Antiviral Activity of Flavonoids from Bauhinia holophylla Leaves against Zika virus

Zika virus (ZIKV) is involved in the etiology of serious nervous system pathologies. Currently, there are no specific and effective vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent the diseases caused by ZIKV. This study aimed to assess the activity of flavonoids present in crude hydroethanolic extract (CHE)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Microbiology Research 2024-06, Vol.15 (2), p.582-597
Hauptverfasser: Thomasi, Rodrigo Michelini de Oliveira, Teixeira, Thaiz Rodrigues, Lopes, Gabriela Francine Martins, Mendonça, Simony Carvalho, Gomes, Brendo Araujo, Leitão, Suzana Guimarães, Oliveira, Tiago Alves de, Fonseca, Sara Thamires Dias da, Taranto, Alex Gutterres, Ferreira, Jaqueline Maria Siqueira, dos Santos Lima, Luciana Alves Rodrigues, Castro, Ana Hortência Fonsêca
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Zusammenfassung:Zika virus (ZIKV) is involved in the etiology of serious nervous system pathologies. Currently, there are no specific and effective vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent the diseases caused by ZIKV. This study aimed to assess the activity of flavonoids present in crude hydroethanolic extract (CHE) and fractions obtained from B. holophylla leaves against ZIKV. O-glycosylated flavonoids were characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS/MS). The cytotoxic concentration and the effective concentration for 50% of the cells (CC50 and EC50, respectively) were determined, and the selectivity index (SI) was calculated. Molecular networks were constructed based on the chemical composition of the samples and global antiviral activity data using the Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking (GNPS) platform. Protein–ligand docking was performed in the NS2B-NS3 protease, NS3 helicase, and NS5 methyltransferase of the ZIKV. CHE showed greater antiviral activity at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1.0, with an EC50 of 11.93 µg/mL, SI = 13.38, and reduced cytopathic effects. Molecular networks indicated that O-glycosylated flavonoids are responsible for the activity against ZIKV, being quercetin-O-deoxyhexoside more selective and effective. Molecular docking confirmed the inhibitory activity of quercetin-O-deoxyhexoside, which showed an affinity for the tested targets, especially for NS2B-NS3 protease. The results showed that B. holophylla has flavonoids with potential for future therapeutic applications against ZIKV.
ISSN:2036-7481
2036-7481
DOI:10.3390/microbiolres15020038