PBMC and lymph node cells. The only infected animal in this group had a delayed peak of viremia of one week. These results demonstrate that M48U1 miniCD4 acts in vivo as a potent entry inhibitor, which may be considered in microbicide developments. This report describes the protective effect of a CD4 peptide mimetic against HIV infection on human mucosal explants and further on, when used in a microbicide gel, against a SHIV challenge in cynomolgus macaques. Evidence is given that our “miniprotein engineering” strategy, which corresponds to miniaturizing a binding protein by transferring its binding site onto a small scaffold protein, followed by an extensive optimization of this miniprotein led to an active peptide with promising pre-clinical antiretroviral activity in the case of the gp120/CD4 interaction. Five out of six animals, pre-treated with a 0.3% miniCD4 gel were fully protected from SHIV162P3 vaginal challenge. On the whole, we demonstrated that such a small CD4 mimetic peptide could represent a powerful preventive agent against sexual HIV transmission, validating miniaturized protein interface design up to the discovery of potential new drugs.
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发表时间:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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