Synthesis of C-4-Substituted Steviol Derivatives and Their Inhibitory Effects against Hepatitis B Virus
作者:Shwu-Jiuan Lin、Ta-Chi Su、Chin-Nan Chu、Yi-Chih Chang、Li-Ming Yang、Yu-Cheng Kuo、Tsurng-Juhn Huang
DOI:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00671
日期:2016.12.23
ent-13-Hydr oxykaur-16-en e-19-N-butylureide (6) was one of 33 synthesized C-4-substituted steviol derivatives that were evaluated for their effects on hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) secretion. The IC50 (16.9 mu M) and SI (57.7) values for inhibiting HBV DNA replication of compound 6 were greater than those of the reference compound, lamivudine (3-TC; IC50: 107.5 mu M; SI: 22.0). Thus, the anti-HBV mechanism of 6 was investigated, and it specifically inhibited viral gene expression and reduced viral DNA levels, as well as potently attenuated all of the viral promoter activity of HBV-expressing Huh7 cells. Examination of cellular signaling pathways found that 6 inhibited the activities of the nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B-and activator protein (AP)-1 element containing promoters, but had no effects on AP-2 or interferon-stimulated response element (ISRE)-containing promoters in HBV-expressing cells. Meanwhile, it significantly eliminated NF-kappa B and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling-related protean levels and inhibited their phosphorylation in HBV-transfected Huh? cells. The inhibitory potency of 6 against HBV DNA replication was reversed by cotransfecting the NF-kappa B p65 expression plasmid. Using the MAPK-specific activator anisomycin also reversed the inhibitory effect of 6 on viral DNA replication. The present findings suggest that the anti-HBV mechanism of 6 is partly mediated through the NP-kappa B and MAPK signaling pathways.