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An Acad Bras Cienc ; 89(4): 2817-2824, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29236852

RESUMEN

Casearia genus (Salicaceae) is found in sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world and comprises about 160-200 species. It is a medicinal plant used in South America, also known as "guaçatonga", "erva-de-tiú", "cafezinho-do-mato". In Brazil, there are about 48 species and 12 are registered in the State of Rio de Janeiro, including Casearia sylvestris Sw. There are many studies related to the chemical profile and cytotoxic activities of extracts from these plants, although few studies about the antifungal potential of the essential oil have been reported. In this work, we have studied the antifungal properties of the essential oil of C. sylvestris leaves, as well as of their fractions, against four yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisae, Candida albicans, C. glabrata and C. krusei) for the first time. The chemical analysis of the essential oil revealed a very diversified (n = 21 compounds) volatile fraction composed mainly of non-oxygenated sesquiterpenes (72.1%). These sesquiterpenes included α-humulene (17.8%) and α-copaene (8.5%) and the oxygenated sesquiterpene spathulenol (11.8%) were also identified. Monoterpenes were not identified. The fractions are mainly composed of oxygenated sesquiterpenes, and the most active fraction is rich in the sesquiterpene 14-hydroxy -9-epi-ß-caryophyllene. This fraction was the most effective in inhibiting the growth of three yeast strains.


Asunto(s)
Antifúngicos/farmacología , Candida albicans/efectos de los fármacos , Casearia/química , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Hojas de la Planta/química , Sesquiterpenos/química , Brasil , Aceites Volátiles/farmacología , Plantas Medicinales , Sesquiterpenos Policíclicos
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 222(Pt A): 1015-1026, 2022 Dec 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36183752

RESUMEN

Despite the fast development of vaccines, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still circulates through variants of concern (VoC) and escape the humoral immune response. SARS-CoV-2 has provoked over 200,000 deaths/months since its emergence and only a few antiviral drugs showed clinical benefit up to this moment. Thus, chemical structures endowed with anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity are important for continuous antiviral development and natural products represent a fruitful source of substances with biological activity. In the present study, agathisflavone (AGT), a biflavonoid from Anacardium occidentale was investigated as a candidate anti-SARS-CoV-2 compound. In silico and enzymatic analysis indicated that AGT may target mainly the viral main protease (Mpro) and not the papain-like protease (PLpro) in a non-competitive way. Cell-based assays in type II pneumocytes cell lineage (Calu-3) showed that SARS-CoV-2 is more susceptible to AGT than to apigenin (APG, monomer of AGT), in a dose-dependent manner, with an EC50 of 4.23 ± 0.21 µM and CC50 of 61.3 ± 0.1 µM and with a capacity to inhibit the level of pro-inflammatory mediator tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). These results configure AGT as an interesting chemical scaffold for the development of novel semisynthetic antivirals against SARS-CoV-2.


Asunto(s)
Biflavonoides , Tratamiento Farmacológico de COVID-19 , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2 , Proteasas 3C de Coronavirus , Biflavonoides/farmacología , Péptido Hidrolasas , Antivirales/química , Inhibidores de Proteasas/química
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Curr Top Med Chem ; 20(2): 111-120, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31854280

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) are the only class of antivirals in clinical use against influenza virus approved worldwide. However, approximately 1-3% of circulating strains present resistance mutations to oseltamivir (OST), the most used NAI. Therefore, it is important to catalogue new molecules to inhibit influenza virus, especially OST-resistant strains. Natural products from tropical plants used for human consumption represent a worthy class of substances. Their use could be stimulated in resource-limited setting where the access to expensive antiviral therapies is restricted. METHODS: We evaluated the anti-influenza virus activity of agathisflavone derived from Anacardium occidentale L. RESULTS: The neuraminidase (NA) activity of wild-type and OST-resistant influenza virus was inhibited by agathisflavone, with IC50 values ranging from 20 to 2.0 µM, respectively. Agathisflavone inhibited influenza virus replication with EC50 of 1.3 µM. Sequential passages of the virus in the presence of agathisflavone revealed the emergence of mutation R249S, A250S and R253Q in the NA gene. These changes are outside the OST binding region, meaning that agathisflavone targets this viral enzyme at a region different than conventional NAIs. CONCLUSION: Altogether our data suggest that agathisflavone has a promising chemical structure for the development of anti-influenza drugs.


