Interaction of Oseltamivir with Influenza A/h3N2 Viruses



3.3.3. Interaction of oseltamivir with influenza A/H3N2 viruses


The results of the NAI test performed on 157 A/H3N2 virus strains showed that the IC 50 value of H3N2 strains ranged from 0.038 - 0.29nM, no virus was detected with a value exceeding the threshold value (0.164nM) by 10 times or more (according to the result assessment table). Table 3.5 shows the IC 50 value of H3N2 virus by year. This result allows to confirm in this study that influenza A/H3N2 virus circulating in Vietnam during the period 2003 - 2012 responded well to the antiviral drug oseltamivir.

Table 3.5. IC 50 values ​​of A/H3N2 strains from 2003 to 2012


Year

IC 50 value

average (nM)

SD (nM)

Average IC 50 value

mean ± SD (nM)

2003

0.302

0.299


0.164 ± 0.126

2004

0.169

0.139

2007

0.323

0.254

2009

0.055

0.040

2010

0.093

0.076

2012

0.190

0.099

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3.3.4. Level of reduced sensitivity and resistance to oseltamivir of influenza A/H5N1 virus strains

The number of A/H5N1 influenza virus strains used in the study was 28 viruses isolated from patients infected with A/H5N1 influenza virus during the period 2004-2010. Research results


Table 3.6. IC 50 values ​​of A/H5N1 strains in 2005 and 2008



Year


Strain name


IC 50 value


(nM)±SD


IC 50 value


threshold

IC 50 Value / IC 50 Value

threshold

2005

A/Vietnam/HN30408/05

90 ± 5.82


2,947

30


2008

A/Vietnam/HN31412/08

19.04 ± 2.34

6

A/Vietnam/HN31413/08

14.48 ± 2.09

5

Proof

A/Vietnam/HN30408/05

90

30


The study identified two viruses A/Vietnam/HN31412/08 and A/Vietnam/HN31413/08 circulating in 2008 with IC 50 values ​​of 19.04nM (19.04 ± 2.34nM) and 14.48nM (14.48 ± 2.09nM). These two viruses had IC 50 values ​​6 times and 5 times higher than the threshold value, respectively. In addition, the strain A/Vietnam/HN30408/05 circulating in 2005 had an IC 50 value determined in 2005 that was 30 times higher than the threshold value (Table 3.6).

3.3.5. Assessment of oseltamivir resistance results of circulating influenza A virus strains

2001 – 2012


According to the WHO classification of the interaction of oseltamivir with influenza viruses related to reduced sensitivity or drug resistance [114], our study results showed that 20 viruses belonging to subtypes A/H1N1; A/H1N1pdm09 and A/H5N1 with IC 50 values ​​higher than the determined threshold value can all be classified into levels of reduced sensitivity or resistance to oseltamivir (Table 3.7).



Table 3.7. Results of classification of reduced sensitivity of influenza A virus to

oseltamivir


Year

Strain name

IC 50 value / IC 50 threshold value

Evaluation of results

A/H1N1 virus


2008

A/Vietnam/TX285/08

1294


Significantly reduced viral sensitivity to the antiviral drug oseltamivir

A/Vietnam/TB289/08

3933

A/Vietnam/TX200/08

1104

A/Vietnam/TX233/08

1097

A/Vietnam/BT241/08

1643

A/Vietnam/LS324/08

145


2009

A/Vietnam/32036/09

1705

A/Vietnam/EL197/09

1407

A/Vietnam/Q271/09

1126

A/Vietnam/31808/09

1278

A/Vietnam/34381/09

1273

A/Vietnam/N116/09

1370

A/H1N1pdm09 virus


2009

A/Vietnam/32043/09

1422


Significantly reduced viral sensitivity to the antiviral drug oseltamivir

A/Vietnam/32060/09

1072

A/Vietnam/32067/09

2944

A/Vietnam/33419/09

417

2011

A/Vietnam/36530/11

356

A/H5N1 virus


2005


A/Vietnam/HN30408/05


30

Decreased viral sensitivity to the antiviral drug oseltamivir


2008

A/Vietnam/HN31412/08

6

There is evidence of reduced sensitivity of the virus to the antiviral drug oseltamivir.


A/Vietnam/HN31413/08


5



The results of Table 3.7 show that the group of 12 influenza A/H1N1 viruses with IC 50 values ​​145-3933 times higher than the threshold value will be classified as viruses with significantly reduced sensitivity to the antiviral drug oseltamivir. Similarly, the group of 5 influenza strains H1N1pdm09 is also classified as viruses with significantly reduced sensitivity to the antiviral drug oseltamivir when the IC 50 values ​​of this group of viruses are 356-2944 times higher than the threshold value. The H5N1 virus with an IC 50 value only 5-6 times higher than the threshold value is assessed as having reduced sensitivity (two viruses) and the virus with an IC 50 value 30 times higher than the threshold value is determined to have reduced sensitivity to oseltlamivir. The remaining viruses in the study (322 viruses) all had IC 50 values ​​less than, equal to, or within the threshold value, and in particular, all influenza A/H3N2 virus strains in the study were determined to be sensitive to oseltamivir (Table 3.5).

