Anti-BK virus activity of nucleoside analogs

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Apr;52(4):1519-21. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01241-07. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

Abstract

Polyomavirus BK is an important pathogen in transplant recipients with no effective therapy. This study demonstrates that alkoxyalkyl esters of (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine and fatty acid derivatives of 9-[2-(phosphonomethyoxy)ethyl]adenine (P393 and P405) are potent and selective inhibitors of BK virus replication in vitro, with a 50% effective concentration in the micromolar-to-nanomolar range.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adenine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Adenine / chemistry
  • Adenine / pharmacology*
  • BK Virus / drug effects*
  • BK Virus / physiology
  • Esters / chemistry
  • Fatty Acids / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nucleosides / chemistry
  • Nucleosides / pharmacology
  • Organophosphonates* / chemistry
  • Organophosphonates* / pharmacology
  • Virus Replication / drug effects

Substances

  • Esters
  • Fatty Acids
  • Nucleosides
  • Organophosphonates
  • adefovir
  • 9-(S)-(3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl)adenine
  • Adenine