Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy
Volume
15
Publisher
International Medical Press
Publication Date
2004
First Page
15
Last Page
22
Abstract
We evaluated two types of compounds for efficacy in inhibiting SARSCoV replication in vitro: calpain inhibitors (a class of cellular cysteine proteinases) and a number of nucleoside analogues. Cytopathic effect reduction assays visually determined with spectrophotometric verification by neutral red (NR) uptake assay were used to evaluate cytotoxicity and antiviral potency of the compounds. Significantly inhibitory compounds were then evaluated in virus yield reduction assays. Two calpain inhibitors, Val-Leu-CHO (calpain inhibitor VI) and Z-Val-Phe-Ala-CHO (calpain inhibitor III), were the most potent inhibitors of SARSCoV. By virus yield reduction assay, calpain inhibitor VI had a 90% effective concentration (EC90) of 3 µM and calpain inhibitor III had an EC90 of 15 µM. β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine was the most selective nucleoside analogue inhibitor with an EC90 of 6 µM by virus yield reduction assay. These compounds or analogues warrant further evaluation as potential therapies for treating SARS or could be used as lead compounds for discovery of more potent SARSCoV inhibitors.
Recommended Citation
Barnard, D.L., V.D. Hubbard, J. Burton, D.F. Smee, J.D. Morrey, M. Otto, and R. W. Sidwell 2004, . Inhibition of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARSCoV) by calpain inhibitors and beta-D-N4-hydroxycytidine Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy 15: 15-22.
Comments
Originally published by International Medical Press. Publisher's PDF available through remote link.
http://www.intmedpress.com/index.cfm?pid=16