| Literature DB >> 9527790 |
F M Uckun1, L M Chelstrom, L Tuel-Ahlgren, I Dibirdik, J D Irvin, M C Langlie, D E Myers.
Abstract
We have evaluated the clinical potential of TXU (anti-CD7)-pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) immunoconjugate (TXU-PAP) as a new biotherapeutic anti-human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV) agent by evaluating its anti-HIV type 1 (anti-HIV-1) activity in vitro, as well as in a surrogate human peripheral blood lymphocyte-severe combined immunodeficient (Hu-PBL-SCID) mouse model of human AIDS. The present report documents in a side-by-side comparison the superior in vitro anti-HIV-1 activity of TXU-PAP compared to the activities of zidovudine, 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxythymidine, unconjugated PAP, and B53-PAP, an anti-CD4-PAP immunoconjugate. Notably, TXU-PAP elicited potent anti-HIV activity in the Hu-PBL-SCID mouse model of human AIDS without any side effects and at doses that were very well tolerated by cynomolgus monkeys. Furthermore, plasma samples from TXU-PAP-treated cynomolgus monkeys showed potent anti-HIV-1 activity in vitro.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9527790 PMCID: PMC105418 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.42.2.383
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191