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Inhibitory Effect of CDK9 Inhibitor FIT-039 on Hepatitis B Virus Propagation

Inhibitory Effect of CDK9 Inhibitor FIT-039 on Hepatitis B Virus Propagation

Tomohisa Tanaka, Kaori Okuyama-Dobashi, Shuko Murakami, Wenjia Chen, Toru Okamoto, Keiji Ueda, Takamitsu Hosoya, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Akihide Ryo, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masatoshi Hagiwara, Kohji Moriishi

Antiviral Res. 2016 Sep;133:156-64.

PMID: 27515132

Abstract:

Current therapies for hepatitis B virus (HBV) cannot completely eliminate the HBV genome because of the stable population of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and so on. FIT-039, which is a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 9 inhibitor, is known to suppress the replication of several DNA viruses including HSV, HPV and human adenovirus. In this study, we investigated the antiviral effect of FIT-039 on HBV infection. HepG2 cells expressing human sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (HepG2/NTCP cells) were infected with HBV in the presence of FIT-039. FIT-039 dose-dependently reduced intracellular viral RNA, nucleocapsid-associated viral DNA, and supernatant viral antigens without cytotoxicity in the infected cells (IC50 = 0.33 μM, CC50 > 50 μM). The antiviral activity of FIT-039 was prominent at an early phase of viral infection, although the compound did not inhibit preS1-binding to HepG2/NTCP cells. FIT-039 reduced cccDNA in HBV-replicating or HBV-infected cells. Furthermore, the antiviral activity of entecavir was significantly enhanced by the combination with FIT-039 in the chimeric mice having human hepatocytes infected with HBV. None of the mice had significant drug-related body weight or serum human-albumin concentration changes. These data suggest that CDK9 inhibitor FIT-039 is a promising antiviral candidate for HBV infection.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP649761240	Entecavir Related Compound A		649761-24-0	Price

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