Identification of Anti-Influenza A Compounds Inhibiting the Viral Non-Structural Protein 1 (NS1) Using a Type I Interferon-Driven Screening Strategy

There is an urgent need to identify efficient antiviral compounds to combat existing and emerging RNA virus infections, particularly those related to seasonal and pandemic influenza outbreaks. While inhibitors of the influenza viral integral membrane proton channel protein (M2), neuraminidase (NA), and cap-dependent endonuclease are available, circulating influenza viruses acquire resistance over time. Thus, the need for the development of additional anti-influenza drugs with novel mechanisms of action exists. In the present study, a cell-based screening assay and a small molecule library were used to screen for activities that antagonized influenza A non-structural protein 1 (NS1), a highly conserved, multifunctional accessory protein that inhibits the type I interferon response against influenza. Two potential anti-influenza agents, compounds 157 and 164, were identified with anti-NS1 activity, resulting in the reduction of A/PR/8/34(H1N1) influenza A virus replication and the restoration of IFN-β expression in human lung epithelial A549 cells. A 3D pharmacophore modeling study of the active compounds provided a glimpse of the structural motifs that may contribute to anti-influenza virus activity. This screening approach is amenable to a broader analysis of small molecule compounds to inhibit other viral targets.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 13 vom: 22. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marsili, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Acchioni, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Remoli, Anna Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Amatore, Donatella [VerfasserIn]
Sgarbanti, Rossella [VerfasserIn]
De Angelis, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Orsatti, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Acchioni, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Astolfi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Iraci, Nunzio [VerfasserIn]
Puzelli, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Facchini, Marzia [VerfasserIn]
Perrotti, Edvige [VerfasserIn]
Cecchetti, Violetta [VerfasserIn]
Sabatini, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Superti, Fabiana [VerfasserIn]
Agamennone, Mariangela [VerfasserIn]
Barreca, Maria Letizia [VerfasserIn]
Hiscott, John [VerfasserIn]
Nencioni, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Sgarbanti, Marco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Diverse compound library
Influenza A viruses
Interferon Type I
Journal Article
Luciferase reporter assay
NS1
Pharmacophore modeling
Small molecule screening
Type I IFN
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.07.2023

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms241310495

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359464173