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Susceptibility of porcine endogenous retrovirus to anti-retroviral inhibitors.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) is an endogenous retrovirus that poses a risk of iatrogenic transmission in the context of pig-to-human xenotransplantation. The lack of a means to control PERV infection in the context of pig-to-human xenotransplantation is a major concern in the field. In this study, we set out to evaluate the ability of currently licensed anti-HIV drugs, and other types of anti-retroviral compounds, to inhibit PERV infection in vitro. METHODS:We used target cells stably expressing one of the known PERV viral receptors, an infectious molecular clone, PERV-A 14/220, and at least one drug from each class of anti-retroviral inhibitors as well as off-label drugs shown to have anti-viral activities. The susceptibility of PERV-A 14/220 LacZ to the anti-retroviral drugs was determined from infected cells by histochemical staining. RESULTS:We extend the results of previous studies by showing that, in addition to raltegravir, dolutegravir is found to have a potent inhibitory activity against PERV replication (IC50 8.634 ±0.336 and IC50 3.06 ± 0.844 nM, respectively). The anti-HIV drug zidovudine (AZT) showed considerable anti-PERV activity with IC50 of 1.923 ±0.691 ?M as well. CONCLUSIONS:The study results indicate that some of the licensed anti-retroviral drugs may be useful for controlling PERV infection. However, the efficacy at nanomolar concentrations put forward integrase inhibitors as a drug that has the potential to be useful in the event that xenotransplantation recipients have evidence of PERV transmission and replication.

SUBMITTER: Argaw T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4873160 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Susceptibility of porcine endogenous retrovirus to anti-retroviral inhibitors.

Argaw Takele T Colon-Moran Winston W Wilson Carolyn C

Xenotransplantation 20160329 2

<h4>Background</h4>Porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) is an endogenous retrovirus that poses a risk of iatrogenic transmission in the context of pig-to-human xenotransplantation. The lack of a means to control PERV infection in the context of pig-to-human xenotransplantation is a major concern in the field. In this study, we set out to evaluate the ability of currently licensed anti-HIV drugs, and other types of anti-retroviral compounds, to inhibit PERV infection in vitro.<h4>Methods</h4>We u ...[more]

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Susceptibility of porcine endogenous retrovirus to anti-retroviral inhibitors.

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Susceptibility of porcine endogenous retrovirus to anti-retroviral inhibitors.

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