Prophylactic Antiviral Activity of Sulfated Glycomimetic Oligomers and Polymers
- Laura Soria-MartinezLaura Soria-MartinezInstitute of Cellular Virology, ZMBE, University of Münster, Münster 48149, GermanyResearch Group “ViroCarb: glycans controlling non-enveloped virus infections” (FOR2327), Coordinating University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, GermanyMore by Laura Soria-Martinez
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- Sebastian BauerSebastian BauerInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, GermanyMore by Sebastian Bauer
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- Markus GieslerMarkus GieslerInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, GermanyMore by Markus Giesler
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- Sonja SchelhaasSonja SchelhaasEuropean Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of Münster, Münster 48149, GermanyCells in Motion Interfaculty Centre CiMIC, University of Münster, Münster 48149, GermanyMore by Sonja Schelhaas
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- Jennifer MaterlikJennifer MaterlikInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, GermanyMore by Jennifer Materlik
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- Kevin JanusKevin JanusInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, GermanyMore by Kevin Janus
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- Patrick PierzynaPatrick PierzynaInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, GermanyMore by Patrick Pierzyna
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- Miriam BeckerMiriam BeckerInstitute of Cellular Virology, ZMBE, University of Münster, Münster 48149, GermanyResearch Group “ViroCarb: glycans controlling non-enveloped virus infections” (FOR2327), Coordinating University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, GermanyMore by Miriam Becker
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- Nicole L. SnyderNicole L. SnyderResearch Group “ViroCarb: glycans controlling non-enveloped virus infections” (FOR2327), Coordinating University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, GermanyDepartment of Chemistry, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 28035, United StatesMore by Nicole L. Snyder
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- Laura Hartmann*Laura Hartmann*[email protected]Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, GermanyResearch Group “ViroCarb: glycans controlling non-enveloped virus infections” (FOR2327), Coordinating University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, GermanyMore by Laura Hartmann
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- Mario Schelhaas*Mario Schelhaas*[email protected]Institute of Cellular Virology, ZMBE, University of Münster, Münster 48149, GermanyResearch Group “ViroCarb: glycans controlling non-enveloped virus infections” (FOR2327), Coordinating University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, GermanyCells in Motion Interfaculty Centre CiMIC, University of Münster, Münster 48149, GermanyMore by Mario Schelhaas
Abstract

In this work, we investigate the potential of highly sulfated synthetic glycomimetics to act as inhibitors of viral binding/infection. Our results indicate that both long-chain glycopolymers and short-chain glycooligomers are capable of preventing viral infection. Notably, glycopolymers efficiently inhibit Human Papillomavirus (HPV16) infection in vitro and maintain their antiviral activity in vivo, while the glycooligomers exert their inhibitory function post attachment of viruses to cells. Moreover, when we tested the potential for broader activity against several other human pathogenic viruses, we observed broad-spectrum antiviral activity of these compounds beyond our initial assumptions. While the compounds tested displayed a range of antiviral efficacies, viruses with rather diverse glycan specificities such as Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), Influenza A Virus (IAV), and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCPyV) could be targeted. This opens new opportunities to develop broadly active glycomimetic inhibitors of viral entry and infection.
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