State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu-ChongZhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu-ChongZhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.
Eur J Med Chem. 2023 Sep 5;257:115485. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115485. Epub 2023 May 13.
CAMs were disclosed to alter cccDNA levels with sustained hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss or seroconversion in preclinical investigation. Here, we report the discovery of a prodrug Yhhu6669 as CAMs based on the intestinal peptide transporter. This compound exhibited the promising anti-HBV activity with sustained suppression of HBV DNA, as well as HBsAg and HBeAg in the AAV HBV mouse model by oral treatment for 7 weeks and maintained for a further 8 weeks following drug withdraw. Our results show an alternative possibility for a functional cure by specific CAMs and provide the basis for the further mechanism study.
CAMs 被发现可以改变cccDNA 水平,从而在临床前研究中持续降低乙肝表面抗原 (HBsAg) 或实现血清学转换。在这里,我们报告了一种基于肠肽转运体的前药 Yhhu6669 作为 CAMs 的发现。该化合物在 AAV HBV 小鼠模型中具有持续抑制 HBV DNA、HBsAg 和 HBeAg 的有前景的抗 HBV 活性,通过口服治疗 7 周,并在停药后进一步持续 8 周。我们的结果显示了通过特定的 CAMs 实现功能性治愈的另一种可能性,并为进一步的机制研究提供了基础。