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APASL2017[OP112]
Chemical compounds that bind to HBx inhibit HBV DNA
replication
Sayuri Morimoto1, Ryosuke Muroyama1, Yasuo Tanaka2, Sayaka
Ito1, Ryo Nakagawa1, Kaku Goto1, Jun Arai1, Yoshimi Kaise1
1The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo,
Japan; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of
Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background: Multifunctional protein HBx is associated with HBV
replication and carcinogenesis. Chemical compounds that suppress
the function of HBx by binding to it could elucidate the mechanism of
HBx-dependent HBV replication and carcinogenesis. Their modes of
action being completely different from that of nucleoside analogues
or IFN treatment, they would provide a novel means to treat HBVrelated
diseases.
Methods: GST-tagged HBx was expressed and purified in E. coli.
The library of 1018 FDA-approved drugs was screened for the
binding to HBx by surface plasmon resonance analysis. The compounds’
effects on carcinogenesis were measured by cell proliferation
assay using Hep3B cells that demonstrate HBx-dependent proliferation
and Huh7 cells that do not contain integrated HBV DNA. The
compounds’ effects on HBV replication were measured by the
amount of HBV DNA in the culture medium using real-time PCR. In
this experiment, HepG2.2.15.7 cells having stable HBV expression
were used.
Result: Of the 1018 FDA-approved drugs in the library, 22 were
found to bind to HBx, and 6 of them could strongly bind to HBx
compared to others. These six compounds were further tested and cell
proliferation assay revealed that there was no difference in the rate of
cell proliferation between Hep3B and Huh7 cell lines. On the other
hand, two compounds showed more than 50% inhibition of the
amount of HBV DNA. One of them showed more than 90% inhibition,
almost as good as 95% inhibition of nucleoside analogue
entecavir.
Conclusion: Some FDA-approved drugs that bind to HBx were found
to inhibit HBV DNA replication. These compounds, working in a
different manner than entecavir, could be an attractive option for the
treatment of HBV-related diseases.
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