Discovery of the FDA-approved drugs bexarotene, cetilistat, diiodohydroxyquinoline, and abiraterone as potential COVID-19 treatments with a robust two-tier screening system.

Abstract:

:Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with a crude case fatality rate of about 0.5-10 % depending on locality. A few clinically approved drugs, such as remdesivir, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, nafamostat, camostat, and ivermectin, exhibited anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro and/or in a small number of patients. However, their clinical use may be limited by anti-SARS-CoV-2 50 % maximal effective concentrations (EC50) that exceeded their achievable peak serum concentrations (Cmax), side effects, and/or availability. To find more immediately available COVID-19 antivirals, we established a two-tier drug screening system that combines SARS-CoV-2 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and cell viability assay, and applied it to screen a library consisting 1528 FDA-approved drugs. Cetilistat (anti-pancreatic lipase), diiodohydroxyquinoline (anti-parasitic), abiraterone acetate (synthetic androstane steroid), and bexarotene (antineoplastic retinoid) exhibited potent in vitro anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity (EC50 1.13-2.01 μM). Bexarotene demonstrated the highest Cmax:EC50 ratio (1.69) which was higher than those of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and ivermectin. These results demonstrated the efficacy of the two-tier screening system and identified potential COVID-19 treatments which can achieve effective levels if given by inhalation or systemically depending on their pharmacokinetics.

journal_name

Pharmacol Res

journal_title

Pharmacological research

authors

Yuan S,Chan JFW,Chik KKH,Chan CCY,Tsang JOL,Liang R,Cao J,Tang K,Chen LL,Wen K,Cai JP,Ye ZW,Lu G,Chu H,Jin DY,Yuen KY

doi

10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104960

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-09-01 00:00:00

pages

104960

eissn

1043-6618

issn

1096-1186

pii

S1043-6618(20)31268-8

journal_volume

159

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Age, sex, and specific gene mutations affect the effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors in colorectal cancer.

    abstract::The effect of age and sex on the predictive value of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has been controversial, and the effect of specific gene mutations on the predictive value of CRC patients treated with ICIs remains to be explored. Our study analyzed the influence of ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105028

    authors: Lin A,Zhang H,Hu X,Chen X,Wu G,Luo P,Zhang J

    更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00

  • DNA microarray analysis of white adipose tissue from obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats treated with a beta3-adrenoceptor agonist, KTO-7924.

    abstract::We aimed to examine the effects of KTO-7924 (beta3-adrenoceptor agonist) on lipid metabolism and mRNA expressions in retroperitoneal white adipose tissue (RP WAT) in obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats using DNA microarray. Oral KTO-7924 for 28 days significantly decreased RP WAT weight, plasma triglyceride, free fatty acid, an...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2005.05.014

    authors: Oana F,Homma T,Takeda H,Matsuzawa A,Akahane S,Isaji M,Akahane M

    更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00

  • Role of aldehyde dehydrogenase in the biological activity of spermine dialdehyde, a novel immunosuppressive/purging agent.

    abstract::The antitumour and immunosuppressive activities of spermine dialdehyde (SDA), a synthetic, oxidized form of spermine, were examined using L1210 cell lines and murine bone marrow cells. SDA acted as a high affinity substrate for aldehyde dehydrogenase (ADH) derived from different sources, with kinetic profiles similar ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/1043-6618(92)90675-2

    authors: Kazmi SM,Li D,Koop K,Conant J,Lau CY

    更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00

  • Dehydroevodiamine and hortiamine, alkaloids from the traditional Chinese herbal drug Evodia rutaecarpa, are IKr blockers with proarrhythmic effects in vitro and in vivo.

    abstract::Evodiae fructus is a widely used herbal drug in traditional Chinese medicine. Evodia extract was found to inhibit hERG channels. The aim of the current study was to identify hERG inhibitors in Evodia extract and to investigate their potential proarrhythmic effects. Dehydroevodiamine (DHE) and hortiamine were identifie...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2018.02.024

    authors: Baburin I,Varkevisser R,Schramm A,Saxena P,Beyl S,Szkokan P,Linder T,Stary-Weinzinger A,van der Heyden MAG,Houtman M,Takanari H,Jonsson M,Beekman JHD,Hamburger M,Vos MA,Hering S

    更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00

  • Control of salt intake by steroids and cerebral peptides.

