Journal article
α-Glucosidase Inhibitors Have a Prolonged Antiviral Effect against Hepatitis B Virus through the Sustained Inhibition of the Large and Middle Envelope Glycoproteins
Antiviral chemistry & chemotherapy, v 17(5)
Oct 2006
PMID: 17176630
Abstract
Previous work has shown that the secretion of enveloped hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and the HBV middle envelope protein (MHBs) are sensitive to glucosidase inhibition. Here, it is shown that HBV DNA secretion remains depressed after the removal of the glucosidase inhibitor and long after glucosidase function returns to normal. For example, glycoprocessing and the secretion of α-1 anti-trypsin returned to normal within 3 h of the removal of the glucosidase inhibitor. In contrast, the secretion of HBV did not return to normal for more than 7 days after the removal of the inhibitor. Consistent with the inhibition of HBV virion secretion, the levels of HBV L and HBV M proteins were also reduced by treatment with the glucosidase inhibitor and remained reduced for 7 days after compound withdrawal. The implications of the prolonged antiviral effect against HBV and the use of glucosidase inhibitors as antiviral agents are discussed.
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- Title
- α-Glucosidase Inhibitors Have a Prolonged Antiviral Effect against Hepatitis B Virus through the Sustained Inhibition of the Large and Middle Envelope Glycoproteins
- Creators
- Ender Simsek - Thomas Jefferson UniversityXuanyong Lu - Drexel UniversitySerguey Ouzounov - Drexel UniversityTimothy M Block - Drexel UniversityAnand S Mehta - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Antiviral chemistry & chemotherapy, v 17(5)
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33845445964
- Other Identifier
- 991019173530804721