Hepatitis C : The Story of a Long Journey through First, Second, and Third Generation NS3/4A Peptidomimetic Inhibitors. What Did We Learn?

Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection is the leading cause of liver failure and still represents a global health burden. Over the past decade, great advancements made HCV curable, and sustained viral remission significantly improved to more than 98%. Historical treatment with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin has been displaced by combinations of direct-acting antivirals. These regimens include drugs targeting different stages of the HCV life cycle. However, the emergence of viral resistance remains a big concern. The design of peptidomimetic inhibitors (PIs) able to fit and fill the conserved substrate envelope region within the active site helped avoid contact with the vulnerable sites of the most common resistance-associated substitutions Arg155, Ala156, and Asp168. Herein, we give an overview of HCV NS3 PIs discovered during the past decade, and we deeply discuss the rationale behind the structural optimization efforts essential to achieve pangenotypic activity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Journal of medicinal chemistry - 67(2024), 2 vom: 25. Jan., Seite 885-921

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martino, Simona Di [VerfasserIn]
Petri, Giovanna Li [VerfasserIn]
De Rosa, Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Journal Article
Peptidomimetics
Protease Inhibitors
Review
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.01.2024

Date Revised 26.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01971

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366705652