Asunto(s)
Anacardium/química , Biflavonoides/farmacología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Neuraminidasa/antagonistas & inhibidores , Orthomyxoviridae/efectos de los fármacos , Fitoquímicos/farmacología , Animales , Biflavonoides/química , Biflavonoides/aislamiento & purificación , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Perros , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/aislamiento & purificación , Células de Riñón Canino Madin Darby/efectos de los fármacos , Células de Riñón Canino Madin Darby/virología , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Estructura Molecular , Neuraminidasa/metabolismo , Orthomyxoviridae/enzimología , Fitoquímicos/química , Fitoquímicos/aislamiento & purificación , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos
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PLoS One ; 10(10): e0139236, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26462111

RESUMEN

The influenza virus causes acute respiratory infections, leading to high morbidity and mortality in groups of patients at higher risk. Antiviral drugs represent the first line of defense against influenza, both for seasonal infections and pandemic outbreaks. Two main classes of drugs against influenza are in clinical use: M2-channel blockers and neuraminidase inhibitors. Nevertheless, because influenza strains that are resistant to these antivirals have been described, the search for novel compounds with different mechanisms of action is necessary. Here, we investigated the anti-influenza activity of a fungi-derived natural product, aureonitol. This compound inhibited influenza A and B virus replication. This compound was more effective against influenza A(H3N2), with an EC50 of 100 nM. Aureonitol cytoxicity was also very low, with a CC50 value of 1426 µM. Aureonitol inhibited influenza hemagglutination and, consequently, significantly impaired virus adsorption. Molecular modeling studies revealed that aureonitol docked in the sialic acid binding site of hemagglutinin, forming hydrogen bonds with highly conserved residues. Altogether, our results indicate that the chemical structure of aureonitol is promising for future anti-influenza drug design.


Asunto(s)
Furanos/farmacología , Hemaglutininas/metabolismo , Subtipo H3N2 del Virus de la Influenza A/efectos de los fármacos , Virus de la Influenza B/efectos de los fármacos , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos , Aminoácidos/genética , Animales , Antivirales/farmacología , Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Simulación por Computador , Secuencia Conservada , Perros , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Furanos/química , Células HEK293 , Hemaglutinación/efectos de los fármacos , Hemaglutininas/química , Humanos , Células de Riñón Canino Madin Darby , Neuraminidasa/metabolismo , Factores de Tiempo , Internalización del Virus/efectos de los fármacos
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An. acad. bras. ciênc ; 89(4): 2817-2824, Oct.-Dec. 2017. tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-886845

RESUMEN

ABSTRACT Casearia genus (Salicaceae) is found in sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world and comprises about 160-200 species. It is a medicinal plant used in South America, also known as "guaçatonga", "erva-de-tiú", "cafezinho-do-mato". In Brazil, there are about 48 species and 12 are registered in the State of Rio de Janeiro, including Casearia sylvestris Sw. There are many studies related to the chemical profile and cytotoxic activities of extracts from these plants, although few studies about the antifungal potential of the essential oil have been reported. In this work, we have studied the antifungal properties of the essential oil of C. sylvestris leaves, as well as of their fractions, against four yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisae, Candida albicans, C. glabrata and C. krusei) for the first time. The chemical analysis of the essential oil revealed a very diversified (n = 21 compounds) volatile fraction composed mainly of non-oxygenated sesquiterpenes (72.1%). These sesquiterpenes included α-humulene (17.8%) and α-copaene (8.5%) and the oxygenated sesquiterpene spathulenol (11.8%) were also identified. Monoterpenes were not identified. The fractions are mainly composed of oxygenated sesquiterpenes, and the most active fraction is rich in the sesquiterpene 14-hydroxy -9-epi-β-caryophyllene. This fraction was the most effective in inhibiting the growth of three yeast strains.


Asunto(s)
Sesquiterpenos/química , Candida albicans/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Hojas de la Planta/química , Casearia/química , Antifúngicos/farmacología , Plantas Medicinales , Brasil , Aceites Volátiles/farmacología , Sesquiterpenos Policíclicos
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