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Therapeutic Potential of 2-Methylquinazolin-4(3H)-one as an Antiviral Agent against Influenza A Virus-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice

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MOLECULES
卷 27, 期 22, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227857

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influenza A virus; 2-Methylquinazolin-4(3H)-one; antiviral activity; acute lung injury; viral pneumonia; Qingdai-Mabo

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81330089]
  2. National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFC 1711000]

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This study discovered the main active component, 2-Methylquinaozlin-4(3H)-one (C1), in Qingdai-Mabo (QM) with significant antiviral activity against influenza A virus. The efficacy of C1 in treating acute lung injury (ALI) and inflammation in influenza A virus-infected mice was validated.
Qingdai-Mabo (QM), a traditional Chinese herbal formula composed of medicinal herb and fungus, has been used for treatment of cough and viral pneumonia. However, the underlying mechanism and bioactive components against anti-influenza A virus remain unclear. In the present study, ethyl acetate (EA) extract of QM decoctions was tested for its biological activity against acute lung injury (ALI) and its main components were identified using UPLC-MS/MS. In total, 18 bioactive components were identified, including 2-Methylquinaozlin-4(3H)-one (C1), which showed significant antiviral activity in vitro with an IC50 of 23.8 mu g/mL. Furthermore, we validated the efficacy of C1 in ameliorating ALI lesions and inflammation in influenza A virus-infected mice. The results showed that C1 significantly reduced the lung index, downregulated neuraminidase (NA) and nucleoprotein (NP), and decreased the expression of pro-inflammatory molecules IFN-alpha, TNF-alpha, MCP-1, IL-6, and IL-8; however, they enhanced levels of IL-10 and IFN-gamma in lung homogenate from mice infected by influenza A virus. In addition, C1 inhibited the recruitment of macrophages. These in vitro and in vivo studies suggested that the significant anti-influenza A virus activity contributed to its curative effect on lesions and inflammation of viral pneumonia in mice. Given its potential antiviral activity against influenza A virus, C1 is determined to be a main active component in the EA extract of QM. Taken together, the antiviral activity of C1 suggests its potential as an effective treatment against viral pneumonia via the inhibition of virus replication, but the mechanism C1 on antiviral research needs to be explored further.

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