    abstract::Steroids (aldosterone and testosterone) and peptides of cerebral origin (angiotensin II and the tachykinins) control the salt intake of the rat. They arouse or suppress the behaviour and produce life-long enhancements of NaCl intake. Need-induced salt intake (salt appetite or salt hunger), which is the consequence of ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/1043-6618(92)91380-y

    authors: Epstein AN

    更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00

  • Natural products, extracts and formulations comprehensive therapy for the improvement of motor function in alcoholic liver disease.

    abstract::Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide that afflicts human health. With the in-depth study of the disease, its pathogenesis has gradually become clear. Although great breakthroughs have been made in the research of ALD, the research and development of drugs related to ALD has...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104501

    authors: Hu S,Li SW,Yan Q,Hu XP,Li LY,Zhou H,Pan LX,Li J,Shen CP,Xu T

    更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00

  • iRAGE as a novel carboxymethylated peptide that prevents advanced glycation end product-induced apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress in vascular smooth muscle cells.

    abstract::Advanced glycation end-products (AGE) and the receptor for AGE (RAGE) have been linked to numerous diabetic vascular complications. RAGE activation promotes a self-sustaining state of chronic inflammation and has been shown to induce apoptosis in various cell types. Although previous studies in vascular smooth muscle ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2015.12.015

    authors: Maltais JS,Simard E,Froehlich U,Denault JB,Gendron L,Grandbois M

    更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00

  • Transcriptome profiling of NIH3T3 cell lines expressing opsin and the P23H opsin mutant identifies candidate drugs for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa.

    abstract::Mammalian cells are commonly employed in screening assays to identify active compounds that could potentially affect the progression of different human diseases including retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a class of inherited diseases causing retinal degeneration with compromised vision. Using transcriptome analysis, we comp...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2016.10.031

    authors: Chen Y,Brooks MJ,Gieser L,Swaroop A,Palczewski K

    更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00

  • Beneficial effects of metformin and irbesartan on advanced glycation end products (AGEs)-RAGE-induced proximal tubular cell injury.

    abstract::Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their receptor (RAGE) axis contributes to diabetic nephropathy. An oral hypoglycemic agent, metformin may have a potential effect on the inhibition of glycation reactions. Further, since a pathophysiological crosstalk between renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and AGEs-RAGE axis ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2011.11.001

    authors: Ishibashi Y,Matsui T,Takeuchi M,Yamagishi S

    更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00

  • Synergistic activation of AMPK prevents from polyglutamine-induced toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    abstract::Expression of abnormally long polyglutamine (polyQ) tracks is the source of a range of dominant neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington disease. Currently, there is no treatment for this devastating disease, although some chemicals, e.g., metformin, have been proposed as therapeutic solutions. In this work, we ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105105

    authors: Gómez-Escribano AP,Bono-Yagüe J,García-Gimeno MA,Sequedo MD,Hervás D,Fornés-Ferrer V,Torres-Sánchez SC,Millán JM,Sanz P,Vázquez-Manrique RP

    更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00

  • Loganin possesses neuroprotective properties, restores SMN protein and activates protein synthesis positive regulator Akt/mTOR in experimental models of spinal muscular atrophy.

    abstract::Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neurons degeneration and muscular atrophy. There is no effective SMA treatment. Loganin is a botanical candidate with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, glucose-lowering and anti-diabetic nephropathy activities. The ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2016.05.023

    authors: Tseng YT,Chen CS,Jong YJ,Chang FR,Lo YC

    更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00

  • Antimalarial efficacy of arteether against multiple drug resistant strain of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis.

    abstract::New quick-acting blood schizontocides are needed to contain the spread of multiple drug resistant strains of P. falciparum and for the treatment of the cerebral malaria cases. A multiple drug resistant strain of P. yoelii nigeriensis resistant to mefloquine (128 mg/kg x 6 days), quinine (300 mg/kg x 7 days) and chloro...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/1043-6618(89)90159-x

    authors: Dutta GP,Bajpai R,Vishwakarma RA

    更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00

  • Tagitinin F has anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and anti-matrix metalloproteinase properties: An in silico, in vitro and in vivo study.

    abstract::Sesquiterpene lactones (SL) are natural bioactive molecules indicated as potential scaffolds for anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug design. However, their anti-inflammatory applicability remains underestimated since the impact of SL on inflammatory nociception and tissue repair are overlooked. Thus, we used an integ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105303

    authors: Silva LP,Santos EC,Borges BA,Veloso MP,Chagas-Paula DA,Gonçalves RV,Novaes RD

