Trifluridine for treatment of mpox infection in drug combinations in ophthalmic cell models.

drug combination monkeypox ophthalmic infection tecovirimat resistance trifluridine

Journal

Journal of medical virology
ISSN: 1096-9071
Titre abrégé: J Med Virol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7705876

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Historique:
revised: 23 11 2023
received: 31 08 2023
accepted: 15 12 2023
medline: 5 1 2024
pubmed: 5 1 2024
entrez: 5 1 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The Mpox virus can cause severe disease in the susceptible population with dermatologic and systemic manifestations. Furthermore, ophthalmic manifestations of mpox infection are well documented. Topical trifluridine (TFT) eye drops have been used for therapy of ophthalmic mpox infection in patients, however, its efficacy against mpox virus infection in this scenario has not been previously shown. In the present study, we have established ophthalmic cell models suitable for the infection with mpox virus. We show, that TFT is effective against a broad range of mpox isolates in conjunctival epithelial cells and keratocytes. Further, TFT remained effective against a tecovirimat-resistant virus strain. In the context of drug combinations, a nearly additive effect was observed for TFT combinations with brincidofovir and tecovirimat in conjunctival epithelial cells, while a slight antagonism was observed for both combinations in keratocytes. Altogether, our findings demonstrate TFT as a promising drug for treatment of ophthalmic mpox infection able to overcome tecovirimat resistance. However, conflicting results regarding the effect of drug combinations with approved compounds warrant close monitoring of such use in patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38180134
doi: 10.1002/jmv.29354
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e29354

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Medical Virology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Auteurs

Jindrich Cinatl (J)

Institute of Medical Virology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Dr. Petra Joh-Forschungshaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Marco Bechtel (M)

Institute of Medical Virology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Philipp Reus (P)

Institute of Medical Virology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Discovery Research ScreeningPort, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Hamburg, Germany.

Melanie Ott (M)

Dr. Petra Joh-Forschungshaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Florian Rothweiler (F)

Dr. Petra Joh-Forschungshaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Martin Michaelis (M)

Dr. Petra Joh-Forschungshaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

Sandra Ciesek (S)

Institute of Medical Virology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
German Center for Infection Research, DZIF, External Partner Site, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Denisa Bojkova (D)

Institute of Medical Virology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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