| Literature DB >> 29982632 |
Lisa Evans DeWald1, Julie Dyall1, Jennifer M Sword1, Lisa Torzewski1, Huanying Zhou1, Elena Postnikova1, Erin Kollins1, Isis Alexander1, Robin Gross1, Yu Cong1, Dawn M Gerhardt1, Reed F Johnson2, Gene G Olinger1, Michael R Holbrook1, Lisa E Hensley1, Peter B Jahrling1,2.
Abstract
No therapeutics are approved for the treatment of filovirus infections. Bepridil, a calcium channel blocker developed for treating angina, was identified as a potent inhibitor of filoviruses in vitro, including Ebola and Marburg viruses, and Ebola virus in vivo. We evaluated the efficacy of bepridil in a lethal mouse model of Marburg virus disease. A dose of 12 mg/kg bepridil once or twice daily resulted in 80% or 90% survival, respectively. These data confirm bepridil's broad-spectrum anti-filovirus activity warranting further investigation of bepridil, or improved compounds with a similar mechanism, as a pan-filovirus therapeutic agent.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29982632 PMCID: PMC6249584 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy332
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226