Development of benzimidazole-based compounds as novel capsid assembly modulators for the treatment of HBV infection
作者:Kaixin Du、Xianyang Wang、Yuxin Bai、Xue Zhang、Jie Xue、Shanshan Li、Youhua Xie、Zhipei Sang、Yu Tang、Xin Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116402
日期:2024.5
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) capsid assembly modulators (CAMs) represent a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of HBV infection. In this study, the hit compound (IC = 2.46 ± 0.33 μM) was identified by screening of an in-house compound library. And then novel potent benzimidazole derivatives were designed and synthesized as core assembly modulators, and their antiviral effects were evaluated
乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 衣壳组装调节剂 (CAM) 代表了治疗 HBV 感染的一种有前途的治疗方法。在本研究中,通过筛选内部化合物库鉴定了命中化合物 (IC50 = 2.46 ± 0.33 μM)。然后设计并合成了新型有效的苯并咪唑衍生物作为核心组装调节剂,并在体外和体内生物学实验中评估了它们的抗病毒作用。结果表明,该化合物显示出最优化的 HBV 衣壳组装调节剂(IC = 0.51 ± 0.20 μM,EC = 2.24 ± 0.43 μM,CC = 84.29 μM)和高选择性指数。此外,在水动力注射 (HDI) 小鼠模型中,用化合物治疗 14 天显着降低了血清 HBV DNA 水平。因此,该化合物可被认为是一种有前途的候选药物,可用于进一步开发具有所需效力和安全性的新型 HBV CAM。