Orally available ribonucleoside analog with broad anti-viral activity (SARS-CoV-2, RSV, IAV, IBV, HCV, pestivirus, EBOV, CHIKV) in cultures and in vivo.
Originally recognized as a powerful mutagen that preferentially induces AT-to-GC transition in microorganisms, EIDD-1931 (NHC, N4-hydroxycytidine) is an orally available ribonucleoside analog with known anti-viral activity against SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza A & B viruses (IAV & IBV), HCV, pestivirus, bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), Ebola virus (EBOV), Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV). NHC effectively reduces RSV and IAVs replication in mice, and exhibts efficacy in a guinea pig IAV transmission model in vivo (100 & 400 mg/kg b.i.d. p.o.). Metabolic studies reveal species-dependent plasma stability.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 61(4) (2017-02-01)
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) represents a reemerging global threat to human health. Recent outbreaks across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean have prompted renewed scientific interest in this mosquito-borne alphavirus. There are currently no vaccines against CHIKV, and treatment has been
Coronaviruses (CoVs) have emerged from animal reservoirs to cause severe and lethal disease in humans, but there are currently no FDA-approved antivirals to treat the infections. One class of antiviral compounds, nucleoside analogues, mimics naturally occurring nucleosides to inhibit viral
The New World alphaviruses Venezuelan, Eastern, and Western equine encephalitis viruses (VEEV, EEEV and WEEV, respectively) commonly cause a febrile disease that can progress to meningoencephalitis, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. To address the need for a therapeutic agent
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 62(8) (2018-06-13)
Morbidity and mortality resulting from influenza-like disease are a threat, especially for older adults. To improve case management, next-generation broad-spectrum antiviral therapeutics that are efficacious against major drivers of influenza-like disease, including influenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are
Coronaviruses (CoVs) traffic frequently between species resulting in novel disease outbreaks, most recently exemplified by the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19. Here, we show that the ribonucleoside analog β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC; EIDD-1931) has broad-spectrum antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2
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