The specific enzyme inhibitors for potential therapeutic use

Therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) initially consisted on administering ribavirin - having a broad spectrum of action - and pegylated interferon, and was only effective in 40-50% of patients. Appropriate was to find effective inhibitors of viral replication e.g. by inhibition of a viral enzyme, NTPase/helicase required in the process of translation and RNA replication of the HCV. We developed methods of synthesis of many compounds belonging to different groups - derivatives of nucleosides, benzotriazole, benzimidazole, tropolone and epirubicine. Some of the derivatives inhibit HCV helicase activity at low concentrations and reduces replication of the viral RNA in subgenomic replicon system. In the process of HCV replication casein kinase CK2 plays an important role. It regulates the level of phosphorylation of HCV protein NS5A, which affects the production of infectious virions of HCV. Effective and selective inhibitors of kinase CK2 could be of use in the treatment of HCV in combination with other drugs. CK2 kinase phosphorylates approximately 300 proteins that affect the growth, differentiation, proliferation or apoptosis. Elevated CK2 kinase activity has been observed in several types of cancer and other diseases, therefore, inhibitors of this enzyme are potential therapeutic importance, particularly for anti-cancer treatment. Research carried out in collaboration with prof. Shugar led to the synthesis of one of the most selective inhibitors of this enzyme which is 4,5,6,7-tetrabromo-1H-benzotriazole, used for the study of the role of kinase CK2 in a number of metabolic processes in tumor cells.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Postepy biochemii - 61(2015), 3 vom: 01., Seite 292-7

Sprache:

Polnisch

Weiterer Titel:

Specyficzne inhibitory enzymów o potencjalnym zastosowaniu terapeutycznym

Beteiligte Personen:

Bretner, Maria [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Enzyme Inhibitors
Historical Article
Journal Article
NS3 protein, hepatitis C virus
RNA, Viral
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.03.2016

Date Revised 18.12.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM255654960