| Literature DB >> 17709464 |
Cheng-Wei Yang1, Yung-Ning Yang, Po-Huang Liang, Chi-Min Chen, Wei-Liang Chen, Hwan-You Chang, Yu-Sheng Chao, Shiow-Ju Lee.
Abstract
We used swine testicle (ST) cells infected with transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and an indirect immunofluorescent assay with antibodies against TGEV spike and nucleocapsid proteins to screen small-molecule compounds that inhibit TGEV replication. Analogues of initial hits were collected and subjected to a 3CL protease (3CL(pro)) inhibition assay with recombinant 3CL(pro) and a fluorogenic peptide substrate. A series of benzothiazolium compounds were found to have inhibitory activity against TGEV 3CL(pro) and to exert anti-TGEV activities in terms of viral protein and RNA replication in TGEV-infected ST cells, with consequent protection of TGEV-infected ST cells from cytopathic effect by blocking the activation of caspase-3.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17709464 PMCID: PMC2151441 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00408-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191