Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Potential of Artemisinins In Vitro

Ruiyuan Cao, Hengrui Hu, Yufeng Li, Xi Wang, Mingyue Xu, Jia Liu, Huanyu Zhang, Yunzheng Yan, Lei Zhao, Wei Li,

ACS Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 154 citations · 22 references

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of 23.17 ± 3.22 μM was not prominent among the tested compounds, lumefantrine showed therapeutic promise due to high plasma and lung drug concentrations after multiple dosing. Further mode of action analysis revealed that arteannuin B and lumefantrine acted at the post-entry step of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This research highlights the anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential of artemisinins and provides leading candidates for anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug research and development.

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