Inhibiting effect of (RS)-9-[4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine on varicella-zoster virus replication in cell culture.
AUTOR(ES)
Abele, G
RESUMO
The activity and mode of action of the new nucleoside analog (RS)-9-[4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine (2HM-HBG) against varicella-zoster virus (VZV) were determined. In cell culture, replication of different strains of VZV was inhibited to 50% by 0.4 to 0.7 microM 2HM-HBG, while 685 microM was required to inhibit 50% of the DNA synthesis in uninfected human lung fibroblasts. A thymidine kinase-negative VZV strain was not inhibited by 100 microM 2HM-HBG. Inhibition of VZV replication was not reversible after 7 to 14 days of incubation, depending on the multiplicity of VZV. 2HM-HBG was shown to be selectively phosphorylated by purified VZV thymidine kinase, with an inhibition constant of 32.5 microM. The antiviral activity of 2HM-HBG in cell culture was decreased by the addition of deoxythymidine and deoxycytidine but not by other ribo- or deoxyribonucleosides.
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