Antiviral drugs suppress infection of 2019-nCoV spike pseudotyped virus by interacting with ACE2 protein

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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has induced a large number of deaths worldwide. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the entry receptor for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to infect the host cells. Therefore, ACE2 may be an important target for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibition effect of valaciclovir hydrochloride (VACV), zidovudine (ZDV), saquinavir (SQV), and efavirenz (EFV) on 2019-nCoV infection. The results of molecule docking and surface plasmon resonance showed that VACV, ZDV, SQV, and EFV could bind to ACE2 protein, with the KD value of (4.33 ± 0.09) e-8 , (6.29 ± 1.12) e-6 , (2.37 ± 0.59) e-5 , and (4.85 ± 1.57) e-5 M, respectively. But only ZDV and EFV prevent the 2019-nCoV spike pseudotyped virus to enter ACE2-HEK293T cells with an EC50 value of 4.30 ± 1.46 and 3.92 ± 1.36 μM, respectively. ZDV and EFV also have a synergistic effect on preventing entry of virus into cells. In conclusion, ZDV and EFV suppress 2019-nCoV infection of ACE2-HEK293T cells by interacting with ACE2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology - 36(2022), 2 vom: 03. Feb., Seite e22948

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Jue [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yongjing [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Shiling [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Haoyun [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Zhuoyin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yanhong [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Weina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV
ACE protein, human
ACE2
Antiviral Agents
EC 3.4.15.1
Efavirenz
Journal Article
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Zidovudine

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Date Completed 17.02.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jbt.22948

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332934020