Saturnino C, Grande F, Aquaro S, Caruso A, Iacopetta D, Bonomo MG, Longo P, Schols D, Sinicropi MS. Chloro-1,4-dimethyl-9H-carbazole Derivatives Displaying Anti-HIV Activity.
Molecules 2018;
23:E286. [PMID:
29385738 PMCID:
PMC6017966 DOI:
10.3390/molecules23020286]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Despite the progress achieved by anti-retroviral drug research in the last decades, the discovery of novel compounds endowed with selective antiviral activity and reduced side effects is still a necessity. At present, the most urgent requirement includes the improvement of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) prevention and sexual transmission and the development of new drugs to treat the chronic lifelong infection.
METHODS
Six chloro-1,4-dimethyl-9H-carbazoles (2a,b-4a,b) have been prepared following opportunely modified known chemical procedures and tested in luciferase and Escherichia coli β-galactosidase expressing CD4⁺, CXCR4⁺, CCR5⁺ TZM-bl cells.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
a preliminary biological investigation on the synthesized small series of chloro-1,4-dimethyl-9H-carbazoles has been carried out. Among all tested compounds, a nitro-derivative (3b) showed the most interesting profile representing a suitable lead for the development of novel anti-HIV drugs.
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