Srivastav NC, Shakya N, Mak M, Liang C, Tyrrell DLJ, Agrawal B, Kumar R. Synthesis and in vitro antiviral activities of 3'-fluoro (or chloro) and 2',3'-difluoro 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside analogs against hepatitis B and C viruses.
Bioorg Med Chem 2010;
18:7542-7. [PMID:
20869253 DOI:
10.1016/j.bmc.2010.08.048]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) lead to serious liver diseases worldwide. Co-infection with HBV and HCV is very common and is associated with increased risk of liver pathogenesis, liver cancer, and liver failure. Several 5-substituted 3'-fluoro (or chloro) (1-4, 6, 7, 17-19) and 2',3'-difluoro 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides (15 and 16) were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antiviral activities against duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV), human hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus. Of these compounds 4, 7, 17, and 19 demonstrated moderate anti-HBV activity, and 2, 4, 7, 8, and 19 were weak inhibitors of HCV. Although 5-iodo derivative (7) was most inhibitory against HCV, it exhibited a reduction in cellular RNA levels in Huh-7 cells. The 5-hydroxymethyl-3'-fluoro-2',3'-dideoxyuridine (4) and 1-(3-chloro-2,3-dideoxy-β-d-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-5-fluorouracil (19) provided the most inhibition of both viruses without cytotoxicity.
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