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Ahmad G, Sohail M, Bilal M, Rasool N, Qamar MU, Ciurea C, Marceanu LG, Misarca C. N-Heterocycles as Promising Antiviral Agents: A Comprehensive Overview. Molecules 2024; 29:2232. [PMID: 38792094 PMCID: PMC11123935 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Viruses are a real threat to every organism at any stage of life leading to extensive infections and casualties. N-heterocycles can affect the viral life cycle at many points, including viral entrance into host cells, viral genome replication, and the production of novel viral species. Certain N-heterocycles can also stimulate the host's immune system, producing antiviral cytokines and chemokines that can stop the reproduction of viruses. This review focused on recent five- or six-membered synthetic N-heterocyclic molecules showing antiviral activity through SAR analyses. The review will assist in identifying robust scaffolds that might be utilized to create effective antiviral drugs with either no or few side effects.
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- Gulraiz Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania; (L.G.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania; (L.G.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania; (L.G.M.)
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Mukhin EM, Savateev KV, Rusinov VL. Approaches to the synthesis of heterocyclic C-nucleosides. Russ Chem Bull 2023; 72:425-481. [PMID: 37073401 PMCID: PMC10092924 DOI: 10.1007/s11172-023-3810-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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This review is focused on the synthetic strategies to heterocyclic C-nucleosides and covers the literature from 2011 to 2021. The main attention is paid to the following three approaches: the direct C-C coupling of a carbohydrate moiety with a preformed aglycon unit, the construction of a (pseudo)sugar residue on a pre-formed aglycon, and the construction of an aglycon on a pre-formed (pseudo)sugar. In each Section, the literature data are categorized in terms of the size of aglycon from simple to complex, the advantages and drawbacks of the reviewed approaches are discussed.
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- E. M. Mukhin
- Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 19 ul. Mira, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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- Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 19 ul. Mira, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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- Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 19 ul. Mira, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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Ler GJM, Xu W, Mak JYW, Liu L, Bernhardt PV, Fairlie DP. Computer Modelling and Synthesis of Deoxy and Monohydroxy Analogues of a Ribitylaminouracil Bacterial Metabolite that Potently Activates Human T Cells. Chemistry 2019; 25:15594-15608. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Geraldine J. M. Ler
- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging and Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research Institute for Molecular Bioscience The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging and Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research Institute for Molecular Bioscience The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging and Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research Institute for Molecular Bioscience The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging and Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research Institute for Molecular Bioscience The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging and Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research Institute for Molecular Bioscience The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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Huang HS, Wang R, Chen WJ, Chen JZ, Gong SS, Sun Q. The first chemical synthesis of pyrazofurin 5′-triphosphate. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Karrouchi K, Radi S, Ramli Y, Taoufik J, Mabkhot YN, Al-Aizari FA, Ansar M. Synthesis and Pharmacological Activities of Pyrazole Derivatives: A Review. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23010134. [PMID: 29329257 PMCID: PMC6017056 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 448] [Impact Index Per Article: 74.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Pyrazole and its derivatives are considered a pharmacologically important active scaffold that possesses almost all types of pharmacological activities. The presence of this nucleus in pharmacological agents of diverse therapeutic categories such as celecoxib, a potent anti-inflammatory, the antipsychotic CDPPB, the anti-obesity drug rimonabant, difenamizole, an analgesic, betazole, a H2-receptor agonist and the antidepressant agent fezolamide have proved the pharmacological potential of the pyrazole moiety. Owing to this diversity in the biological field, this nucleus has attracted the attention of many researchers to study its skeleton chemically and biologically. This review highlights the different synthesis methods and the pharmacological properties of pyrazole derivatives. Studies on the synthesis and biological activity of pyrazole derivatives developed by many scientists around the globe are reported.
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- Khalid Karrouchi
- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
- LCAE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed I, 60000 Oujda, Morocco.
