title: Effects of phosphonylmethoxyalkyl derivatives studied with a murine model for abortion induced by equine herpesvirus 1.
abstract: (S)-9-(3-Hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine (HPMPA) and (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)cytosine (HPMPC) were tested in a mouse model for equine herpesvirus 1-induced abortion. HPMPA, given twice daily, reduced virus replication, but the compound was embryotoxic. A single dose of HPMPC, however, reduced the incidence of abortion and transfer of virus to the fetuses while producing no obvious toxic effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Awan
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000382:microbiology*; D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077404:Cidofovir; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004861:Herpesvirus 1, Equid; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D011247:Pregnancy; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D003596:Cytosine; C050127:9-(S)-(3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl)adenine; D000225:Adenine; D000077404:Cidofovir