    更新日期:2020-11-16 00:00:00

  • Heart remodeling induced by adjuvant trastuzumab-containing chemotherapy for breast cancer overexpressing human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2: a prospective study.

    abstract::We aimed to investigate the cardiac changes in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer treated with trastuzumab in an adjuvant setting. Two hundred and fifty-three women with HER2-positive breast cancer were included. The assessment of cardiovascular system and echocardiogr...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2013.10.001

    authors: Piotrowski G,Gawor R,Bourge RC,Stasiak A,Potemski P,Gawor Z,Nanda NC,Banach M

    更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00

  • NGF and heart: Is there a role in heart disease?

    abstract::The review emphasizes the role of NGF, the most representative member of the neurotrophins family, in cardiac physiopathology with a particular focus on healing and sprouting processes occurring after tissue damage. Cardiac and circulating NGF levels dramatically increase following myocardial injury (MI). A very early...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2010.12.017

    authors: Govoni S,Pascale A,Amadio M,Calvillo L,D'Elia E,Cereda C,Fantucci P,Ceroni M,Vanoli E

    更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00

  • Six months of resveratrol supplementation has no measurable effect in type 2 diabetic patients. A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    abstract::The polyphenol resveratrol is considered to exert many beneficial actions, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, insulin-sensitizer and anticancer effects. Its benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are controversial. Our aims were to determine whether resveratrol supplementation at two different ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2016.08.010

    authors: Bo S,Ponzo V,Ciccone G,Evangelista A,Saba F,Goitre I,Procopio M,Pagano GF,Cassader M,Gambino R

    更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00

  • L-histidine/medroxyprogesterone acetate interaction modulates human breast cancer cell growth and progestin receptor expression in vitro.

    abstract::The effect of different L-histidine concentrations on human mammary tumour cell (CG5) proliferation was studied to test the hypothesis of a role of histidine in modulating sex steroid-regulated cell proliferation. Cell growth was only possible in the 10(-5) M and 10(-2) M range, while its inhibition by medroxyprogeste...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/phrs.1996.0126

    authors: Ghezzo F,Racca S,Conti G,Berta GN,D'Avolio A,Abbadessa G,Gambino G,Di Carlo F

    更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00

  • Neutrophil recruitment is critical for 5-fluorouracil-induced diarrhea and the decrease in aquaporins in the colon.

    abstract::Diarrhea is a common side effect experienced by cancer patients undergoing clinical chemotherapy, such as with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). However, the precise mechanisms underlying 5-FU-induced diarrhea remain unclear. In the present study, we examined the role of neutrophil in 5-FU-induced diarrhea. Mice were given 5-FU ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2014.05.012

    authors: Sakai H,Sagara A,Matsumoto K,Jo A,Hirosaki A,Takase K,Sugiyama R,Sato K,Ikegami D,Horie S,Matoba M,Narita M

    更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00

  • Cholinesterase inhibitors: new roles and therapeutic alternatives.

    abstract::An important aspect of brain cholinesterase function is related to enzymatic differences. The brain of mammals contains two major forms of cholinesterases: acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). The two forms differ genetically, structurally and for their kinetics. Butyrylcholine is not a physi...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2003.11.017

    authors: Giacobini E

    更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00

  • The effect of aprotinin on ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rabbit kidney.

    abstract::Tissue subjected to a period of ischemia undergoes functional and morphological damage that increases during the reperfusion phase. In this study, the protective effect of aprotinin, which is a protease inhibitor, was assessed in a rabbit unilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) model. New Zealand rabbits, weighing...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/phrs.2001.0902

    authors: Ozer Z,Sucu N,Düşmez D,Tamer L,Altunkan AA,DIkmengIl M,Oral U

    更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00

  • Biosimilars in rheumatology.

    abstract::Biotechnologicals are an invaluable resource in the treatment of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) non-responsive or intolerant to conventional therapies. However, they are the main driver for increase in direct costs and represent a significant economic burden to healthcare systems worldwide. Since ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104467

    authors: Araújo FC,Gonçalves J,Fonseca JE

    更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00

  • Synthesis of cetyl myristoleate and evaluation of its therapeutic efficacy in a murine model of collagen-induced arthritis.

