Repurposing of the antibiotic nitroxoline for the treatment of mpox

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The antiviral drugs tecovirimat, brincidofovir, and cidofovir are considered for mpox (monkeypox) treatment despite a lack of clinical evidence. Moreover, their use is affected by toxic side-effects (brincidofovir, cidofovir), limited availability (tecovirimat), and potentially by resistance formation. Hence, additional, readily available drugs are needed. Here, therapeutic concentrations of nitroxoline, a hydroxyquinoline antibiotic with a favourable safety profile in humans, inhibited the replication of 12 mpox virus isolates from the current outbreak in primary cultures of human keratinocytes and fibroblasts and a skin explant model by interference with host cell signalling. Tecovirimat, but not nitroxoline, treatment resulted in rapid resistance development. Nitroxoline remained effective against the tecovirimat-resistant strain and increased the anti-mpox virus activity of tecovirimat and brincidofovir. Moreover, nitroxoline inhibited bacterial and viral pathogens that are often co-transmitted with mpox. In conclusion, nitroxoline is a repurposing candidate for the treatment of mpox due to both antiviral and antimicrobial activity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

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Journal of medical virology - 95(2023), 3 vom: 10. März, Seite e28652

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bojkova, Denisa [VerfasserIn]
Zöller, Nadja [VerfasserIn]
Tietgen, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Steinhorst, Katja [VerfasserIn]
Bechtel, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Rothenburger, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Kandler, Joshua D [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Corman, Victor M [VerfasserIn]
Ciesek, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Rabenau, Holger F [VerfasserIn]
Wass, Mark N [VerfasserIn]
Kippenberger, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Göttig, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Michaelis, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Cinatl, Jindrich [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6794O900AX
A8M33244M6
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antiviral Agents
Antiviral drugs
Antiviral therapy
Brincidofovir
Chelator
Cidofovir
Drug repurposing
JIL713Q00N
Journal Article
Monkeypox
Nitroquinolines
Nitroxoline
Orthopoxvirus
Poxvirus
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.04.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.28652

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NLM354027050