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387911104-methyl-piperazine-1-carbothioic acid amide derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
4Tacaribe, Machupo, Pichinde, VSV viruses
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6EC50s (µM) vs. pseudotypesStructure
7CompoundTacaribeMachupoPichindeVSV
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9N-(3,4- dichlorophenyl)piperidine-0.1090.280.98>25
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218754082benzimidazole derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
22Lassa virus
23A 7-azabenzimidazole core (Compound 1) is shown to be very potent with EC50 0.13 nM in the assay against Lassa GP-pseudotyped-virus in 293T cells
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25EC50s (µM) vs. pseudotypes
26CompoundFormulaMachupoGuanaritoJuninSabiaVSVgAnalytical dataStructure
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28[3-(4-Ethoxy-phenyl)- 3H-imidazo[4,5- b]pyridin-6-yl]-C23 H24 N4 O< 0.05 uM< 0.05 uM< 0.05 uM< 0.05 uM1 < EC50 <H NMR in CDCl3: δ 8.11 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, 1H), 7.59 (t, 1H),
29(4- ethyl-benzyl)-amine50 uM7.56 (t, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.32 (d, 2H), 7.19 (d, 2H),
307.06 (t, 1H), 7.03 (t, 1H), 4.36 (s, 2H), 4.12 (br, 1H),
314.09 (q, 2H), 2.64 (q, 2H), 1.45 (t, 3H), 1.23 (t, 3H);
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368664274sulfonyl semicarbazides, carbonyl semicarbazides semicarbazides, and ureas for treatment of Arenaviruses
37ST-336Tacaribe, Machupo, Guanarito, and Junin viruses
38ST-294Among the 36 quality hits, there were several clusters of structure type - ST-336 was chosen for further development and is the representative prototype for this series
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40Specificity of ST-336Inhibitory
41for TacaribeConcentration (EC)Value (μM)
42(CPE)EC500.055
43(CPE)EC900.125
44(Virus yield)EC900.068
45(Virus yield)EC990.085
46(Plaque reduction)EC500.1
47Candid1 (CPE)EC500.062
48Amapari (CPE)EC50>20
49Machupo (Plaque reduction)EC500.15
50Guanarito (Plaque reduction)EC500.3
51Junin (Plaque reduction)EC500.15
52Lassa (plaque reduction)EC50>20
53LCMV (Elisa)EC50>20
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55ST-336 showed no inhibitory activity against LCM virus or authentic Lassa virus and lacked activity against the Amapari virus
56ST-336 showed potent antiviral activity against the vaccine strain of Junin virus (Candid 1) as well as Machupo, Guanarito, and Junin
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59Selectivity of ST-336Concentration (EC)Value (μM)
60HSV-1 (CPE)EC50>20
61CMV (Elisa)EC50>20
62Vaccinia (CPE)EC50>20
63RSV-A (CPE)EC50>20
64Rotavirus (CPE)EC50>20
65SARS (CPE)EC50>20
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68ST-336 exerted its inhibitory effect only at the very early stage in the virus life cycle - addition of ST-336 at any time post-infection had no effect on virus yield, suggesting its an early stage inhibitor of virus replication
69Data suggested that ST-336 binds intact virions with a very slow dissociation constant
70Growth of ST-336 isolates was unaffected by the presence of ST-336 at concentrations that completely inhibited wild type Tacaribe virus replication, strongly suggesting that ST-336 acts as a direct antiviral inhibitor
71Data suggest that amino acid changes in arenavirus GP2 at either position 416, 418, 433 or 436 are sufficient to confer reduced susceptibility to ST-336
