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Antiviral activity of diterpenes isolated from the Brazilian marine alga Dictyota menstrualis against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). 2004

H S Pereira, and L R Leão-Ferreira, and N Moussatché, and V L Teixeira, and D N Cavalcanti, and L J Costa, and R Diaz, and I C P P Frugulhetti
Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular/Programa de Neuroimunologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil. helena@biologia.ufrj.br

The antiviral effect of the CH(2)Cl(2)/MeOH-soluble fraction from the alga Dictyota menstrualis on HIV-1 replication was evaluated in vitro. The antiretroviral activity was attributed to two diterpenes: (6R)-6-hydroxydichotoma-3,14-diene-1,17-dial, named Da-1, and (6R)-6-acetoxi-dichotoma-3,14-diene-1,17-dial, named AcDa-1. Da-1 or AcDa-1 were added to the culture medium of HIV-1-infected PM-1 cells at different times post-infection or during virus adsorption/penetration. The results indicated that the compounds affected an early step of the virus replicative cycle. Virus binding and entry into the host cells were evaluated in the presence of each diterpene, but no inhibitory effect was observed. To evaluate provirus DNA synthesis/integration into the host genome, the viral protease coding sequence was amplified from total cellular DNA. Proviral DNA was not detected in infected cells incubated with the diterpenes. To investigate the effect of the diterpenes on the reverse transcription of the viral genomic RNA, the recombinant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) was assayed in vitro in the presence of each diterpene. Da-1 and AcDa-1 inhibited the RNA-dependent DNA-polymerase activity of HIV-1 RT in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, our results demonstrate that both diterpenes inhibit HIV-1 RT and consequently virus replication.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011533 Proviruses Duplex DNA sequences in eukaryotic chromosomes, corresponding to the genome of a virus, that are transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis of the host. Proviruses are often associated with neoplastic cell transformation and are key features of retrovirus biology. Provirus
D001938 Brazil A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D004224 Diterpenes Twenty-carbon compounds derived from MEVALONIC ACID or deoxyxylulose phosphate. Diterpene,Diterpenes, Cembrane,Diterpenes, Labdane,Diterpenoid,Labdane Diterpene,Norditerpene,Norditerpenes,Norditerpenoid,Cembranes,Diterpenoids,Labdanes,Norditerpenoids,Cembrane Diterpenes,Diterpene, Labdane,Labdane Diterpenes
D004279 DNA, Viral Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses. Viral DNA
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000327 Adsorption The adhesion of gases, liquids, or dissolved solids onto a surface. It includes adsorptive phenomena of bacteria and viruses onto surfaces as well. ABSORPTION into the substance may follow but not necessarily. Adsorptions
D000459 Phaeophyceae A class of predominantly marine EUKARYOTA, commonly known as brown algae, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL. ALGINATES and phlorotannins occur widely in all major orders. They are considered the most highly evolved algae because of their well-developed multicellular organization and structural complexity. Algae, Brown,Phaeophyta,Brown Algae
D014779 Virus Replication The process of intracellular viral multiplication, consisting of the synthesis of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; and sometimes LIPIDS, and their assembly into a new infectious particle. Viral Replication,Replication, Viral,Replication, Virus,Replications, Viral,Replications, Virus,Viral Replications,Virus Replications
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular

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