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ArticleScientific reports2017

M48U1 and Tenofovir combination synergistically inhibits HIV infection in activated PBMCs and human cervicovaginal histocultures.

Giuseppina Musumeci, Isabella Bon, David Lembo, Valeria Cagno, Maria Carla Re, Caterina Signoretto, Erica Diani, Lucia Lopalco, Claudia Pastori, Loïc Martin and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppina MusumeciDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostics and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Isabella BonDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostics and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
David LemboDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
Valeria CagnoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
Maria Carla ReDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostics and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Caterina SignorettoDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Erica DianiDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Lucia LopalcoDivision of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Claudia PastoriDivision of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Loïc MartinCEA, iBiTecS, Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), Gif sur Yvette, F-91191, France.
Gilles PonchelInstitut Galien Paris Sud, CNRS UMR 8612, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 5 rue J-B. Clément, 92296, Châtenay-Malabry cedex, France.
Davide GibelliniDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Kawthar BouchemalInstitut Galien Paris Sud, CNRS UMR 8612, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 5 rue J-B. Clément, 92296, Châtenay-Malabry cedex, France.
University of Bologna · ITUniversity of Verona · ITCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversity of Turin · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · ITInstitut de Biologie et Technologies · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbicides are considered a promising strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmission and disease. In this report, we first analyzed the antiviral activity of the miniCD4 M48U1 peptide formulated in hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) hydrogel in activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) infected with R5- and X4-tropic HIV-1 strains. The results demonstrate that M48U1 prevented infection by several HIV-1 strains including laboratory strains, and HIV-1 subtype B and C strains isolated from the activated PBMCs of patients. M48U1 also inhibited infection by two HIV-1 transmitted/founder infectious molecular clones (pREJO.c/2864 and pTHRO.c/2626). In addition, M48U1 was administered in association with tenofovir, and these two antiretroviral drugs synergistically inhibited HIV-1 infection. In the next series of experiments, we tested M48U1 alone or in combination with tenofovir in HEC hydrogel with an organ-like structure mimicking human cervicovaginal tissue. We demonstrated a strong antiviral effect in absence of significant tissue toxicity. Together, these results indicate that co-treatment with M48U1 plus tenofovir is an effective antiviral strategy that may be used as a new topical microbicide to prevent HIV-1 transmission.

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Drug SynergismAnti-Infective AgentsBiological ProductsCells, CulturedEpithelial CellsHIV-1HumansLeukocytes, MononuclearTenofovirAnti-Infective AgentsBiological ProductsTenofovir

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PMID28145455
PMCPMC5286506
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