Broad-spectrum anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) potential of a peptide HIV type 1 entry inhibitor |
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Authors: | Cocklin Simon Gopi Hosahudya Querido Bianca Nimmagadda Manideepthi Kuriakose Syna Cicala Claudia Ajith Sandya Baxter Sabine Arthos James Martín-García Julio Chaiken Irwin M |
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Affiliation: | Drexel University College of Medicine, 11313 New College Building, 245 N. 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. sc349@drexel.edu |
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Abstract: | The AIDS epidemic continues to spread at an alarming rate worldwide, especially in developing countries. One approach to solving this problem is the generation of anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) compounds with inhibition spectra broad enough to include globally prevailing forms of the virus. We have examined the HIV type 1 (HIV-1) envelope specificity of a recently identified entry inhibitor candidate, HNG-105, using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and pseudovirus inhibition assays. The combined results suggest that the HNG-105 molecule may be effective across the HIV-1 subtypes, and they highlight its potential as a lead for developing therapeutic and microbicidal agents to help combat the spread of AIDS. |
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