    abstract::Cetyl myristoleate (CM) was reported by Diehl and May [J Pharm Sci 83 (1994) 296] to block inflammation and prevent adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. To verify this earlier work, we have synthesized pure CM and tested its anti-arthritic properties in a collagen-induced arthritis model in DBA/1LacJ mice. Multiple int...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s1043-6618(02)00239-6

    authors: Hunter KW Jr,Gault RA,Stehouwer JS,Tam-Chang SW

    更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00

  • Green tea polyphenols produce antidepressant-like effects in adult mice.

    abstract::Recent studies have shown that a higher consumption of green tea leads to a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in elderly individuals. However, no studies have explored the antidepressant-like effect of green tea in preclinical models of depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the antidepressant-like...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2011.09.007

    authors: Zhu WL,Shi HS,Wei YM,Wang SJ,Sun CY,Ding ZB,Lu L

    更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00

  • Pediatric drug development in China: Reforms and challenges.

    abstract::In China, child and adolescent pediatricians often face challenges in treating children with the appropriate medications. Within the last 8 years, the Chinese government has already initiated a series of policies to promote development of age-appropriate medicines for children. In this study,we introduced the current ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104412

    authors: Wu W,Tang Z,Chen J,Gao Y

    更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00

  • Implication of STARD5 and cholesterol homeostasis disturbance in the endoplasmic reticulum stress-related response induced by pro-apoptotic aminosteroid RM-133.

    abstract::The aminosteroid derivative RM-133 is an effective anticancer molecule for which proof of concept has been achieved in several mouse xenograph models (HL-60, MCF-7, PANC-1 and OVCAR-3). To promote this new family of molecules toward a clinical phase 1 trial, the mechanism of action governing the anticancer properties ...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2017.12.024

    authors: Perreault M,Maltais R,Kenmogne LC,Létourneau D,LeHoux JG,Gobeil S,Poirier D

    更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00

  • Effects of heparin-binding protein (CAP37/azurocidin) in a porcine model of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae-induced pneumonia.

    abstract::Heparin-binding protein (HBP; CAP37/azurocidin) is secreted from neutrophil leukocytes early during inflammation and plays a central role in early capillary leakage and extravasation of neutrophils. Furthermore, HBP is chemotactic towards monocytes and lymphocytes and protects against stress-induced apoptosis, e.g. in...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2005.01.004

    authors: Lauritzen B,Lykkesfeldt J,Djurup R,Flodgaard H,Svendsen O

    更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00

  • More than just an enzyme: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) and its association with diabetic kidney remodelling.

    abstract:PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:This review article discusses recent advances in the mechanism of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) actions in renal diseases, especially diabetic kidney fibrosis, and summarizes anti-fibrotic functions of various DPP-4 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy (DN). RECENT FINDINGS:DN is a common complica...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104391

    authors: Gupta S,Sen U

    更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00

  • Boosting immunity to treat parasitic infections: Asaia bacteria expressing a protein from Wolbachia determine M1 macrophage activation and killing of Leishmania protozoans.

    abstract::Leishmaniases are severe vector-borne diseases affecting humans and animals, caused by Leishmania protozoans. Over one billion people and millions of dogs live in endemic areas for leishmaniases and are at risk of infection. Immune polarization plays a major role in determining the outcome of Leishmania infections: ho...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105288

    authors: Varotto-Boccazzi I,Epis S,Arnoldi I,Corbett Y,Gabrieli P,Paroni M,Nodari R,Basilico N,Sacchi L,Gramiccia M,Gradoni L,Tranquillo V,Bandi C

    更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00

  • Enhancement effect of carteolol on the clonidine-induced vasodilation of rat mesenteric arteries.

    abstract::It has demonstrated that carteolol can increase the endothelium-dependent vasodilation induced by alpha-2 adrenergic agonist. In order to evaluate the effect of carteolol, and to clarify the mechanism, we examined the effects of 10 microM carteolol on the vasodilation induced by increasing doses (10(-7)-10(-4) M) of c...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/1043-6618(95)80038-7

    authors: Ito M,Fukuda N,Izumi Y,Watanabe Y,Watanabe M,Soma M,Kanmatsuse K

    更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00

  • Endocannabinoids and cardiac contractile function: pathophysiological implications.

    abstract::Endocannabinoids are part of a bioactive lipid signaling system, not only in the central nervous system but also in various peripheral organs. Accumulating evidence implicates dysregulation of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, atheroscleros...

    journal_title:Pharmacological research

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2009.04.003

    authors: Bátkai S,Pacher P

    更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00