Potent inhibition of Western Equine Encephalitis virus by a fraction rich in flavonoids and phenolic acids obtained from Achyrocline satureioides

Sabini, María Carola; Cariddi, Laura Noelia; Escobar, Franco Matías; Mañas, Fernando; Comini, Laura R.; Iglesias, Delvis; Larrauri, Mariana; Montoya, Susana C. Núñez; Sereno, José L; Contigiani, Marta Silvia; Cantero, Juan José; Sabini, Liliana

doi:10.1016/j.bjp.2016.05.004

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“…En un estudio se evidenció su efecto contra el virus VHS-1 en células Vero. A partir de la purificación de un extracto bruto se obtuvo un IC 50 de 8,5 μg/mL, que se comparó con la quercetina con un IC 50 53 μg/mL (Sabini et al, 2016). Existe una gran variedad de especies de plantas sudamericanas promisorias con actividad antiviral.…”

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Revisión de la actividad antiviral in vitro de plantas sudamericanas como potencial tratamiento contra el virus SARS-CoV-2

Vacas¹,

Vivas²,

Herrera³

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La alerta por la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, ha desatado una carrera contra el tiempo en la búsqueda de una posible cura. Algunos de los tratamientos antivirales empleados, son derivados de moléculas obtenidas de plantas. Varios países sudamericanos en donde el uso de terapias naturales, basadas en plantas ancestrales, podrían servir como fuente de estudio contra este virus específicamente. En la presente revisión se analizan varios trabajos de investigación, acerca de la actividad in vitro de plantas con potencial actividad antiviral. El análisis se divide en dos partes, en la primera se realiza un compendio de estudios sobre el uso de plantas euroasiáticas y americanas directamente sobre el virus predecesor SARS-CoV y el coronavirus murino (MHV), donde Paeonia suffruticosa alcanzó los mayores valores tanto de CC50 y EC50. En la segunda parte, se detallan estudios de actividad antiviral in vitro sobre diferentes virus en plantas clasificadas por países de Sudamérica. La familia Asteraceae presentó el mayor porcentaje de uso para el tratamiento de enfermedades respiratorias con un 18 %. Se concluye que la biodiversidad de plantas sudamericanas debe ser aprovechada, por lo que se sugiere realizar un estudio directamente sobre el virus SARS-CoV-2.

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Revisión de la actividad antiviral in vitro de plantas sudamericanas como potencial tratamiento contra el virus SARS-CoV-2

Vacas¹,

Vivas²,

Herrera³

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“…Among such plants, Achyrocline satureioides (marcela), Minthostachys verticillata (peperina), Origanum vulgare (oregano), and Thymus vulgaris (thyme) stand out for their antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties [16,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. The EOs that they synthesize as secondary metabolites are volatile compounds with potential uses in the pharmaceutical, food, agricultural, and cosmetic industries.…”

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“…In earlier studies, we characterized the cold aqueous extract of A. satureioides by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, and detected the presence of quercetin, chlorogenic acid, luteolin, 5,7,8trimethoxyflavone, 3-O-methylquercetin, and caffeic acid [26,34]. A GC-FID analysis by Escobar et al (2012) [35] found that the most important compounds in the EO of peperina are pulegone (60.5%), menthone (18.2%), and limonene (3.76%); those in the EO of oregano are γ-terpinene (22.7%), carvacrol (19.7%), and cis-sabinene hydrate (19.7%); and in thyme EO they are carvacrol (29.5%) and p-cymene (31.5%).…”

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Plant-Derived Essential Oils and Aqueous Extract as Potential Ingredients for a Biopesticide: Phytotoxicity in Soybean and Activity against Soybean Mosaic Virus

Carezzano,

Reyna,

Accotto

et al. 2023

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Soybean mosaic disease, caused by the soybean mosaic virus (SMV), is responsible for major losses in yield and seed quality worldwide. Although resistant cultivars are used for its prevention and control, an alternative strategy could consist of applying environmentally friendly antimicrobial agents, such as extracts and essential oils (EOs) of aromatic plants. This study assessed an extract of Achyrocline satureioides and EOs of Minthostachys verticillata, Origanum vulgare, and Thymus vulgaris in terms of their phytotoxicity in soybean. Since all the concentrations tested were found to be safe, the activity of each product against SMV was then assayed in vivo, i.e., in experimentally infected soybean plants. The parameters measured were plant height, wet weight, and virus titer. All the treated plants had a greater height and weight than those in the viral control group. The EOs of M. verticillata (0.80 mg/mL) and T. vulgaris (0.71 mg/mL) inhibited the production of viral antigens, as determined by an ELISA test. These findings could encourage further studies aimed at developing an effective biopesticide against SMV.

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“…have been used as major drug sources due to their low toxicity and increased drug resistance against existing drug molecules [41]. Natural products have been investigated in the past as viral replication inhibitors such as dandelion aqueous extracts against influenza virus [42], bioflavonoids against DENV [43], and JEV [44], chlorogenic acid (CGA) against the replication process in WEEV [45,46] and Enterovirus 71 [47], and piperine (PIP) against hepatitis B virus [48]. Other than these, chemically derived small molecules have also been tested as antiviral such as cyclosporine A and DEBIO-25 against HCV replication [49,50], deubiquitinase derivatives against RNA virus [51,52].…”

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Alphavirus antivirals targeting RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase domain of nsP4 divulged using surface plasmon resonance

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Alphaviruses are continuously re-emerging and pose a global threat to human health and currently no antiviral drug is commercially available for alphaviral infections. Alphavirus non-structural protein nsP4, which possesses RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) activity, is a potential antiviral target. To date, no antiviral drug is commercially available against alphaviruses. Since RdRp is the key virus-specific enzyme involved in viral genome replication, this study identifies and validates the antiviral efficacy of small molecules targeting alphavirus RdRp. Purified nsP4 was characterized using the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay, and the binding affinities of divalent metal ions, ribonucleotides, and in vitro transcribed viral RNA oligonucleotides were obtained in the micromolar (lM) range. Further, four potential inhibitors, piperine (PIP), 2-thiouridine (2TU), pyrazinamide (PZA), and chlorogenic acid (CGA), were identified against nsP4 RdRp using a molecular docking approach. The SPR assay validated the binding of PIP, 2TU, PZA, and CGA to purified nsP4 RdRp with K D of 0.08, 0.13, 0.66, and 9.87 µM, respectively. Initial testing of these molecules as alphavirus replication inhibitors was done using SINV-IRES-Luc virus. Detailed assessment of antiviral efficacy of molecules against CHIKV was performed by plaque reduction assay, qRT-PCR, and immunofluorescence assay. PIP, 2TU, PZA, and CGA showed antiviral potency against CHIKV with EC 50 values of 6.68, 27.88, 36.26, and 53.62 µM, respectively. This study paves the way towards the development of novel broadspectrum alphavirus antivirals targeting nsP4 RdRp.

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Potent inhibition of Western Equine Encephalitis virus by a fraction rich in flavonoids and phenolic acids obtained from Achyrocline satureioides

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Revisión de la actividad antiviral in vitro de plantas sudamericanas como potencial tratamiento contra el virus SARS-CoV-2

Revisión de la actividad antiviral in vitro de plantas sudamericanas como potencial tratamiento contra el virus SARS-CoV-2

Plant-Derived Essential Oils and Aqueous Extract as Potential Ingredients for a Biopesticide: Phytotoxicity in Soybean and Activity against Soybean Mosaic Virus

Alphavirus antivirals targeting RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase domain of nsP4 divulged using surface plasmon resonance

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