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===Better Known as: Invirase or Fortovase=== | ===Better Known as: Invirase or Fortovase=== | ||
* Marketed By: Roche<br /> | * Marketed By: Roche<br /> | ||
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* 2004 Sales: $100 Million | * 2004 Sales: $100 Million | ||
* Importance: It was the first [[HIV Protease]] inhibitor to be approved by the FDA. Due to the rapidity with which HIV developed resistance to Saquinavir, Roche halted sales of Saquinavir monotreatments in favor of combination treatments with [[Ritonavir]]. | * Importance: It was the first [[HIV Protease]] inhibitor to be approved by the FDA. Due to the rapidity with which HIV developed resistance to Saquinavir, Roche halted sales of Saquinavir monotreatments in favor of combination treatments with [[Ritonavir]]. | ||
* | * See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and diseases. | ||
===Mechanism of Action=== | ===Mechanism of Action=== | ||
When [[HIV]] infects a host, it directs the synthesis of several polyproteins. The maturation of the virus to its infectious form requires that these polyproteins be cleaved to their component proteins by [[HIV Protease]]. The subunits of <scene name=' | When [[HIV]] infects a host, it directs the synthesis of several polyproteins. The maturation of the virus to its infectious form requires that these polyproteins be cleaved to their component proteins by [[HIV Protease]]. The subunits of <scene name='Saquinavir/Hiv_prot/1'>HIV Protease</scene> come together to form a catalytic tunnel capable of binding the nascent peptides and cleaving them into their mature form. Within this tunnel lies <scene name='Saquinavir/Cat/1'>two Asp-Thr-Gly conserved sequences</scene>, which contain the <scene name='Saquinavir/Cat_as/1'>catalytic Asp residues</scene>. These catalytic Asp residues carry out the hydrolytic cleavage of the polyprotein. Saquinavir <scene name='Saquinavir/Cat_asb/1'>binds very precisely</scene> to these conserved sequences within the HIV Protease tunnel, preventing the nascent polyproteins from entering. Unable to actively cleave the nascent proteins into their appropriate form, HIV is unable to mature and proliferate, allowing the patients immune system to fight off the infection more easily.<ref>PMID:1799632</ref><ref>PMID:17243183</ref> | ||
===Drug Resistance=== | ===Drug Resistance=== | ||
The biggest difficulty with treating [[HIV]] is the rapidity at which it mutates and becomes resistant to treatments. To view a comprehensive and interactive analysis of the mutations which confer drug resistance to [[HIV Protease]], See: [[HIV Protease Inhibitor Resistance Profile]] | The biggest difficulty with treating [[HIV]] is the rapidity at which it mutates and becomes resistant to treatments. To view a comprehensive and interactive analysis of the mutations which confer drug resistance to [[HIV Protease]], See: [[HIV Protease Inhibitor Resistance Profile]] | ||
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===Pharmacokinetics=== | ===Pharmacokinetics=== | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== |
Latest revision as of 15:51, 11 January 2024
Better Known as: Invirase or Fortovase
Mechanism of ActionWhen HIV infects a host, it directs the synthesis of several polyproteins. The maturation of the virus to its infectious form requires that these polyproteins be cleaved to their component proteins by HIV Protease. The subunits of come together to form a catalytic tunnel capable of binding the nascent peptides and cleaving them into their mature form. Within this tunnel lies , which contain the . These catalytic Asp residues carry out the hydrolytic cleavage of the polyprotein. Saquinavir to these conserved sequences within the HIV Protease tunnel, preventing the nascent polyproteins from entering. Unable to actively cleave the nascent proteins into their appropriate form, HIV is unable to mature and proliferate, allowing the patients immune system to fight off the infection more easily.[1][2] Drug ResistanceThe biggest difficulty with treating HIV is the rapidity at which it mutates and becomes resistant to treatments. To view a comprehensive and interactive analysis of the mutations which confer drug resistance to HIV Protease, See: HIV Protease Inhibitor Resistance Profile |
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Pharmacokinetics
For Pharmacokinetic Data References, See: References |
References
- ↑ Spinelli S, Liu QZ, Alzari PM, Hirel PH, Poljak RJ. The three-dimensional structure of the aspartyl protease from the HIV-1 isolate BRU. Biochimie. 1991 Nov;73(11):1391-6. PMID:1799632
- ↑ Tie Y, Kovalevsky AY, Boross P, Wang YF, Ghosh AK, Tozser J, Harrison RW, Weber IT. Atomic resolution crystal structures of HIV-1 protease and mutants V82A and I84V with saquinavir. Proteins. 2007 Apr 1;67(1):232-42. PMID:17243183 doi:10.1002/prot.21304