Individual ingredients of NP-101 (Thymoquinone formula) inhibit SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infection

Copyright © 2024 Maen, Gok Yavuz, Mohamed, Esmail, Lu, Mohamed, Azmi, Kaseb, Kasseb, Li, Gocio, Kocak, Selim, Ma and Kaseb..

Thymoquinone TQ, an active ingredient of Nigella Sativa, has been shown to inhibit COVID-19 symptoms in clinical trials. Thymoquinone Formulation (TQF or NP-101) is developed as a novel enteric-coated medication derivative from Nigella Sativa. TQF consists of TQ with a favorable concentration and fatty acids, including palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids. In this study, we aimed to investigate the roles of individual ingredients of TQF on infection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in-vitro, by utilizing Murine Leukemia Virus (MLV) based pseudovirus particles. We demonstrated that NP-101, TQ, and other individual ingredients, including oleic, linoleic, and palmitic acids inhibited SARS-CoV-2 infection in the MLV-based pseudovirus model. A large, randomized phase 2 study of NP-101 is planned in outpatient COVID-19 patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in pharmacology - 15(2024) vom: 19., Seite 1291212

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maen, Abdelrahim [VerfasserIn]
Gok Yavuz, Betul [VerfasserIn]
Mohamed, Yehia I [VerfasserIn]
Esmail, Abdullah [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Jianming [VerfasserIn]
Mohamed, Amr [VerfasserIn]
Azmi, Asfar S [VerfasserIn]
Kaseb, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Kasseb, Osama [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Gocio, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Kocak, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]
Selim, Abdelhafez [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Kaseb, Ahmed O [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
COVID-19 and anti-viral agents
Coronavirus
Fatty acids
Journal Article
TQ formula
Thymoquinone TQ

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Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2024.1291212

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NLM368699315