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Título: Antiviral activity of an N-allyl acridone against dengue virus
Autor(es): Mazzucco, María B.
Talarico, Laura B.
Vatansever, Sezen
Carro, Ana Clara
Fascio, Mirta L.
D'Accorso, Norma B.
Garcia, Cybele
Damonte, Elsa B.
Fecha de publicación: may-2015
Citación: Mazzucco, María B., Talarico, Laura B., Vatansever, Sezen., Carro, Ana C., Fascio, Mirta L. & et al. (2015). Antiviral activity of an N-allyl acridone against dengue virus. Biomed Central. Journal Of Biomedical Science; 22; 22-29
Revista: Journal Of Biomedical Science
Resumen: Dengue virus (DENV), a member of the family Flaviviridae, is at present the most widespread causative agent of a human viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Despite the increasing incidence of this pathogen, there are no antiviral drugs or vaccines currently available for treatment or prevention. In a previous screening assay, we identified a group of N-allyl acridones as effective virus inhibitors. Here, the antiviral activity and mode of action targeted to viral RNA replication of one of the most active DENV-2 inhibitors was further characterized.Results: The compound 10-allyl-7-chloro-9(10H)-acridone, designated 3b, was active to inhibit the in vitro infection of Vero cells with the four DENV serotypes, with effective concentration 50% (EC50) values in the range 12.5-27.1 μM, as determined by virus yield inhibition assays. The compound was also effective in human HeLa cells. No cytotoxicity was detected at 3b concentrations up to 1000 μM. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that virus entry into the host cell was not affected, whereas viral RNA synthesis was strongly inhibited, as quantified by real time RT-PCR. The addition of exogenous guanosine together with 3b rescued only partially the infectivity of DENV-2.Conclusions: The acridone derivative 3b selectively inhibits the infection of Vero cells with the four DENV serotypes without a direct interaction with the host cell or the virion but interfering specifically with the intracellular virus multiplication. The mode of antiviral action for this acridone apparently involves the cellular enzyme inosine-monophospahe dehydrogenase together with another still unidentified target related to DENV RNA synthesis.
URI: http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/22/1/29
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/3816
https://rid.unrn.edu.ar/jspui/handle/20.500.12049/2785
Identificador DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12929-015-0134-2
ISSN: 1021-7770
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