- Physicochemical service, Drugs Quality Control Laboratory, Division of Drugs and Pharmacy, Ministry of Health, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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- LCAE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed I, 60000 Oujda, Morocco.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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Karrouchi K, Radi S, Ramli Y, Taoufik J, Mabkhot YN, Al-Aizari FA, Ansar M. Synthesis and Pharmacological Activities of Pyrazole Derivatives: A Review. Molecules 2018. [PMID: 29329257 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010134k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Pyrazole and its derivatives are considered a pharmacologically important active scaffold that possesses almost all types of pharmacological activities. The presence of this nucleus in pharmacological agents of diverse therapeutic categories such as celecoxib, a potent anti-inflammatory, the antipsychotic CDPPB, the anti-obesity drug rimonabant, difenamizole, an analgesic, betazole, a H2-receptor agonist and the antidepressant agent fezolamide have proved the pharmacological potential of the pyrazole moiety. Owing to this diversity in the biological field, this nucleus has attracted the attention of many researchers to study its skeleton chemically and biologically. This review highlights the different synthesis methods and the pharmacological properties of pyrazole derivatives. Studies on the synthesis and biological activity of pyrazole derivatives developed by many scientists around the globe are reported.
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- Khalid Karrouchi
- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
- LCAE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed I, 60000 Oujda, Morocco.
- Physicochemical service, Drugs Quality Control Laboratory, Division of Drugs and Pharmacy, Ministry of Health, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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- LCAE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed I, 60000 Oujda, Morocco.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, 10100 Rabat, Morocco.
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Ding Z, Tan Q, Gao M, Xu B. Copper-catalyzed aerobic cascade cycloamination and acyloxylation: a direct approach to 4-acyloxy-1H-pyrazoles. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:4642-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00409h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient copper-catalyzed regioselective olefinic C(sp2)–H bond cycloamination and acyloxylation was developed to give acyloxylated pyrazoles under mild conditions, which combines the formation of the pyrazole skeleton and installation of an acyloxyl group in a single step.
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- Zhengwei Ding
- Department of Chemistry
- Innovative Drug Research Center
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Innovative Drug Research Center
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Innovative Drug Research Center
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Innovative Drug Research Center
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai 200444
- China
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Syntheses of isoxazoline-carbocyclic nucleosides and their antiviral evaluation: a standard protocol. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:492178. [PMID: 25544956 PMCID: PMC4230217 DOI: 10.1155/2014/492178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The current synthesis of racemic purine and pyrimidine isoxazoline-carbocyclic nucleosides is reported, detailing the key-steps for standard and reliable preparations. Improved yields were obtained by the proper tuning of the single synthetic steps, opening the way for the preparation of a variety of novel compounds. Some of the obtained compounds were also evaluated against a wide variety of DNA and RNA viruses including HIV. No specific antiviral activity was observed in the cases at hand. Novel compounds were prepared for future biological tests.
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-hydroxymethyl-5-(1H-1,2,3-triazol) isoxazolidines. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:7929-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Habib NS, Farghaly AM, Ashour FA, Bekhit AA, Abd El Razik HA, Abd El Azeim T. Synthesis of Some Triazolophthalazine Derivatives for Their Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activities. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2011; 344:530-542. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201100053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Vijaykumar D, Sprengeler PA, Shaghafi M, Spencer JR, Katz BA, Yu C, Rai R, Young WB, Schultz B, Janc J. Discovery of novel hydroxy pyrazole based factor IXa inhibitor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:2796-9. [PMID: 16487703 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.01.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2006] [Revised: 01/30/2006] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Synthesis and biological data of a novel selective and efficacious factor IXa inhibitor are described along with its crystal structure in factor VIIa.
