| 摘要 |
The invention which is the subject of the present application relates to a compound of structure I: A-B-C for use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a viral infection, and in particular for preventing and/or inhibiting viral replication, in which A is a quinoline or a quinoline-type group, B is a single amino acid or a peptide or polypeptide having a given amino acid sequence, C is an O-phenoxy group and the symbol “-” indicates that the entities A, B and C are chemically bonded within the compound I. According to a particular embodiment, said compound is a protease inhibitor, in particular a caspase inhibitor, and more particularly the inhibitor Q-VD-OPh (N-(2(quinolyl)valyl-aspartyl-(2,6-difluorophenoxy)methyl ketone), optionally in an O-methylated form. The invention relates also to a novel antiviral composition, and to a novel combination (or kit) comprising (i) said compound of structure I and (ii) at least one other antiviral agent, in particular at least one transcriptase inhibitor and/or at least one viral protease inhibitor. |
