146 results about "NS5A" patented technology

The present invention relates to novel methods for identifying antiviral agents which selectively interfere with viral proteins that override the interferon(IFN)-induced cellular defense mechanisms against viral infection. In particular, the present invention relates to screening assays that identify agents which selectively inhibit the interaction between viral proteins containing an interferon sensitivity determining region (ISDR) and IFN-induced PKR protein kinase. The present invention more particularly relates to screening assays that identify agents which selectively inhibit the interaction between hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural 5A protein (NS5A), which contains an ISDR, and IFN-induced PKR protein kinase. The interaction between the viral ISDR and IFN-induced PKR protein kinase results in the override of IFN-induced cellular defense mechanisms to combat viral infection. Therefore the agents identified using the assays of the invention may have utility as antiviral agents.

The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that are useful as hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for inhibiting HCV NS5A activity, for treating or preventing HCV infections and for inhibiting HCV viral replication and/or viral production in a cell-based system.

This disclosure concerns novel compounds of Formula (I) as defined in the specification and compositions comprising such novel compounds. These compounds are useful antiviral agents, especially in inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Thus, the disclosure also concerns a method of treating HCV related diseases or conditions by use of these novel compounds or a composition comprising such novel compounds.

Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies for inhibition of hepatitis C.

This disclosure concerns novel compounds of Formula (I) as defined in the specification and compositions comprising such novel compounds. These compounds are useful antiviral agents, especially in inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Thus, the disclosure also concerns a method of treating HCV related diseases or conditions by use of these novel compounds or a composition comprising such novel compounds.

The present invention provides modified hepatitis C virus genomic RNA, comprising nucleotide sequences of genomic RNA portions of two or more types of hepatitis C viruses, which comprises a 5′ untranslated region, a core protein coding sequence, an E1 protein coding sequence, a p7 protein coding sequence, an E2 protein coding sequence, an NS2 protein coding sequence, an NS3 protein coding sequence, an NS4A protein coding sequence, an NS4B protein coding sequence, an NS5A protein coding sequence, an NS5B protein coding sequence, and a 3′ untranslated region, and which can be autonomously replicated. In particular, the present invention relates to modified hepatitis C virus genomic RNA, which can be autonomously replicated by substitution of the RNA sequence portion encoding NS3, NS4, NS5A, and NS5B proteins of hepatitis C virus genomic RNA with a partial RNA sequence encoding NS3, NS4, NS5A, and NS5B proteins of a JFH1 strain shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.

The invention relates to non-macrocyclic, non-peptidic, substituted heterocyclic compounds useful for inhibiting hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) replication, particularly functions of the non-structural 5A (“NS5A”) protein of HCV

Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies for inhibition of hepatitis C.

GB virus C (GBV-C or hepatitis G virus) is a flavivirus that frequently leads to chronic viremia in humans. The invention provides compositions and methods involving a -GBV-C NS5A peptide or polypeptide for inhibiting and treating HIV infections.

The present inventors have developed a culture system for genotype 3a, which has a high prevalence worldwide. Since intergenotypic recombinant genomes exploiting the replication characteristics of JFH1 will be a valuable tool for the genotype specific study of the replaced genes and related therapeutics, the present inventors constructed a genotype 3a/2a (S52/JFH1) recombinant containing the structural genes (Core, E1, E2), p7 and NS2 of strain S52 and characterized it in Huh7.5 cells. S52/JFH1 and J6/JFH viruses passaged in cell culture had comparable growth kinetics and yielded similar peak HCV RNA titers and infectivity titers. Direct genome sequencing of cell culture derived S52/JFH1 viruses identified putative adaptive mutations in Core, E2, p7, NS3 and NS5A; clonal analysis revealed, that all genomes analyzed exhibited different combinations of these mutations. Finally, viruses resulting from transfection with RNA transcripts of five S52/JFH1 recombinant containing these combinations of putative adaptive mutations performed as efficiently as J6/JFH viruses in Huh7.5 15 cells and were all genetically stable after viral passage. In conclusion, the present inventors have developed a robust and genetically stable cell culture system for HCV genotype 3a.