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Cuevas-Yañez E, Muchowski JM, Cruz-Almanza R. Metalation of α-diazocarbonyl compounds using Grignard reagents. A convenient synthesis of α-diazo-β-ketoesters and mixed esters of α-diazomalonate. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rauter AP, Figueiredo JA, Ismael MI, Justino J. Synthesis of New Pseudo‐C‐Nucleosides Containing Pyrazole Rings in their Structure. J Carbohydr Chem 2004. [DOI: 10.1081/car-200044574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Dinakaran M, Selvam P, DeClercq E, Sridhar SK. Synthesis, antiviral and cytotoxic activity of 6-bromo-2,3-disubstituted-4(3H)-quinazolinones. Biol Pharm Bull 2003; 26:1278-82. [PMID: 12951471 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.26.1278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the present study, a series of 6-bromo-2,3-disubstitued-4(3H)-quinazolinones was synthesized by condensation of 6-bromo-2-substituted-benzoxazin-4-one with trimethoprim, pyrimethamine and lamotrigine. The chemical structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by means of IR, (1)H-NMR and mass spectral and elemental analysis. The antiviral activity and cytotoxicity of the compounds were tested in E(6)SM (Herpes simplex-1 KOS, Herpes simplex-1 TK-KOS ACV, Herpes simplex-2 G, Vaccinia virus, Vesicular stomatitis virus, Parainfluenza-3 virus, Reovirus-1, Sindbis virus, Coxsackie virus B4 and Punta Toro virus) and HeLa cell culture (Vesicular stomatitis virus, Coxsackie virus B4 and Respiratory syncyticla virus). Investigation of anti-HIV activity was done against replication of HIV-1 (HTLV-III B LAI) in MT-4 cells. 6-Bromo-2-phenyl-3-[(4-amino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidin-2-yl]-4(3H)-quinazolinone (4) exhibited the most potent antiviral activity with a MIC of 1.92 microg/ml against vaccinia virus in E(6)SM cell culture. The other compounds did not exhibit antiviral activity nor afford significant cytoprotection to the E(6)SM and HeLa cell culture when challenged with the viruses. The study implies that 4 may possess activity against Pox viruses including variola. In the anti-HIV study, 6-bromo-2-methyl-3-[(4-amino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidin-2-yl]-4(3H)-quinazolinone (3) and 6-bromo-2-phenyl-3-[(4-amino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidin-2-yl]-4(3H)-quinazolinone (4) exhibited the least cytotoxic concentration (0.424, 0.461 microg/ml) which is an index of the infective viability of mock infected MT-4 cells with HIV-1. None of the compounds exhibited significant anti-HIV activity.
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- Murugesan Dinakaran
- Department of Pharamaceutical Chemistry, Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Science, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
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De Clercq E. Vaccinia virus inhibitors as a paradigm for the chemotherapy of poxvirus infections. Clin Microbiol Rev 2001; 14:382-97. [PMID: 11292644 PMCID: PMC88980 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.14.2.382-397.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Poxviruses continue to pose a major threat to human health. Monkeypox is endemic in central Africa, and the discontinuation of the vaccination (with vaccinia virus) has rendered most humans vulnerable to variola virus, the etiologic agent of smallpox, should this virus be used in biological warfare or terrorism. However, a large variety of compounds have been described that are potent inhibitors of vaccinia virus replication and could be expected to be active against other poxviruses as well. These compounds could be grouped in different classes: (i) IMP dehydrogenase inhibitors (e.g., EICAR); (ii) SAH hydrolase inhibitors (e.g., 5'-noraristeromycin, 3-deazaneplanocin A, and various neplanocin A derivatives); (iii) OMP decarboxylase inhibitors (e.g., pyrazofurin) and CTP synthetase inhibitors (e.g., cyclopentenyl cytosine); (iv) thymidylate synthase inhibitors (e.g., 5-substituted 2'-deoxyuridines); (v) nucleoside analogues that are targeted at viral DNA synthesis (e.g., Ara-A); (vi) acyclic nucleoside phosphonates [e.g., (S)-HPMPA and (S)-HPMPC (cidofovir)]; and (vii) polyanionic substances (e.g., polyacrylic acid). All these compounds could be considered potential candidate drugs for the therapy and prophylaxis of poxvirus infections at large. Some of these compounds, in particular polyacrylic acid and cidofovir, were found to generate, on single-dose administration, a long-lasting protective efficacy against vaccinia virus infection in vivo. Cidofovir, which has been approved for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients, was also found to protect mice, again when given as a single dose, against a lethal aerosolized or intranasal cowpox virus challenge. In a biological warfare scenario, it would be advantageous to be able to use a single treatment for an individual exposed to an aerosolized poxvirus. Cidofovir thus holds great promise for treating human smallpox, monkeypox, and other poxvirus infections. Anecdotal experience points to the efficacy of cidofovir in the treatment of the poxvirus infections molluscum contagiosum and orf (ecthyma contagiosum) in immunosuppressed patients.