72ST-336 had poor pharmacokinetic (PK) properties in rodents, and the optimization program to improve the PK properties resulted in ST-294 - similar activity against Tacaribe, Machupo, Guanarito, and Junin viruses
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74Specificity of ST-294Inhibitory
75for TacaribeConcentration (EC)Value (μM)
76(CPE)EC500.12
77(Plaque reduction)EC900.1
78Machupo (Plaque reduction)EC900.3
79Guanarito (Plaque reduction)EC991
80Junin (Plaque reduction)EC500.3
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82Properties
83Solubility (0%, 2%, 10% FBS)18, 21 and 23 µM
84Solubility (pIon, pH 7.4)480 µM
85Stability (S9) rat/mouse/human/g.p26/74/100/23 min
86Genotoxicity (Ames test)negative
871/2 Life (PK rat/oral)2 hours
88Bioavailability (PK rat/oral)0.682
891/2 Life (PK newborn mouse)3 hours
90Cmax (PK newborn mouse)2910 ng/ml
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92To test tolerability, newborn mice were given IP dosages ranging from 0-100 mg/kg/day of ST-294 for 5 days
93Dosages of 100 mg/kg/day for 5 days were well tolerated - no clinical signs of toxicity, mice gained weight
94The drug levels and half-life shown in the PK study was not equivalent to that seen in the rats, but serum levels sufficient to perform proof-of-concept animal study
95Four day old mice were challenged with 30×LD50 of Tacaribe virus and treated with placebo, ribavirin as a control or ST-294
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97ST-294 showed efficacy, with both survival and a delay in death similar to the drug control (ribavirin)
98Promising results to advance into definitive animal studies - guinea pigs and primates
99In mouse model the mice appear to die of a neurological disease (indicated by hindquarter paralysis) and it is not known whether ST-294 can cross the blood brain barrier
100Drug levels and half-life of this drug candidate given IP in newborn mice is not as good as oral dosing in rats
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1228658697sulfonyl semicarbazides, carbonyl semicarbazides, and ureas for treatment of Arenaviruses
123ST-3362A: Vero cells were infected with Tacaribe virus at a MOI=0.01, ST-336 was added prior to or during Tacaribe infection (−1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21 hours post-infection). At 24 hours post-infection, virus yields were determined by plaque assay
124ST-2942B: Vero cells were infected with 400 pfu Tacaribe virus, ST-336 was added for 1 hour before the infection
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1443A: Virus dilution scheme prior to plating is provided - the virus mixed with ST-336 and diluted (left side) or virus diluted and ST-336 added after dilution (right side)
1453B: Pictures of the plaques that resulted after plating each dilution - shows that ST-336 binds with slow Koff to intact Tacaribe virion in the absence of cells
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1674A: Linear map of the glycoprotein precursor showing the location of the signal peptide, transmembrane domain, the cleavage site between GP1 and GP2 (K261-A262), the location of the four ST-336 resistant mutants (“DR #1-4”), and the amino acid change for each
1684B: Amino acid sequence alignment (SEQ ID NOS 3-16, respectively, in order of appearance) of GP2 from wild type NWA and ST 336 DRVs is shown
169Shown is the amino acid sequence of the C-terminal portion of GP2 (amino acids 397 to 457) containing the transmembrane domain (marked by vertical lines), the location of the mutations for DR#1-4 (underlined), and the amino acid difference in Amapari (in bold).
