The application of in silico experimental model in the assessment of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin interaction with main SARS-CoV-2 targets : S-, E- and TMPRSS2 proteins, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and papain-like protease (PLpro)-preliminary molecular docking analysis

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BACKGROUND: The new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified at the end of 2019. Despite growing understanding of SARS-CoV-2 in virology as well as many molecular studies, except remdesivir, no specific anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug has been officially approved.

METHODS: In the present study molecular docking technique was applied to test binding affinity of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin-two commercially available fluoroquinolones, to SARS-CoV-2 S-, E- and TMPRSS2 proteins, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and papain-like protease (PLPRO). Chloroquine and dexamethasone were used as reference positive controls.

RESULTS: When analyzing the molecular docking data it was noticed that ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin possess lower binding energy with S protein as compared to the references. In the case of TMPRSS2 protein and PLPRO protease the best docked ligand was levofloxacin and in the case of E proteins and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase the best docked ligands were levofloxacin and dexamethasone. Moreover, a molecular dynamics study also reveals that ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin form a stable complex with E- and TMPRSS2 proteins, RNA polymerase and papain-like protease (PLPRO).

CONCLUSIONS: The revealed data indicate that ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin could interact and potentially inhibit crucial SARS-CoV-2 proteins.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Pharmacological reports : PR - 73(2021), 6 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 1765-1780

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marciniec, Krzysztof [VerfasserIn]
Beberok, Artur [VerfasserIn]
Boryczka, Stanisław [VerfasserIn]
Wrześniok, Dorota [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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6GNT3Y5LMF
Anti-Infective Agents
Ciprofloxacin
Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases
E protein
EC 2.7.7.48
EC 3.4.21.-
EC 3.4.22.2
Fluoroquinolones
Journal Article
Levofloxacin
Papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2
Papain-like protease (PLPRO)
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
S protein
Serine Endopeptidases
TMPRSS2 protein
TMPRSS2 protein, human
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 30.11.2021

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s43440-021-00282-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326016317