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Synthetic Naphthoquinone Inhibits Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Replication Targeting Na⁺, K⁺ ATPase.

ABSTRACT: Since 1970 acyclovir (ACV) has been the reference drug in treating herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. However, resistant herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) strains have emerged, narrowing the treatment efficacy. The antiviral activity of classical Na⁺, K⁺ ATPase enzyme (NKA) inhibitors linked the viral replication to the NKA's activity. Herein, we evaluated the anti-HSV-1 activity of synthetic naphthoquinones, correlating their antiviral activity with NKA inhibition. We tested seven synthetic naphthoquinones initially at 50 μM on HSV-1-infected African green monkey kidney cells (VERO cells). Only one compound, 2-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone (AN-06), exhibited higher antiviral activity with a low cytotoxicity. AN-06 reduced the viral titer of 9 (log10) to 1.32 (log10) and decreased the steps of attachment and penetration. The addition of AN-06 up to 20 h postinfection (hpi) interfered with the viral cycle. The viral infection alone increases NKA activity 3 h postinfection (hpi), scaling up to 6 hpi. The addition of AN-06 in a culture infected with HSV-1 decreased NKA activity, suggesting that its antiviral action is linked to NKA inhibition. Also, docking results showed that this compound binds at the same site of NKA in which adenosine triphosphate (ATP) binds. AN-06 exhibited promising pharmacokinetic and toxicology properties. Thus, we postulate that AN-06 may be a good candidate for antiviral compounds with a mechanism of action targeting NKA activity.

SUBMITTER: Souza KFCSE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthetic Naphthoquinone Inhibits Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Replication Targeting Na+, K+ ATPase.

Souza Kauê Francisco Corrêa de Souza E KFCSE Rabelo Vitor Won-Held VW Abreu Paula Alvarez PA Santos Cláudio César Cirne CCC Amaral E Silva Nayane Abreu do NAD Luna Daniela de D Ferreira Vitor Francisco VF Braz Bernardo Ferreira BF Santelli Ricardo Erthal RE Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque Cassiano Felippe CF Paixão Izabel Christina Nunes de Palmer ICNP Burth Patricia P

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Since 1970 acyclovir (ACV) has been the reference drug in treating herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. However, resistant herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) strains have emerged, narrowing the treatment efficacy. The antiviral activity of classical Na+, K+ ATPase enzyme (NKA) inhibitors linked the viral replication to the NKA's activity. Herein, we evaluated the anti-HSV-1 activity of synthetic naphthoquinones, correlating their antiviral activity with NKA inhibition. W ...[more]

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