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191The ST-336 class of compounds targets the GP2 envelope protein, with mutations eliciting reduced susceptibility to the drug arising in or around the transmembrane region
192Drugs that target the interactions between the virus envelope and the cellular receptor represent a new class of antiviral drugs - entry inhibitors have raised interest because of their activity against multi-drug resistant viruses
193ST-294 also has the potential for prophylactic use since this drug appears to bind to the virus and would prevent infection - other virus entry inhibitors have demonstrated protection when given prophylactically
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1958629170benzimidazole derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
196ST-600037Lassa, Guanarito, Tacaribe viruses
197ST-600193Compound ST-600037 was identified as one of the most potent and selective compounds from within the pool of 25 quality hits
198ST-600193 displayed enhanced potency and selectivity relative to ST-600037
199ST-600193 is also a potent inhibitor of pseudotyped viral infection mediated by the envelopes of the New World arenaviruses Guanarito (EC50<1 nM) and Tacaribe (EC50=4 nM) - could be used for other viruses besides Lassa fever
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201Activity against LassaCC50/EC50
202GP-pseudotyped-virusActivity vs. LFV(Therapeutic
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22786233472,2′-bibenzimidazole, 2,2′-bibenzoxazole and 2,2′-bibenzothiazole derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
228lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
229In LCMV-infected cells in the presence of 10 μM compound, synthesis of viral S RNA and NP mRNA were dramatically suppressed relative to untreated controls for a period of at least 48 h post infection
230No CAT activity was observed in infected cells treated with 20 µM of Compound 1 - suggests that Compound 1 inhibits the activity of either viral NP or L protein, preventing efficient transcription and translation of viral RNA
231Compounds 6 and 7 displayed enhanced potency (EC50=6 nM and 63 nM, respectively) and selectivity relative to Compound 1
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23661H NMR in DMSO-d6: d 14.04 (br s, 2H),EC50 < 1 uM4,4'-Difluoro-1H,1'H- [2,2']C14 H8 F2 N4
23712.02 (br s, 1H), 7.26-7.45 (m, 4H),bibenzoimidazolyl
2387.07- 7.17 (m, 2H); Mass Spec: 269.3 (M - H)-
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24171H NMR in DMSO-d6: d 7.76-7.82 (m, 1H),EC50 < 1 uM5,5'-Difluoro-1H,1'H- [2,2']C14 H8 F2 N4
2427.54-7.68 (m, 2H), 7.12-7.34 (m, 3H);bibenzoimidazolyl
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24611H NMR in DMSO-d6: d 13.55 (s, 2H),EC50 < 1 uM1H, 1'H- [2,2']
2477.76 (d, 2H), 7.56 (d, 2H), 7.29 (td, 4H);bibenzoimidazolylC14 H10 N4
24813C NMR in DMSO-d6: d 143.81, 143.49,
249134.83, 123.63, 122.25, 119.18, 112.06;
250HRMS: 234.08976 M+
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25285189514-methyl-piperazine-1-carbothioic acid amide derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
253Machupo, Guanarito viruses
254No.EC50/CC50 μM TacaribeEC50/CC50 μM Candid 1EC50 μM Category A NWAstructure/name
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2878492434cycloalkanecarboxylic acid hydrazide derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
288ST-408306Guanarito, Tacaribe viruses
289ST-600161Compound 408306 was identified as one of the most potent and selective compounds from within the pool of 25 quality hits
290ST-600161 is also a potent inhibitor of pseudotyped viral infection mediated by the envelopes of the New World arenaviruses Guanarito (EC50=0.3 µM) and Tacaribe (EC50=0.8 µM)
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292Activity against LassaCC50/EC50
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3138461177benzimidazole derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
314arenaviruses
315Compound 1 is shown to be very potent with EC50 0.13 nM in the assay against Lassa GP-pseudotyped-virus in 293T cells
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317Analytical
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32011H NMR in CDCl3: d 8.11 (s, 1H), 7.97[3-(4-Ethoxy-phenyl)-C23 H24 N4 O
321(d, 1H), 7.59 (t, 1H), 7.56 (t, 1H), 7.343H-imidazo[4,5- b]pyridin-6-yl]-
322(s, 1H), 7.32 (d, 2H), 7.19 (d, 2H), 7.06(4-ethyl- benzyl)-amine
