Table 3

Inhibitory effects of antiviral compounds against HIV-1 (NL4.3) strains selected for resistance against l-CA or d-CA

EC50(μM)3-a (Fold Increase)3-b
NL4.3 WTNL4.3l-CAres3-cNL4.3d-CAres3-d
l-CA12.7  ± 8.566.8 (5)>115 (>9)
l-CATA8.0  ± 2.862.0 (8)37.0 (5)
d-CA10.9  ± 6.5>111 (>10)>111 (>10)
d-CATA7.8  ± 2.675.7 (10)92.0 (12)
DS0.08  ± 0.082.1 (26)1.24 (16)
  • WT, wild type.

  • 3-a  50% effective concentration, or concentration required to inhibit the viral cytopathic effect by 50% in MT-4 cell cultures.

  • 3-b  Fold resistance is the ratio of EC50 determined for the resistant strain divided by the EC50 obtained for the HIV-1 NL4.3WT strain.

  • 3-c  Virus strain selected after 23 passages in MT-4 cells in the presence of increasing concentrations ofl-CA (up to 63.2 μM).

  • 3-d  Virus strain selected after 26 passages in MT-4 cells in the presence of increasing concentrations ofd-CA (up to 84.3 μM).

  • All data represent mean ± S.D. for at least two separate experiments.