In vitro anti-HMPV activity of meroditerpenoids from marine alga Stypopodium zonale (Dictyotales)

Molecules. 2011 Oct 10;16(10):8437-50. doi: 10.3390/molecules16108437.

Abstract

In this paper, we evaluated the antiviral activity against HMPV replication of crude extract of the marine algae Stypopodium zonale and of two meroditerpenoids obtained from it, atomaric acid and epitaondiol, and a methyl ester derivative of atomaric acid. Their selectivity indexes were 20.78, >56.81, 49.26 and 12.82, respectively. Compared to ribavirin, the substances showed a relatively low cytotoxicity on LLC-MK2 cells, with a significant antiviral activity, inhibiting at least 90% of viral replication in vitro, which demonstrates the potential of these marine natural products to combat infections caused by HMPV in vitro.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Metapneumovirus / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phaeophyceae*
  • Ribavirin / pharmacology
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / pharmacology*
  • Virus Replication / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Terpenes
  • atomaric acid
  • Ribavirin
  • epitaondiol