Identification of natural compounds extracted from crude drugs as novel inhibitors of hepatitis C virus
Identification of natural compounds extracted from crude drugs as novel inhibitors of hepatitis C virus
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从药材中提取的天然化合物作为新型丙型肝炎病毒抑制剂的鉴定
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.06.022
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Masamichi Muramats
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作者:
Xin Zheng;Rui Guo;Qingbo Liu;Kousho Wakae;Noriyuki Watanabe;Kento Fukano;Lusheng Que;Yingfang Li;Hussein H. Aly;Koichi Watashi;Ryosuke Suzuki;Asako Murayama;Takanobu Kato;Hideki Aizaki;Takaji Wakita;Xiaoxiao Huang;Yi Yan;Shao-Jiang Song;Masamichi Muramats
Natural product–derived crude drugs are expected to yield an abundance of new drugs to treat infectious diseases. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an oncogenic virus that significantly impacts public health. In this study, we sought to identify anti-HCV compounds in extracts of natural products. A total of 110 natural compounds extracted from several herbal medicine plants were examined for antiviral activity against HCV. Using a Huh7-mCherry-NLS-IPS reporter system for HCV infection, we first performed a rapid screening for anti-HCV compounds extracted from crude drugs. The compoundsthreo-2,3-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-butoxypropan-1-ol (#106) and medioresinol (#110), which were extracted fromCrataeguscuneate, exhibited anti-HCV activity and significantly inhibited HCV production in a dose-dependent manner. Analyses using HCV pseudoparticle and subgenomic replicon systems indicated that compounds#106and#110specifically inhibit HCV RNA replication but not viral entry or translation. Interestingly, compound#106also inhibited the replication and production of hepatitis A virus. Our findings suggest thatC. cuneateis a new source for novel anti-hepatitis virus drug development.