Bepridil is potent against SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro

Guided by a computational docking analysis, about 30 FDA/EMA-approved small molecule medicines were characterized on their inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (MPro). Of these tested small molecule medicines, six displayed an IC50 value in inhibiting MPro below 100 μM. Three medicines pimozide, ebastine, and bepridil are basic small molecules. Their uses in COVID-19 patients potentiate dual functions by both raising endosomal pH to slow SARS-CoV-2 entry into the human cell host and inhibiting MPro in infected cells. A live virus-based microneutralization assay showed that bepridil inhibited cytopathogenic effect induced by SARS-CoV-2 in Vero E6 cells completely at and dose-dependently below 5 μM and in A549 cells completely at and dose-dependently below 6.25 μM. Therefore, the current study urges serious considerations of using bepridil in COVID-19 clinical tests.

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UpdateIn: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 9;118(10):. - PMID 33597253

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2020) vom: 27. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vatansever, Erol C [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Kratch, Kaci C [VerfasserIn]
Drelich, Aleksandra [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Chia-Chuan [VerfasserIn]
Mellott, Drake M [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Shiqing [VerfasserIn]
Tseng, Chien-Te K [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wenshe Ray [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bepridil
COVID-19
Drug repurposing
Main protease
Preprint
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Revised 03.11.2022

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 9;118(10):. - PMID 33597253

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1101/2020.05.23.112235

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NLM31090840X