{"title":"Fullerene (C60 & C70)-Meso-Tris-4-Carboxyphenyl Porphyrin Dyads Inhibit Entry of Wild-Type and Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Clades B and C","authors":"Debdulal Sharma, Madhu Rai, Aradhana Singh, Ritu Gaur, Devashish Senguptaa","doi":"10.1002/jmv.70181","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>The biological applications of noncationic porphyrin-fullerene (P-F) dyads as anti-HIV agents have been limited despite the established use of several cationic P-F dyads as anti-cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents. This article explores the potential of amphiphilic non-cationic porphyrin-fullerene dyads as HIV-1 inhibitors under both PDT (light-treated) and non-PDT (dark) conditions. The amphiphilic P-F dyads, <b>PB</b><sub><b>3</b></sub><b>C</b><sub><b>60</b></sub> and <b>PB</b><sub><b>3</b></sub><b>C</b><sub><b>70</b></sub>, demonstrated enhanced efficacy in inhibiting the entry and production of HIV-1 (subtypes B and C). Under light-harvested conditions, the dyads exhibited potent inhibitory effects (EC<sub>50</sub> for <b>PB</b><sub><b>3</b></sub><b>C</b><sub><b>60</b></sub> and <b>PB</b><sub><b>3</b></sub><b>C</b><sub><b>70</b></sub> < 10 nM) and also maintained significant inhibition under non-PDT conditions (EC<sub>50</sub> for <b>PB</b><sub><b>3</b></sub><b>C</b><sub><b>60</b></sub> = 1.43 μM and <b>PB</b><sub><b>3</b></sub><b>C</b><sub><b>70</b></sub> = 1.50 μM), while displaying notably reduced toxicity compared to their water-soluble porphyrin precursor. The P-F dyads exhibited substantial efficacy in neutralizing the T20-resistant strain 9491, both at the entry and postentry phases, thereby addressing the challenge of drug resistance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":16354,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Virology","volume":"97 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Medical Virology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.70181","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"VIROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The biological applications of noncationic porphyrin-fullerene (P-F) dyads as anti-HIV agents have been limited despite the established use of several cationic P-F dyads as anti-cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents. This article explores the potential of amphiphilic non-cationic porphyrin-fullerene dyads as HIV-1 inhibitors under both PDT (light-treated) and non-PDT (dark) conditions. The amphiphilic P-F dyads, PB3C60 and PB3C70, demonstrated enhanced efficacy in inhibiting the entry and production of HIV-1 (subtypes B and C). Under light-harvested conditions, the dyads exhibited potent inhibitory effects (EC50 for PB3C60 and PB3C70 < 10 nM) and also maintained significant inhibition under non-PDT conditions (EC50 for PB3C60 = 1.43 μM and PB3C70 = 1.50 μM), while displaying notably reduced toxicity compared to their water-soluble porphyrin precursor. The P-F dyads exhibited substantial efficacy in neutralizing the T20-resistant strain 9491, both at the entry and postentry phases, thereby addressing the challenge of drug resistance.
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The Journal of Medical Virology focuses on publishing original scientific papers on both basic and applied research related to viruses that affect humans. The journal publishes reports covering a wide range of topics, including the characterization, diagnosis, epidemiology, immunology, and pathogenesis of human virus infections. It also includes studies on virus morphology, genetics, replication, and interactions with host cells.
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