Antiviral Flashcards
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challenges with antiviral therapy
for man infections viral replication peaks near the time slinical symptoms first appear
- drugs most effective if administered before onset of symptoms
- not true for herpesvirus, HIV, or hepatitis: replication continues over long periods
Antiviral infections laten infections
therapy does not eliminate latent (dormant forms)
are these drugs virustatic or virucidal
most are virustatic. so viral eradication requires competent host immune system
Immunization
Active-vaccination
Passive-injection of immune globin (antibodies)
*Palivizumab: monoclonal Ab to prevent severe resspiratory synctial virus in high risk pediatric patients
Palivizumab
- use
- mechanism
- humanized monoclonal Ab to prevent severe RSV in high risk pediatric patients
- binds to fusion protein of RSV to prevent fusion to host cells
Infleunza A prophylaxis
-Amantadine
Influenza A and B treatment/prophylaxis
Oseltamivir
Amantadine
- prophylaxis against influenza A not influenza B (Best for prevention)
- therapy for infleunza A: reduces fever in 50% of patients and illness duration by 1-2 days if given within first 2 days
- resistance is now a common problem
Amantadine
-blocks viral uncoating by interfering with influenza A M2 protein (an ion channel)
Amantadine sie effects
- CNS effects
- slurred speech
- confusion, depression
- headaches, hallucinations
Oseltamivir
- prodrug, given orally
- competitively inhibits influenza neuraminidases
- interferes with viral release and viral penetration
approved uses for Oseltamivir
- treatment of uncomplicated influenza A and B in patients over one year old
- greatest benefit when given within 48 hours of symptom onset
- cinically it is less effective against influenza B than A
- influenza prophylaxis for people over 1 year old
side effects for oseltamivir
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- bronchitis
Trifluridine
thymic analog
interferes with DNA synthesis
Trifluridine
- ophthalmic use only
- treatment of HSV 1 and 2
Acyclovir
- phosphorylated form is produced 40-100x faster in infected cells by herpes thymidine kinase
- inhibits herpes DNA polymerase 10-30x more effectively than host cell DNA polymerase
- competes with deoxy-GTP for DNa polymerase
- terminates DNA chain elongation
Acyclovir IV use
- serious systemic herpes simplex virus
- HSV encephalitis
- disseminated neonatal HSV
- severe!! initial genital herpes
Acyclovir oral use
- primary genital herpes
- primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
Acyclovir topical uses
-primary genital herpes
may shorten healling time and pain when applied early
Acyclovir side effects
- generally well-tolerated
- rash, itching
- nausea, vomiting, heaadache, fatugue
Famciclovir
- prodrug activation
* active component is penciclovir-triP
Famciclovir mechanism
-Penciclovir-triP inhibits viral DNA polymerase (similar mechanism to acyclovir)
uses of famciclovir
- acute herpes zoster
- shingles latent chicken pox virus. localized and less than 3 days duration
- treatment and suppression of recurrent gential herpes
- oral administration and better absorbed than acyclovir
what is the effect of Famciclovir daily
its a suppressive therapy that markedly reduces recurrent episodes of genital herpes