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Novel Therapeutics for Neurotropic Alphaviruses

嗜神经甲病毒的新疗法

基本信息

批准号：
8501269
负责人：
DAVID J MILLER
金额：
$ 87.2万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-07-01 至 2015-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8501269
关键词：
Abbreviations Actinobacteria class Affinity Chromatography Alkaline Phosphatase Alphavirus Anti-Infective Agents Antiviral Agents Arboviruses Area Artificial Membranes Astrocytes Biochemical Biological Assay Biological Factors Bioterrorism Bunyaviridae Categories Cell Culture Techniques Cell Membrane Permeability Cellular Assay Central Nervous System Infections Chemicals Chikungunya virus Combined Modality Therapy Culicidae Cultured Cells Dengue Virus Development Dimethyl Sulfoxide Discipline Disease Disease Outbreaks Dose Drug Kinetics Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Encephalitis Encephalitis Viruses Epidemic Equine Encephalomyelitis Escape Mutant Evaluation Family Firefly Luciferases Flaviviridae Goals Health High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Human In Vitro Indian Ocean Individual Infection Inhibitory Concentration 50 Insecta La Crosse virus Lead Marines Measurement Metabolic Microbe Microglia Modification Molecular Target Mus National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Neuraxis Neurology Neurons Neuroprotective Agents Nuclear Magnetic Resonance P-Glycoprotein Pathology Penetration Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Preparations Physiology Positioning Attribute Proteins Public Health Pyrroles RNA-Directed RNA Polymerase Regimen Research Personnel Rift Valley fever virus Series Sindbis Virus Solubility Source St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Structure Structure-Activity Relationship Surface Testing Thiophenes Togaviridae Toxic effect Validation Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Viral Viral Encephalitis Virulent Virus Virus Replication West Nile virus Western Equine Encephalitis Virus Yellow fever virus analog base clinical efficacy cytotoxicity design effective therapy efficacy evaluation enzyme activity experience high throughput screening human disease improved in vitro activity in vivo innovation liquid chromatography mass spectrometry member microbial neurotropic novel novel strategies novel therapeutics particle pathogen pre-clinical prevent response small molecule small molecule libraries treatment strategy treatment trial vaccine development virology

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neurotropic alphaviruses such as western, eastern, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes, cause serious and potentially fatal central nervous system infections in humans, and are considered NIAID Category B Priority Pathogens due to their potential misuse as bioterrorism agents. Although vaccine development is in progress for several alphaviruses, there is an urgent and pressing need for broadly active antiviral agents against these virulent pathogens. Studies with experimental alphavirus encephalitis in mice have shown that while neurons are damaged directly by virus, uninfected neurons are also damaged via bystander mechanisms that involve altered homeostatic and neuroprotective functions of microglial cells or astrocytes. Thus, we hypothesize that combination therapy that directly targets virus replication and enhances neuroprotective responses will provide synergistic benefit in viral encephalitis. To identify and develop new antivirals to test this hypothesis, we recently screened a chemically defined small molecule library and identified a thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole compound that has potent activity against neurotropic alphaviruses in culture. Furthermore, a limited structure-activity relationship analysis with twenty structurally related analogs identified six additional compounds with enhanced in vitro activity. In addition, to explore the innovative use of natural products as a source for novel antivirals, we analyzed a series of extracts derived from marine actinomycetes and identified several that contained potent activity against alphaviruses. We are currently positioned to rapidly and efficiently move candidate antivirals through preclinical development, and we have assembled a team of experienced investigators with diverse expertise in the fields of virology, neurology, pathology, physiology, and medicinal chemistry to accomplish this task. The long-term goals of this highly collaborative project are to develop effective and broadly active therapies for encephalitis caused by neurotropic alphaviruses and related arboviruses. The specific aims of this proposal are: (1) targeted chemical modification of lead antiviral compounds, based on the initial structure-activity relationship analysis, to enhance potency, reduce toxicity, improve solubility and metabolic stability, and optimize membrane permeability; (2) identify molecular target(s) responsible for their antiviral activity; (3) analyze the in vivo pharmacokinetics and efficacy of candidate antivirals, including combination treatment with neuroprotective agents; and (4) isolate and characterize novel compounds with antiviral activity derived from marine microbes.

描述（由申请人提供）：嗜神经性甲病毒，例如西方、东方和委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒，通过蚊子传播，导致人类严重且可能致命的中枢神经系统感染，并且由于其可能被误用为生物恐怖制剂而被视为 NIAID B 类优先病原体。尽管几种甲病毒的疫苗开发正在进行中，但仍然迫切需要针对这些有毒病原体的广泛活性抗病毒药物。对小鼠实验性甲病毒脑炎的研究表明，虽然神经元直接受到病毒的损害，但未感染的神经元也会通过旁观者机制受到损害，这些机制涉及小胶质细胞或星形胶质细胞的稳态和神经保护功能的改变。因此，我们假设直接针对病毒复制并增强神经保护反应的联合疗法将为病毒性脑炎提供协同效益。为了鉴定和开发新的抗病毒药物来检验这一假设，我们最近筛选了一个化学定义的小分子库，并鉴定了一种噻吩并[3,2-b]吡咯化合物，该化合物对培养物中的嗜神经性甲病毒具有有效的活性。此外，对二十种结构相关类似物进行的有限结构-活性关系分析确定了另外六种具有增强体外活性的化合物。此外，为了探索天然产物作为新型抗病毒药物来源的创新用途，我们分析了一系列源自海洋放线菌的提取物，并鉴定了几种含有有效抗甲病毒活性的提取物。我们目前的定位是通过临床前开发快速有效地推动候选抗病毒药物的发展，我们组建了一支经验丰富的研究人员团队，他们在病毒学、神经学、病理学、生理学和药物化学领域拥有不同的专业知识来完成这项任务。这个高度合作项目的长期目标是开发针对嗜神经性甲病毒和相关虫媒病毒引起的脑炎的有效且广泛活性的疗法。该提案的具体目标是：（1）基于初步构效关系分析，对先导抗病毒化合物进行靶向化学修饰，以增强效力、降低毒性、提高溶解度和代谢稳定性、优化膜通透性； (2) 确定负责其抗病毒活性的分子靶点； (3) 分析候选抗病毒药物的体内药代动力学和疗效，包括与神经保护药物的联合治疗； (4) 分离并表征源自海洋微生物的具有抗病毒活性的新型化合物。