323(t, 1H), 7.03 (t, 1H), 4.36 (s, 2H), 4.12
324(br, 1H), 4.09 (q, 2H), 2.64 (q, 2H), 1.45
325(t, 3H), 1.23 (t, 3H);
326Mass Spec: 373.2 (M +H)+
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331CompoundLassaMachupoGuanaritoJuninSabiaVSVg
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3331EC50 < 0.05 uMEC50 < 0.05 uMEC50 < 0.05 uMEC50 < 0.05 uMEC50 < 0.05 uM1 < EC50 < 50 uM
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3358410149sulfonyl semicarbazides, semicarbazides and ureas derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
336ST-294arenaviruses
337ST-1937: Shows chemical structures of fusion inhibitors
338ST-761ST-294 and ST-193 - genetic studies of GPC from the Junin virus (JUNV) suggest that these small-molecule inhibitors bind to and stabilize the prefusion GPC complex, thereby preventing pH-induced activation of membrane fusion and virus entry
339ST-161ST-294 and ST-761 are specific to the NW arenaviruses
340TSRI 17C8ST-193 and TSRI 17C8 inhibit both NW and OW viruses
341TSRI 8C1ST-161 and TSRI 8C1 are selective for the OW LASV
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364Four MAbs (BE08, AG02, BF11, and AA09) have shown to be capable of neutralizing viral infectivity and would serve as sensitive probes for the native GPC conformation
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420ST-375 is a dansyl analogue of ST-294 that inhibits JUNV GPC-mediated cell-cell fusion at an EC50 similar to that of its parent (0.6 and 1.5 µM for ST-375 and ST-294)
421Each line denotes fusion inhibition by a small molecule as indicated by the symbols: ST-294 (filled squares), ST-761 (open squares), ST-193 (open circles), ST-375 (closed circles), and 17C8 (open diamonds)
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44411: Shows competitive binding of small-molecule fusion inhibitors to icd-GPC
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466ST-294, has been identified to potently and selectively inhibit NWA viruses in vitro including the 3 NIAID/CDC Category A viruses (Junin, Machupo, and Guanarito viruses)
467Also evaluated for stability in S9 liver extracts and for it's pharmacokinetic properties and was found to be metabolically stable and orally bioavailable
468Preliminary study showed significant protection against Tacaribe virus induced disease in newborn mice - apparent that this series of compounds targets GP2 and are viral entry inhibitors
469Apparent that the drug binds to virus and is carried over during dilutions (could potentially have an effect when titrating virus samples during other experiments, but wasn't enough drug carry over to affect the titers due to high dilution)
470Since ST-294 has better S9 stability than ST-336 does, thought that metabolism occurs at the methyl group on the aromatic ring
471The benzylic position is susceptible to oxidation - when there is no benzylic hydrogen present as in ST-294, oxidation is blocked and thus eliminates the fastest metabolism pathway
472Addition of the difluoromethoxy group in ST-294 gave this compound increased S9 stability, but did not reduce antiviral activity
473Not known whether ST-294 can cross the blood brain barrier (mice appear to die of a neurological disease, indicated by hind quarter paralysis)
474Drug levels and half-life in newborn mice is not as good as oral dosing in rats - guinea pigs and non-human primates more appropriate (virus replication in spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow)
475Also has the potential for prophylactic use since this drug appears to bind to the virus
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4777977365benzimidazole derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
478ST-193Lassa virus
479ST-6000371A: Benzimidazole derivative ST-37 (left) was modified to generate ST-193 (right)
480ST-6001931B: Inhibition of LASV GP- or VSVg-pseudotyped HIV infection with ST-37 or ST-193
481Infectivity measured by luciferase reporter relative to controls with no compound -each point is an average of three replicates, with error bars designating standard deviation
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5082A: Schematic representation of LASV-LCMV chimeric GPs - predicted TMD and heptad repeat domains (HR1 and HR2) are indicated
5092B: Pseudotype infectivity as in FIG. 1 using the arenavirus GPs shown (representative experiment)