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- E De Clercq
- Division of Virology and Chemotherapy, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, K.U. Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Billions of people are infected with respiratory viruses annually. Infants and young children, the elderly, immunocompromised individuals and those debilitated by other diseases or nutritional deficiencies are most at risk for serious disease. There are few vaccines available for use against these viruses, and even where there are (influenza, measles and adenovirus), infections remain common. The continued prevalence of respiratory virus infections has lead to renewed efforts to find safe agents effective against the most medically important respiratory viruses: influenza, respiratory syncytial, parainfluenza, measles, rhino- and adenovirus. Copyright 1999 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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- Philip R. Wyde
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major virus pathogen of infants and young children, an important cause of disease in adults and is responsible for a significant amount of excess morbidity and mortality in the elderly. It also can be devastating in immunosuppressed populations. Vaccines are being developed, but none are currently licensed. Moreover, even if one or more are approved, they may not be suitable for some populations vulnerable to RSV (e.g. very young infants and the immunosuppressed). Ribavirin and immunoglobulin preparations with high titers of RSV-specific neutralizing antibodies are currently approved for use to treat and prevent RSV infection. However, neither of these is cost-effective or simple to administer. New agents are needed to reduce the impact of RSV. This review is concerned with the means currently available for controlling RSV, the search for new agents effective against this virus, and future prospects for preventing and treating RSV infections.
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- P R Wyde
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Katsafanas GC, Grem JL, Blough HA, Moss B. Inhibition of vaccinia virus replication by N-(phosphonoacetyl)-L-aspartate: differential effects on viral gene expression result from a reduced pyrimidine nucleotide pool. Virology 1997; 236:177-87. [PMID: 9299630 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1997.8735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The replication of vaccinia virus was reduced by 3 logs in cells that had been treated before and during infection with a concentration of N-(phosphonoacetyl)-L-aspartate (PALA) which lowered the UTP and CTP to 5 and 20% of controls, respectively, without affecting cell viability. The antiviral activity of PALA was reversed with uridine, indicating that it was entirely due to the diminution in pyrimidine nucleotides. Analysis of viral proteins revealed prolonged synthesis of some early stage species but a drastic reduction in late stage species, even though the nucleotide concentrations remained relatively constant throughout the infection. Although the gene expression pattern resembled that caused by a potent inhibitor of DNA synthesis, viral DNA accumulation was reduced by only 60%. Very little of the DNA made in the presence of PALA was converted to genome length molecules. The effect of PALA on transcription of early genes was complex: there was a twofold increase in the amount of a relatively short mRNA of 500 nucleotides but a two- to threefold decrease in the amount of a 4300-nucleotide mRNA encoding the largest subunit of RNA polymerase. In contrast, PALA severely inhibited the accumulation of viral intermediate and late stage mRNAs. The extreme sensitivity of vaccinia virus to PALA and the differential effects of the drug on viral gene expression result from the cascade mechanism of viral gene regulation.
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- G C Katsafanas
- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0445, USA
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Shaban MA, Nasr AZ. The Chemistry of C-Nucleosides and Their Analogs I: C-Nucleosides of Hetero Monocyclic Bases. ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2725(08)60363-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Perspectives for the chemotherapy of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1996; 7:193-202. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(96)00319-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/01/1996] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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