Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310495
Keywords
influenza A viruses; NS1; type I IFN; small molecule screening; luciferase reporter assay; diverse compound library; pharmacophore modeling
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Efficient antiviral compounds are urgently needed to combat existing and emerging RNA virus infections, particularly those related to seasonal and pandemic influenza outbreaks. In this study, a cell-based screening assay and a small molecule library were used to identify two potential anti-influenza agents that target the NS1 protein and showed activity against A/PR/8/34(H1N1) influenza A virus replication. These compounds also restored IFN-& beta; expression in human lung epithelial cells. This screening approach has the potential to be applied to inhibit other viral targets.
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-& beta; 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.
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