Characterization of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone as a novel inhibitor of methionine aminopeptidases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 Dec:101S:S73-S77. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2016.09.025. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pose a major public health threat. The 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) report estimates that one in three HIV deaths is due to Mtb, the causative agent of Tuberculosis (TB). The lethal synergy between these two pathogens leads to a decline in the immune function of infected individuals as well as a rise in morbidity and mortality rates. The deadly interaction between TB and HIV, along with the heightened emergence of drug resistance, drug-drug interactions, reduced drug efficacy and increased drug toxicity, has made the therapeutic management of co-infected individuals a major challenge. Hence, the development of new drug targets and/or new drug leads are imperative for the effective therapeutic management of co-infected patients. Here, we report the characterization of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (311), a known inhibitor of HIV-1 replication and transcription as a new inhibitor of methionine aminopeptidases (MetAPs) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: MtMetAP1a and MtMetAP1c. MetAP is a metalloprotease that removes the N-terminal methionine during protein synthesis. The essential role of MetAP in microbes makes it a promising chemotherapeutic target. We demonstrated that 311 is a potent and selective inhibitor of MtMetAP1a and MtMetAP1c. Furthermore, we found that 311 is active against replicating and aged non-growing Mtb at low micromolar concentrations. These results suggest that 311 is a promising lead for the development of novel class of therapeutic agents with dual inhibition of TB and HIV for the treatment of TB-HIV co-infection.

Keywords: Co-infection; Drug discovery; Drug interactions; Drug screening; HIV; TB.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aminopeptidases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Aminopeptidases / metabolism
  • Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacology
  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Coinfection
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / pharmacology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / enzymology
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / growth & development
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy*
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology

Substances

  • 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone
  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Aminopeptidases
  • Isoniazid