Molecular Wipes: Application to Epidemic Keratoconjuctivitis
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Summary, in English
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) is a severe disease of the eye, caused by members of the Adenoviridae (Ad) family, with symptoms such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, pain, edema, and reduced vision that may last for months or years. There are no vaccines or antiviral drugs available to prevent or treat EKC. It was found previously that EKC-causing Ads use sialic acid as a cellular receptor and demonstrated that soluble, sialic acid-containing molecules can prevent infection. In this study, multivalent sialic acid constructs based on 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid (PDA) have been synthesized, and these constructs are shown to be efficient inhibitors of Ad binding (IC50 = 0.9 mu M) and Ad infectivity (IC50 = 0.7 mu M). The mechanism of action is to aggregate virus particles and thereby prevent them from binding to ocular cells. Such formulations may be used for topical treatment of adenovirus-caused EKC.
Department/s
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
6670-6675
Publication/Series
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume
54
Issue
19
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
Topic
- Medicinal Chemistry
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1520-4804