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Lithocholic Acid Oleate Preparative Synthesis and Its Formulation with Lithocholic Acid as a Preventive Antiviral: In Vitro and In Vivo Assays Against HSV-1 as a Viral Infection Model.

Erendira Villalobos-Sánchez, José Martín Márquez-Villa, Ana Daniela Vega-Rodríguez, David Alejandro Curiel-Pedraza, Alejandro A Canales-Aguirre, Jorge Bravo-Madrigal, Juan Carlos Mateos-Díaz, Darwin E Elizondo-Quiroga

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Erendira Villalobos-SánchezMedical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-2831-0962
José Martín Márquez-VillaIndustrial Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Zapopan 45019, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8146-5587
Ana Daniela Vega-RodríguezIndustrial Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Zapopan 45019, Jalisco, Mexico.
David Alejandro Curiel-PedrazaMedical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico.
Alejandro A Canales-AguirreMedical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-0918-788X
Jorge Bravo-MadrigalMedical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6977-9778
Juan Carlos Mateos-DíazIndustrial Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Zapopan 45019, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6723-6654
Darwin E Elizondo-QuirogaMedical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Unit, Center of Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ), Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7256-947X

Funding

Jalisco State Council of Science and Technology (COECYTJAL) project number 10427-2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery and design of antiviral agents have gained unprecedented significance due to the emergence of global health threats. The use of synthetic chemistry has enabled the modification of existing molecules and the creation of entirely novel compounds. In our laboratory, we have enzymatically synthesized a novel bioconjugate, lithocholic acid oleate (LO), derived from lithocholic acid (LCA), a bile acid that has been proven by researchers to exhibit antiviral activity in vitro. The study presented herein describes the preparative synthesis, formulation, and evaluation of LO both in vitro and in vivo for its antiviral activity against human herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) as a model of viral infection. Evaluation of cytotoxicity using A549 cells indicated that a combination of LO (400 μM) and LCA (30 μM) exhibited a favorable safety profile while effectively inhibiting HSV-1 infection comparable to acyclovir treatment. Furthermore, in the in vivo assay, animals treated with an oily formulation containing 7% LO; 0.50% LCA; and 3% oleic acid (OA), 48 h prior to virus exposure, showed results even superior to a 5% acyclovir commercial formulation in terms of scar formation and wound recovery. These promising results enable the development of new preventive products against HSV-1 and probably other viruses.

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Antiviral AgentsHerpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanLithocholic AcidA549 CellsAcyclovirAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceOleic AcidVero CellsAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsLithocholic AcidOleic AcidHSV-1 antiviralslithocholic acidlithocholic acid oleatepreparative synthesis

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PMCPMC11946466

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