Active-site molecular docking of nigellidine with nucleocapsid-NSP2-MPro of COVID-19 and to human IL1R-IL6R and strong antioxidant role of Nigella sativa in experimental rats

The recent outbreak of SARS CoV-2 has changed the global scenario of human lives/economy. A significant number of the non-survivors showed cardiac renal vasculature dysfunction. A 'cytokine storm' namely, interleukin IL6-IL1 receptors, i.e. IL6R-IL1R over-functioning was reported. Here, nigellidine, an indazole alkaloid and key component of Nigella sativa L. (NS) commonly known as black cumin seed was analysed for COVID-19 protein targeting and IL1R-IL6R inhibition through molecular docking study and biochemical study in experimental rat to evaluate antioxidative capacity. The NMR/X-ray crystallographic/electron microscopic structures of COVID-19 main protease (6LU7)/spike glycoprotein (6vsb)/NSP2 (QHD43415_2)/nucleocapsid (QHD43423), human IL1R (1itb)-IL6R (1pm9) from PDB were retrieved analysed for receptor-ligand interaction. Then, those structures were docked with nigellidine using AutoDock and PatchDock server. A brief comparison was made with nigellicine thymoquinone from N. sativa. Where nigellidine showed highest binding energy of -6.6 kcal/mol, ligand efficiency of -0.3 with COVID19 Nsp2 forming bonds with amino acid CYS240 present in binding pocket. Nigellidine showed strong interaction with main protease (BE: -6.38/LE: -0.29). Nigellidine showed affinity to IL1R (-6.23). The NS treated rat showed marked decline in ALP-SGPT-SGOT-malondialdehyde (MDA) than the basal levels. From the Western blot and activity analysis, it was observed that Nigellidine (sulphuryl group drug) showed no impact on phenol-catalysing ASTIV and steroid-catalysing oestrogen-sulphotransferase expressions and activities in liver tissue and thus has no influence in sulphation-mediated adverse metabolic processes. Conclusively, nigellidine has hepato-reno-protective/antioxidant-immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory activities with inhibit potentials of COVID-19 proteins. Further validation is necessary.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Journal of drug targeting - 30(2022), 5 vom: 18. Juni, Seite 511-521

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maiti, Smarajit [VerfasserIn]
Banerjee, Amrita [VerfasserIn]
Nazmeen, Aarifa [VerfasserIn]
Kanwar, Mehak [VerfasserIn]
Das, Shilpa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antioxidants
Cytokine
Cytotoxicity test
EC 3.4.-
IL6R protein, human
Inhibition
Journal Article
Ligands
Molecular docking
Nigellidine
Peptide Hydrolases
Rat model
Receptors, Interleukin-6
SARS CoV-2 proteins

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Date Completed 22.04.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/1061186X.2020.1817040

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314489029