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 (3CLpro) inhibition assay with recombinant 3CLpro and a fluorogenic peptide substrate. A series of benzothiazolium compounds were found to have inhibitory activity against TGEV 3CLpro 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3924-3931 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 11 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |