BETA-HAIRPIN PEPTIDES HAVING ANTI-VIRAL PROPERTIES AGAINST THE DENGUE VIRUS

The invention relates to structurally constrained synthetic peptides that have been optimised to form a beta-hairpin structure. The peptides can inhibit or reduce the infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these synthetic pep...

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Main Authors GARAY PÉREZ, Hilda Elisa, Karen ALVAREZ PÉREZ, HUERTA GALINDO, Vivian, REYES ACOSTA, Osvaldo, Alexis YERO DÍAZ, GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ, Luis Javier, MARTÍN DUNN, Alejandro Miguel, SARRÍA NÚÑEZ, Mónica, Rocío GARATEIX SUÁREZ, CHINEA SANTIAGO, Glay, Mariela VÁZQUEZ CASTILLO, Dianne PUPO GÓMEZ, Gabriel Jesús MÁRQUEZ PERERA, GONZÁLEZ BLANCO, Sonia, GUIROLA CRUZ, Osmany, FALCÓN CAMA, Viviana
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LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published 01.04.2019
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Summary:The invention relates to structurally constrained synthetic peptides that have been optimised to form a beta-hairpin structure. The peptides can inhibit or reduce the infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these synthetic peptides, said pharmaceutical compositions being suitable for preventing and/or treating the infections caused by DENV. Furthermore, the invention provides a method for treating the infections caused by this virus. La presente invención está relacionada con péptidos sintéticos, estructuralmente constreñidos, que han sido optimizados para la formación de estructura horquilla beta; dichos péptidos son capaces de inhibir o atenuar la infección por el virus Dengue (DENV); la invención incluye también composiciones farmacéuticas que contienen estos péptidos sintéticos, las que son útiles para la prevención y/o el tratamiento de las infecciones causadas por DENV; de igual forma, la invención provee un método de tratamiento de las infecciones causadas por este virus.
Bibliography:Application Number: MX20160011420