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Journal Article
Structural Features and In Vitro Antiviral Activities of Fungal Metabolites Sphaeropsidins A and B Against Bovine Coronavirus
2025
Overview
The scientific community’s interest in natural compounds with antiviral properties has considerably increased after the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), especially for their potential use in the treatment of the COVID-19 infection. From this perspective, bovine coronavirus (BCoV), member of the genus β-CoV, represents a valuable virus model to study human β-CoVs, bypassing the risks of handling highly pathogenic and contagious viruses. Pimarane diterpenes are a significant group of secondary metabolites produced by phytopathogenic fungi, including several Diplodia species. Among the members of this class of natural products, sphaeropsidin A (SphA) and its analog sphaeropsidin B (SphB) are well known for their bioactivities, such as antimicrobial, insecticidal, herbicidal, and anticancer. In this study, the antiviral effects of SphA and SphB were evaluated for the first time on bovine (MDBK) cells infected with BCoV. Our findings showed that both sphaeropsidins significantly increased cell viability in infected cells. These substances also caused substantial declines in the virus yield and in the levels of the viral spike S protein. Interestingly, during the treatment, a cellular defense mechanism was detected in the downregulation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling, which is affected by BCoV infection. We also observed that the presence of SphA and SphB determined the deacidification of the lysosomal environment in infected cells, which may be related to their antiviral activities. In addition, in silico investigations have been performed to elucidate the molecular mechanism governing the recognition of bovine AhR (bAhR) by Sphs. Molecular docking studies revealed significant insights into the structural determinants driving the bAhR binding by the examined compounds. Hence, in vitro and in silico results demonstrated that SphA and SphB are promising drug candidates for the development of efficient therapies able to fight a β-CoV-like BCoV during infection.
Publisher
MDPI AG,MDPI
Subject
/ Antiviral Agents - chemistry
/ Antiviral Agents - pharmacology
/ Cattle
/ Cell Survival - drug effects
/ Coronavirus, Bovine - drug effects
/ COVID-19
/ Fungi
/ Humans
/ Molecular Docking Simulation
/ Proteins
/ Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
/ Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus - chemistry
/ Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus - metabolism
/ Viruses