3.4. Mutation sites on the NA protein of influenza A virus strains associated with oseltamivir resistance

All 20 influenza A viruses that exhibited reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir were subjected to mutational analysis using sequence analysis of the NA gene segment. Common mutation sites associated with reduced susceptibility or resistance to oseltamivir in different virus subtypes are often not the same due to the structure of the NA protein of the subtypes. The expression of reduced susceptibility or resistance to oseltamivir may be the result of one or more mutations in the NA protein of the virus. The viruses analyzed in this study were A/H1N1, A/H1N1pdm09 and A/H5N1 of the NA1 (N1) subtype, so some similar and common mutations in the N1 gene segment recorded as H275Y, N295S or I117V will be analyzed by conventional sequencing methods (Sanger sequencing). Results will be confirmed by comparison with nucleotide sequences of viruses that do not exhibit reduced sensitivity or resistance to oseltamivir and standard reference viruses.



3.4.1. Mutation position on NA protein of A/H1N1 influenza virus strains

related to oseltamivir resistance


Five mutation sites associated with reduced sensitivity or resistance to oseltamivir in the NA gene segment of common A/H1N1 influenza viruses are Q137K (Glutamine to Lysine), Y156H (Tyrosine to Histidine), I223V (Isoleucine to Valine), S247G (Serine to Glycine), and H275Y (Histidine to Tyrosine) [44]. Sequence analysis of the NA gene segment of 12 A/H1N1 influenza viruses showed that all of these viruses had mutations at position 275. Specifically, the nucleotide sequence changed from CAC (the triplet coding for Histidine-H) to TAC (the triplet coding for Tyrosine), and the protein changed at this position was recorded as H275Y (Figure 3.1). No other relevant mutations were detected at positions 137, 156, 223, or 247.



Figure 3.1. Mutation at position 275 on the NA protein of influenza A/H1N1 strains



3.4.2. Mutation positions on the NA protein of influenza A/H1N1pdm09 virus strains

associated with oseltamivir resistance


Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 virus was found to have mutations associated with reduced sensitivity or resistance to oseltamivir including I223M, I223K, S247N, H275Y and co-mutations at two positions Q313K and I427T [44]. Similar to the results of the analysis of the NA gene segment of influenza A/H1N1 virus, a total of 5 A/H1N1pdm09 viruses showing reduced sensitivity to oseltamivir all had the H275Y mutation on the NA protein (Figure 3.2). Other mutations at positions I223M, I223K, S247N were not detected in these viruses.



Figure 3.2. Mutation at position 275 on the NA protein of influenza A/H1N1pdm09 strains



3.4.3. Mutation position on NA protein of A/H5N1 influenza virus strains

related to oseltamivir resistance


In the NA gene segment of the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus, the amino acid positions associated with reduced sensitivity or resistance to oseltamivir include I117V, Q136L, D199G, S247N, H275Y, N295S [44]. In this study, all 28 influenza A/H5N1 viruses were analyzed for nucleotide sequences (1413 nucleotides).

The results showed that in the three viruses, the IC 50 increased and the H275Y mutation were detected on virus A/Vietnam/HN30408, but not on the other two viruses, A/Vietnam/HN31412/08 and A/Vietnam/HN31413/08. However, the mutation at position I117V was detected on these two strains. In addition, strain A/Vietnam/HN31209/07 was also found to carry the I117V mutation on the NA coding gene segment, but the IC 50 value was not determined . The remaining mutations Q136L, D199G, S247N, N295S were not identified in this study (Figures 3.3 and 3.4).



Figure 3.3. Mutation at position 117 on the NA protein of influenza A/H5N1 strains



Figure 3.4. Mutation at position 275 on the NA protein of influenza A/H5N1 strains


3.5. Rate of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A virus strains in Northern Vietnam, 2001-2012

Viruses were identified as having reduced sensitivity to oseltamivir based on two determinants, the degree of reduced sensitivity (phenotypic expression) and the presence of resistance-associated point mutations occurring in the NA-encoding gene segment (genotype) of the same virus.

Table 3.8 shows that a total of 20 viruses found to exhibit increased IC 50 at different levels of decreased sensitivity all had associated mutations. The most commonly recorded mutation was H275Y (Histidine to Tyrosine), occurring in 18/20 viruses, while the I117V mutation only occurred in 2 viruses with IC 50 values ​​5-6 times greater than the threshold.

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