Activity of 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine compared with that of acyclovir against human, monkey, and rodent cytomegaloviruses.

AUTOR(ES)

Freitas, V R

RESUMO

The activities of the purine acyclic nucleoside 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine (DHPG) against two human and five animal strains of cytomegalovirus were compared with those of acyclovir. DHPG was significantly more active than acyclovir against all but one (mouse cytomegalovirus) of the strains tested, with 50% effective doses ranging from 5 to 13 microM, as determined by plaque reduction assays in human embryonic lung (MRC-5) and human embryonic tonsil cells. Both DHPG and acyclovir inhibited virus replication at concentrations considerably lower than those necessary to inhibit cell proliferation. In mode-of-action studies, the triphosphates of DHPG and acyclovir inhibited human cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase. DHPG phosphorylation to the active triphosphate was enhanced in infected cells; however, this enzymatic activity was unrelated to thymidine kinase. In animal studies, DHPG was slightly more effective than acyclovir in reducing mouse cytomegalovirus-induced mortality.

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