510Average IC50s±SEM for these constructs were: LASV, 0.0016±0.0003 μM; LCMV, 31±4 μM; LASVN-LCMVC, 13.6±2.2 μM; and LCMVN-LASVC, 0.0005±0.0003 μM
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5323A: Schematic representation of an arenavirus GP2 subunit and the sites of 193R variations
533The TCRV amino acid sequence is shown for the region indicated, with sites identified as determinants of ST-193 sensitivity indicated with raised letters and numbering (TCRV GP amino acid numbering)
534Predicted TMD and heptad repeat domains (HR1 and HR2) are indicated (TMD is outlined in the sequence)
5353B: Single amino acid variations that reduce ST-193 sensitivity in TCRV GP
536Resistance is the fold change in IC50 as measured with TCRV GP-pseudotyped HIV, relative to wild-type, and averaged across at least four independent experiments (each in triplicate)
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5594: Residues identified as ST-193 sensitivity determinants (FIG. 3) are in bold type, and the predicted TMD is indicated
560The highlighted residues at positions 421 and 425 are sensitivity determinants for which some sequence divergence is observed across the Arenaviridae family
561LASV, Lassa fever strain Josiah (J04324); LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis strain Armstrong 53b (AY847350); MACV, Machupo strain Carvallo (AY619643); JUNV, Junin strain MC2 (D10072); TCRV, Tacaribe strain TRVL 11598 (P31840);
562GTOV, Guanarito (NC—005077); SABV, Sabia (NC—006317); LATV, Latino strain Maru 10924 (AF485259); PICV, Pichinde (U77602); PIRV, Pirital (NC—005894); and WWAV, Whitewater Arroyo (AF228063)
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580Compound ST-600037 was identified as one of the most potent and selective compounds from within the pool of 25 quality hits
581Chemical analogs of this compound were obtained/synthesized and tested - ST-600193 displayed enhanced potency and selectivity relative to ST-600037
582ST-600193 is also a potent inhibitor of pseudotyped viral infection mediated by the envelopes of the New World arenaviruses Guanarito (EC50<1 nM) and Tacaribe (EC50=4 nM) - may be useful for arenaviruses other than Lassa fever
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591LCMVOld World arenavirus; Armstrong 53b31 ± 4
592PichindeNew World arenavirus, clade A2.6 ± 0.5
593JunínNew World arenavirus, clade B10.0002 ± 0.00003
594MachupoNew World arenavirus, clade B10.0023 ± 0.0013
595TacaribeNew World arenavirus, clade B10.004 ± 0.002
596GuanaritoNew World arenavirus, clade B20.00034 ± 0.00007
597SabiaNew World arenavirus, clade B30.012 ± 0.003
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601Site-directed mutagenesis of predicted ST-193 sensitivity determinants:
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610LCMV wtMetMet31 ± 419600
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612LCMV dblValVal26 ± 416200
613Pichinde wtThrPhe2.6 ± 0.51600
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617Observations and presence of multiple ST-193 sensitivity determinants within the fusogenic GP2 subunit suggest that ST-193 blocks GP-mediated entry at a post-attachment stage
618ST-193 might prevent or perturb conformational rearrangement of GP, or inhibit lipid mixing, thereby preventing fusion with the host cell
619Alternatively, ST-193 could interact with the membrane-proximal domain, in the 409-413 region identified following genetic selection
620Another possibility is that ST-193 might disrupt protein-protein interactions within or near the TMD
621Sensitivity to at least three dissimilar antiviral compounds (ST-193, ST-294, and ST-761) has been mapped to the TMD region of GP2, with overlapping yet quite distinct patterns of genetic resistance
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6238518960benzenesulfonamide derivatives and analogs for treatment of Arenaviruses
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625MolecularEC50/90 (µM)Specificity
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6271N-(4-Diethylsulfamoyl-phenyl)-2-EC50 < 1 uM414.484.3/10.7 Den-1 0.3/5.21.2 Modoc >50
628(4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-acetamideDen-2 1.0/8.2 Den-3BVDV 0.3 C6/36
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6342N-(5-Diethylsulfamoyl-2-methoxy-phenyl)-EC50 < 1 uM328.437.6/8.9 Den-1 0.3/4.1BVDV 0.7 C6/36
635isobutyramideDen-2 5.5/13.3 Den-3
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