Osalmid (Oxaphenamide)

Cell experiment:

HepG2.2.15 cells are cultured in the presence of 200 μg/mL G418. Cell viability is determined using a Cell Counting Kit-8 in 96-well plates treated with Osalmid for designated times. For long term assays, the culture supernatants are replaced with fresh media containing Osalmid every two days. The control wells contained equivalent amounts of DMSO. The CC50 is calculated as the concentration of a compound that reduced the cell viability to 50% compared to the control[1].

Animal experiment:

Mice: The HBV-transgenic mouse lineage is initially produced on a BALB/c background. Osalmid or 3TC is suspended in 0.05% CMC-Na and administered once a day by gavage at 400 and 100 mg/kg, respectively, for 28 days. For the combination group, mice are intragastrically administered with a mixture of osalmid and 3TC. 0.05% CMC-Na solution is used as control. The mouse sera are collected and assayed for HBV DNA levels and AST/ALT activity. Mice are then sacrificed after the 28-day drug treatment and the livers are excised for analysis[1].

References:

[1]. Liu X, et al. Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by targeting ribonucleotide reductase M2 protein. Biochem Pharmacol. 2016 Mar 1;103:118-28.