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Reverse design of an influenza neutralizing spiky nano-inhibitor with a dual mode of action.

C. Nie, B. Parshad, S. Bhatia, C. Cheng, M. Stadtmüller, A. Oehrl, Y. Kerkhoff, T. Wolff, Rainer Haag – 2020

In this study, we demonstrate the concept of “topology‐matching design” for virus inhibitors. With the current knowledge of influenza A virus (IAV), we designed a nanoparticle‐based inhibitor (nano‐inhibitor) that has a matched nanotopology to IAV virions and shows heteromultivalent inhibitory effects on hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. The synthesized nano‐inhibitor can neutralize the viral particle extracellularly and block its attachment and entry to the host cells. The virus replication was significantly reduced by 6 orders of magnitude in the presence of the reverse designed nano‐inhibitors. Even when used 24 hours after the infection, more than 99.999 % inhibition is still achieved, which indicates such a nano‐inhibitor might be a potent antiviral for the treatment of influenza infection.

Titel
Reverse design of an influenza neutralizing spiky nano-inhibitor with a dual mode of action.
Verfasser
C. Nie, B. Parshad, S. Bhatia, C. Cheng, M. Stadtmüller, A. Oehrl, Y. Kerkhoff, T. Wolff, Rainer Haag
Datum
2020
Kennung
10.1002/ange.202004832
Zitierweise
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 2020, published online
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