Tsuji Genichiro, Yonemitsu Kenzo, Ito Takahito, Yanase Yuta, Uema Masashi, Ohoka Nobumichi, Inoue Takao, Asakura Hiroshi, Demizu Yosuke
Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan.
Division of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2021 Jul 1;43:128052. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128052. Epub 2021 Apr 20.
Ciclesonide is an inhaled corticosteroid used to treat asthma and is currently undergoing clinical trials for treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). An active metabolite of ciclesonide, Cic2, was recently reported to repress severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomic RNA replication. Herein, we designed and synthesized a few types of ciclesonide analogues. Cic4 (bearing an azide group) and Cic6 (bearing a chloro group) potently decreased SARS-CoV-2 viral replication and had low cytotoxicity compared with Cic2 (bearing a hydroxy group). These compounds are promising as novel therapeutic agents for COVID-19 that show significant antiviral activity.
环索奈德是一种用于治疗哮喘的吸入性皮质类固醇,目前正在进行治疗2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的临床试验。环索奈德的一种活性代谢物Cic2最近被报道可抑制严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)基因组RNA复制。在此,我们设计并合成了几种类型的环索奈德类似物。与带有羟基的Cic2相比,带有叠氮基的Cic4和带有氯基的Cic6能有效降低SARS-CoV-2病毒复制,且细胞毒性较低。这些化合物有望成为具有显著抗病毒活性的COVID-19新型治疗药物。