Disulfide-incorporated lipid prodrugs of cidofovir: Synthesis, antiviral activity, and release mechanism.
Eur J Med Chem
; 258: 115601, 2023 Oct 05.
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The double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses represented by adenovirus and monkeypox virus, have attracted widespread attention due to their high infectivity. In 2022, the global outbreak of mpox (or monkeypox) has led to the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. However, to date therapeutics approved for dsDNA virus infections remain limited and there are still no available treatments for some of these diseases. The development of new therapies for treating dsDNA infection is in urgent need. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of novel disulfide-incorporated lipid conjugates of cidofovir (CDV) as potential candidates against dsDNA viruses including vaccinia virus (VACV) and adenovirus (AdV) 5. The structure-activity relationship analyses revealed that the optimum linker moiety was C2H4 and the optimum aliphatic chain length was 18 or 20 atoms. Among the synthesized conjugates, 1c exhibited more potency against VACV (IC50 = 0.0960 µM in Vero cells; IC50 = 0.0790 µM in A549 cells) and AdV5 (IC50 = 0.1572 µM in A549 cells) than brincidofovir (BCV). The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed that the conjugates could form micelles in phosphate buffer. The stability studies in the GSH environment demonstrated that the formation of micelles in phosphate buffer might protect the disulfide bond from glutathione (GSH) reduction. The dominant means of the synthetic conjugates to liberate the parent drug CDV was by enzymatic hydrolysis. Furthermore, the synthetic conjugates remained sufficiently stable in simulated gastric fluid (SGF), simulated intestinal fluid (SIF), and pooled human plasma, which indicated the possibility for oral administration. These results indicated 1c may be a broad-spectrum antiviral candidate against dsDNA viruses with potential oral administration. Moreover, modification of the aliphatic chain attached to the nucleoside phosphonate group was involved as an efficient prodrug strategy for the development of potent antiviral candidates.
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Antivirales
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Profármacos
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Animals
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Humans
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Eur J Med Chem
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2023
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China
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Francia