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Liu Q, Liu Y, Liu T, Fan J, Xia Z, Zhou Y, Deng X. Expanding horizons of iminosugars as broad-spectrum anti-virals: mechanism, efficacy and novel developments. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2024; 14:55. [PMID: 39325109 PMCID: PMC11427655 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-024-00477-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 09/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
Abstract
Iminosugars, a class of polyhydroxylated cyclic alkaloids with intriguing properties, hold promising therapeutic potentials against a broad spectrum of enveloped viruses, including DENV, HCV, HIV, and influenza viruses. Mechanistically, iminosugars act as the competitive inhibitors of host endoplasmic reticular α-glucosidases I and II to disrupt the proper folding of viral nascent glycoproteins, which thereby exerts antiviral effects. Remarkably, the glycoproteins of many enveloped viruses are significantly more dependent on the calnexin pathway of the protein folding than most host glycoproteins. Therefore, extensive interests and efforts have been devoted to exploit iminosugars as broad-spectrum antiviral agents. This review provides the summary and insights into the recent advancements in the development of novel iminosugars as effective and selective antiviral agents against a variety of enveloped viruses, as well as the understandings of their antiviral mechanisms.
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- Qiantong Liu
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- School of Life Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Drug Research for Chronic Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
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Tyrrell BE, Kumar A, Gangadharan B, Alonzi D, Brun J, Hill M, Bharucha T, Bosworth A, Graham V, Dowall S, Miller JL, Zitzmann N. Exploring the Potential of Iminosugars as Antivirals for Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus, Using the Surrogate Hazara Virus: Liquid-Chromatography-Based Mapping of Viral N-Glycosylation and In Vitro Antiviral Assays. Pathogens 2023; 12:399. [PMID: 36986321 PMCID: PMC10057787 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a pathogen of increasing public health concern, being a widely distributed arbovirus and the causative agent of the potentially fatal Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. Hazara virus (HAZV) is a genetically and serologically related virus that has been proposed as a surrogate for antiviral and vaccine testing for CCHFV. Glycosylation analysis of HAZV has been limited; first, we confirmed for the first time the occupation of two N-glycosylation sites in the HAZV glycoprotein. Despite this, there was no apparent antiviral efficacy of a panel of iminosugars against HAZV, as determined by quantification of the total secretion and infectious virus titres produced following infection of SW13 and Vero cells. This lack of efficacy was not due to an inability of deoxynojirimycin (DNJ)-derivative iminosugars to access and inhibit endoplasmic reticulum α-glucosidases, as demonstrated by free oligosaccharide analysis in uninfected and infected SW13 and uninfected Vero cells. Even so, iminosugars may yet have potential as antivirals for CCHFV since the positions and importance of N-linked glycans may differ between the viruses, a hypothesis requiring further evaluation.
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- Beatrice E. Tyrrell
- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK
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- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK
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- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Herrera-González I, González-Cuesta M, García-Moreno MI, García Fernández JM, Ortiz Mellet C. Stereoselective Synthesis of Nojirimycin α- C-Glycosides from a Bicyclic Acyliminium Intermediate: A Convenient Entry to N, C-Biantennary Glycomimetics. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:22394-22405. [PMID: 35811898 PMCID: PMC9260894 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A simple and efficient method for the stereoselective synthesis of nojirimycin α-C-glycoside derivatives has been developed using a bicyclic carbamate-type sp2-iminosugar, whose preparation on a gram scale has been optimized, as the starting material. sp2-iminosugar O-glycosides or anomeric esters serve as excellent precursors of acyliminium cations, which can add nucleophiles, including C-nucleophiles. The stereochemical outcome of the reaction is governed by stereoelectronic effects, affording the target α-anomer with total stereoselectivity. Thus, the judicious combination of C-allylation, carbamate hydrolysis, cross-metathesis, and hydrogenation reactions provides a very convenient entry to iminosugar α-C-glycosides, which have been transformed into N,C-biantennary derivatives by reductive amination or thiourea-forming reactions. The thiourea adducts undergo intramolecular cyclization to bicyclic iminooxazolidine iminosugar α-C-glycosides upon acid treatment, broadening the opportunities for molecular diversity. A preliminary evaluation against a panel of commercial glycosidases validates the approach for finely tuning the inhibitory profile of glycomimetics.
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- Irene Herrera-González
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, C/Américo Vespucio 49,
Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Olajide OA, Iwuanyanwu VU, Banjo OW, Kato A, Penkova YB, Fleet GWJ, Nash RJ. Iminosugar Amino Acid idoBR1 Reduces Inflammatory Responses in Microglia. Molecules 2022; 27:3342. [PMID: 35630818 PMCID: PMC9143674 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27103342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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(1) Background. Inflammation is reported to be a key factor in neurodegeneration. The microglia are immune cells present in the central nervous system; their activation results in the release of inflammatory cytokines and is thought to be related to aging and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. (2) Methods. A mouse BV-2 microglia cell line was activated using LPS and the anti-inflammatory cucumber-derived iminosugar amino acid idoBR1, (2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxypiperidine-2-carboxylic acid, was used alongside dexamethasone as the control to determine whether it could reduce the inflammatory responses. (3) Results. A dose-dependent reduction in the LPS-induced production of the proinflammatory factors TNFα, IL-6, and nitric oxide and the transcription factor NF-κB was found. (4) Conclusions. Further investigations of the anti-inflammatory effects of idoBR1 in other models of neurodegenerative diseases are warranted.
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- Olumayokun A. Olajide
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK; (O.A.O.); (V.U.I.); (O.W.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK; (O.A.O.); (V.U.I.); (O.W.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK; (O.A.O.); (V.U.I.); (O.W.B.)
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan;
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- Phytoquest Limited, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK;
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK;
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- Phytoquest Limited, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK;
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