The invention relates to a screening method for a medicine for targeting NS5ATP9 (HCV NS5A-transactivated protein 9) prevention or treatment of tissue fibrosis and tissue sclerosis, and the medicine obtained by screening using the method. NS5ATP9 significantly regulates the expression of extracellular matrix collagen and non-collagen glycoprotein and affects the occurrence and development of tissue fibrosis by regulating a TGFbeta1/Smad3 signaling pathway; and the NS5ATP9 promotes the apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells, inhibits the proliferation of the hepatic stellate cells and regulates extracellular matrix deposition by regulating the phosphorylation level and the intracellular translocation condition of a Smad3 protein. TDF/TAF can effectively regulate the expression of NS5ATP9 gene,and is verified in CCl4-induced mouse liver fibrosis model, and the TDF/TAF achieves significant effects in the prevention or treatment of CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in mice.

Methods and reagents for determining a nucleotide variation at position 937 of the HCV-1a NS5A gene useful in predicting an individual's response to interferon treatment are presented.

This invention provides infectious chimeric HCV particles that can be used for vaccines. This invention further provides a nucleic acid comprising a chimeric gene derived from the hepatitis C virus comprising regions each encoding Core protein, E1 protein, E2 protein and p7 protein derived from a hepatitis C virus strain other than JFH-1 strain; NS2 protein derived from JFH-1 strain or a hepatitis C virus strain other than JFH-1 strain, or a chimeric NS2 protein of NS2 protein derived from JFH-1 strain and NS2 protein derived from a hepatitis C virus strain other than JFH-1 strain; and NS3 protein, NS4A protein, NS4B protein, NS5A protein, and NS5B protein derived from JFH-1 strain in that order in 5′ to 3′ direction, wherein the 328th proline residue from the amino acid residue at N-terminus of the Core protein is substituted with an amino acid residue other than proline. This invention further provides chimeric HCV particles comprising such nucleic acid, and use of such HCV particles for vaccines.

The invention discloses an aptamer capable of identifying a hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein, which is a DNA fragment represented by any of sequences from SEQ ID No.1 to SEQ ID No.5. The derivatives of the aptamer comprise nucleotide substituted RNA aptamers, skeleton-restructured derivatives, restructured peptide nucleic acid derivatives and radioactive molecule connected derivatives. The screening method of the aptamer comprises: preparing HCV NS5A protein with histidine marker, and preparing protein pET200/D/LacZ; immobilizing the proteins, and designing a random nucleic acid library; and finally, screening the aptamer by pretreating the DNA library, performing reverse screening, screening and repeated screening and other steps, wherein the obtained aptamer has high competition power and optimized sequence length. The aptamer and the derivatives thereof can be used in the preparation of detection kit or diagnosis reagent for the HCV NS5A protein and can also be used in preparation of reagents for inhibiting replication of hepatitis C virus in liver cells.

The invention provides a novel method for synthesizing anti-hepatitis C virus novel medicine daclatasvir. 4,4'-di(2-bromoacetyl) biphenyl serve as a raw material and first undergoes the condensation reaction with N-(methoxycarbonyl)-L-valyl-L-proline to obtain 4,4'-di(N-(methoxycarbonyl)-L-valyl-L-proline ester acetyl) biphenyl, and 4,4'-di(N-(methoxycarbonyl)-L-valyl-L-proline ester acetyl) biphenyl undergoes ring closing reaction with ammonium acetate to synthesize hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A inhibitor daclatasvir through two-step reaction. The novel method for synthesizing anti-hepatitis C virus novel medicine daclatasvir has the advantages that the reaction and separation and purification steps are fewer, the synthetic cycle is short and the production cost is low; and the method has wide prospect of large scale industrial application.