| Literature DB >> 31307979 |
Thomas R Lane1, Jason E Comer2,3,4, Alexander N Freiberg4,5, Peter B Madrid6, Sean Ekins7.
Abstract
Quinacrine hydrochloride is a small-molecule, orally bioavailable drug that has been used clinically as an antimalarial and for many other applications. A machine learning model trained on Ebola virus (EBOV) screening data identified quinacrine as a potent (nanomolar) in vitro inhibitor. In the current study, quinacrine 25 mg/kg was shown to protect 70% of mice (statistically significant) from a lethal challenge with mouse-adapted EBOV with once-daily intraperitoneal dosing for 8 days.Entities:
Keywords: Ebola virus; Ebola virus disease; antiviral; quinacrine
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31307979 PMCID: PMC6709481 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01142-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191