Description
AH-D peptide is a brain-penetrant antiviral agent disrupting highly curved lipid membranes. AH-D peptide exhibits broad-spectrum antiviral activity against ZIKV, Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, yellow fever virus and Japanese encephalitis virus, with
IC50 values of 11.9, 12.5, 35.7, 206 and 136 nM, respectively. AH-D peptide reduces the viral load in the brain, suppresses inflammation, protects neurons, and does not damage the blood brain barrier. AH-D peptide restores antitumor immunity by decreasing circulating PD-L1+ exosomes, reducing intratumoral immunosuppressive cells (regulatory T cells, myeloid-derived suppressor cells), and enhancing T cell function. AH-D peptide inhibits membrane-enveloped viruses and cancer cell metastasis in vivo. AH-D peptide exhibits no immunogenicity and has negligible effects on normal tissues. AH-D peptide can be used for research in Zika virus and other mosquito-borne viruses, cancer immunotherapy and metastasis[1][2]