Journal: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Article Title: Pharmacodynamic Analysis of a Serine Protease Inhibitor, MK-4519, against Hepatitis C Virus Using a Novel In Vitro Pharmacodynamic System
doi: 10.1128/AAC.05383-11
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fitted luciferase activities for MK-4519 against a genotype 1b HCV replicon in BelloCell dose-range and dose-fractionation studies. (A to D) Graphs based on the dose-range study where various concentrations of MK-4519 were administered into BelloCell bottles as a continuous infusion. (A, B, D, and F) Graphs based on the dose-fractionation study in which a 24-h AUC exposure of 240 nM · h was fractionated at q24h, q12h, and continuous-infusion dosing intervals. A half-life of 3.6 h was simulated for MK-4519 in the dose-fractionation study. Lines, luciferase activity simulated by the mathematical model; symbols, luciferase activity observed in the BelloCell system at the specified time point; blue lines and symbols, luciferase activity from the total replicon population; red lines and symbols, luciferase activity from the mutant replicon subpopulation.
Article Snippet: A detailed description of the BelloCell system (BelloCell HD continuous cell culture system; catalog no. BS7000; Cesco Bioengineering Inc., Taichung, Taiwan) is described elsewhere ( 8 , 22 ).
Techniques: Luciferase, Fractionation, Activity Assay, Mutagenesis