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Nucleoside analogue 2'-C-methylcytidine inhibits hepatitis E virus replication but antagonizes ribavirin.


ABSTRACT: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has emerged as a global health issue, but no approved medication is available. The nucleoside analogue 2'-C-methylcytidine (2CMC), a viral polymerase inhibitor, has been shown to inhibit infection with a variety of viruses, including hepatitis C virus (HCV). Here, we report that 2CMC significantly inhibits the replication of HEV in a subgenomic replication model and in a system using a full-length infectious virus. Importantly, long-term treatment with 2CMC did not result in a loss of antiviral potency, indicating a high barrier to drug resistance development. However, the combination of 2CMC with ribavirin, an off-label treatment for HEV, exerts antagonistic effects. Our results indicate that 2CMC serves as a potential antiviral drug against HEV infection.

SUBMITTER: Qu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5602043 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nucleoside analogue 2'-C-methylcytidine inhibits hepatitis E virus replication but antagonizes ribavirin.

Qu Changbo C   Xu Lei L   Yin Yuebang Y   Peppelenbosch Maikel P MP   Pan Qiuwei Q   Wang Wenshi W  

Archives of virology 20170616 10


Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has emerged as a global health issue, but no approved medication is available. The nucleoside analogue 2'-C-methylcytidine (2CMC), a viral polymerase inhibitor, has been shown to inhibit infection with a variety of viruses, including hepatitis C virus (HCV). Here, we report that 2CMC significantly inhibits the replication of HEV in a subgenomic replication model and in a system using a full-length infectious virus. Importantly, long-term treatment with 2CMC did  ...[more]

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