A competitive inhibitor of influenza neuraminidase that prevents new viral particles from being released.
Description :
A competitive inhibitor of influenza neuraminidase that prevents new viral particles from being released; an antiviral agent used to treat and prevent influenza A and influenza B.
Influenza
Oseltamivir Phosphate, anti-Neu1 antibodies, and matrix metalloproteinase-9-specific inhibitor blocks Neu1 activity associated with EGF-stimulated TNBC MDA-MB-231 cells. Oseltamivir slows the spread of influenza (flu) virus between cells in the body by stopping the virus from chemically cutting ties with its host cell. Oseltamivir phosphate (OP) is a prodrug that is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract after oral administration and is extensively converted predominantly by hepatic esterases to Oseltamivir carboxylate (OC)[1]. Oseltamivir phosphate is a widely used anti-influenza sialidase inhibitor. The metabolic activity of CMA07 and CMT-U27 cell lines is significantly decreased with 305 μM Oseltamivir phosphate treatment (p=0.005 and p<0.0001 respectively) using One Way ANOVA testes. In contrast, no statistically significant alterations are observed with 0.305 μM (p=0.9781), 3.05 μM (p=0.7436) and 30.5 μM (p=0.9623) of Oseltamivir phosphate treatments when compare with control cells. Finally, to assess the effect of Oseltamivir phosphate on CMA07 and CMT-U27 programmed cell death, and given that 305 μM Oseltamivir phosphate treatment impaired cell metabolic activity, a programmed cell death measurement is performed with the TUNEL assay. Twenty-four hour Oseltamivir phosphate treatment, specifically at 305 μM, significantly increases CMA07 (p=0.001) and CMT-U27 (p=0.0002) DNA fragmentation, suggesting promotion of programmed cell death, when compare with lower Oseltamivir concentrations, or with PBS[2].
Oseltamivir phosphate-treated mice present significantly more inflammatory infiltrate in primary tumors (p=0.01). Ki-67 antigen and caspase-3 protein are used to assess CMT-U27 xenograft tumor cell proliferation and apoptosis respectively. Virtually no differences are found in Ki-67 and caspase 3 (p=0.2) expression between Oseltamivir-treated and non-treated mice[2].