Synthesis and in vitro antiviral activities of 3′-fluoro (or chloro) and 2′,3′-difluoro 2′,3′-dideoxynucleoside analogs against hepatitis B and C viruses
作者:Naveen C. Srivastav、Neeraj Shakya、Michelle Mak、Chao Liang、D. Lorne J. Tyrrell、Babita Agrawal、Rakesh Kumar
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2010.08.048
日期:2010.11
Chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) lead to serious liver diseases worldwide. Co-infection with HBV and HCV is very common and is associated with increased risk of liver pathogenesis, liver cancer, and liver failure. Several 5-substituted 3'-fluoro (or chloro) (1-4, 6, 7, 17-19) and 2',3'-difluoro 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides (15 and 16) were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antiviral activities against duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV), human hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus. Of these compounds 4, 7, 17, and 19 demonstrated moderate anti-HBV activity, and 2, 4, 7, 8, and 19 were weak inhibitors of HCV. Although 5-iodo derivative (7) was most inhibitory against HCV, it exhibited a reduction in cellular RNA levels in Huh-7 cells. The 5-hydroxymethyl-3'-fluoro-2',3'-dideoxyuridine (4) and 1-(3-chloro-2,3-dideoxy-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-5-fluorouracil (19) provided the most inhibition of both viruses without cytotoxicity. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.