Guodong Liang, Yan Huang, Yanbai Tang, Lu Ga, Caixia Huo, Yuheng Ma, Yan Zhao, Heiya Na, Zhao Meng
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Abstract
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a devastating infectious disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1). Enfuvirtide (T20) is the first HIV-1 fusion inhibitor for marketing, which plays an important role in AIDS treatment. However, in the clinical application process, T20 has several drawbacks, such as a high level of development of drug resistance, a short half-life in vivo, and rapid renal clearance, which severely limits the clinical application. Therefore, the development of novel fusion inhibitors to address T20 shortcomings has long been the research hotspot. Short peptides have a long half-life through modification and a high barrier to drug resistance, which is expected to solve the current fusion inhibitors dilemma. In this paper, we summarized six emerging R&D strategies for short peptide-based fusion inhibitors against HIV-1. We hope that this review will provide fresh insights into the development of novel fusion inhibitors, as well as ideas for other viral fusion inhibitor discoveries based on the common membrane fusion 6-HB core structure.
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