Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is one of the most prevalent pathogens worldwide requiring the search for new candidates for the creation of antiherpetic drugs. The ability of sea urchin spinochromes—echinochrome A (EchA) and its aminated analogues, echinamines A (EamA) and B (EamB)—to inhibit different stages of HSV-1 infection in Vero cells and to reduce the virus-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was studied. We found that spinochromes exhibited maximum antiviral activity when HSV-1 was pretreated with these compounds, which indicated the direct effect of spinochromes on HSV-1 particles. EamB and EamA both showed the highest virucidal activity by inhibiting the HSV-1 plaque formation, with a selectivity index (SI) of 80.6 and 50.3, respectively, and a reduction in HSV-1 attachment to cells (SI of 8.5 and 5.8, respectively). EamA and EamB considerably suppressed the early induction of ROS due to the virus infection. The ability of the tested compounds to directly bind to the surface glycoprotein, gD, of HSV-1 was established in silico. The dock score of EchA, EamA, and EamB was −4.75, −5.09, and −5.19 kcal/mol, respectively, which correlated with the SI of the virucidal action of these compounds and explained their ability to suppress the attachment and penetration of the virus into the cells.
单纯疱疹病毒1型(HSV-1)是全球最常见的病原体之一,需要寻找新的候选药物来创造抗单纯疱疹药物。研究了海胆刺色素 - 刺胭脂A(EchA)及其氨基化类似物刺胭脂胺A(EamA)和B(EamB)抑制Vero细胞中HSV-1感染的不同阶段以及减少病毒诱导的活性氧(ROS)产生的能力。我们发现,当HSV-1经过这些化合物的预处理时,刺色素表现出最大的抗病毒活性,这表明刺色素对HSV-1颗粒具有直接影响。EamB和EamA通过抑制HSV-1斑疹形成表现出最高的病毒灭活活性,分别具有选择性指数(SI)为80.6和50.3,并减少HSV-1附着于细胞上(分别为8.5和5.8的SI)。EamA和EamB显著抑制了病毒感染早期ROS的诱导。通过体外模拟,建立了被测试化合物直接结合到HSV-1表面糖蛋白gD的能力。EchA,EamA和EamB的对接得分分别为-4.75,-5.09和-5.19 kcal / mol,与这些化合物的灭活作用的SI相关,并解释了它们抑制病毒附着和穿透细胞的能力。