作者:Violetta Cecchetti、Cristina Parolin、Stefano Moro、Teresa Pecere、Enrica Filipponi、Arianna Calistri、Oriana Tabarrini、Barbara Gatto、Manlio Palumbo、Arnaldo Fravolini、Giorgio Palu’
DOI:10.1021/jm9903390
日期:2000.10.1
A series of 6-aminoquinolone compounds were evaluated for their in vitro activity against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Compound 12a, bearing a methyl substituent at the N-1 position and a 4-(2-pyridyl)-1-piperazine moiety at the C-7 position, was the most active in inhibiting HIV-1 replication on de novo infected C8166 human lymphoblastoid cell lines. The 12a EC50 value was 0.1 mu M, a 7-20-fold lower concentration relative to that for compounds 8a and 7a containing a cyclopropyl and tert-butyl substituent at the N-1 position, respectively. When the C-6 amino group was replaced with a fluorine atom, a decreased antiviral effect was observed. The observed effects are selective, since potency is substantially reduced when testing the compounds against the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Active quinolone derivatives very efficiently interact with TAR RNA, which suggests a nucleic acid-targeted mechanism of action.