[EN] FAMOTIDINE AND FAMOTIDINE ANALOGS FOR CORONA VIRUS TREATMENT<br/>[FR] FAMOTIDINE ET ANALOGUES DE LA FAMOTIDINE POUR LE TRAITEMENT DU CORONAVIRUS
申请人:NANOPHARMACEUTICS INC
公开号:WO2021183259A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-16
In silico screening of currently approved drugs against coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, PLpro (papain-like protease) resulted in the identification of famotidine and related analogs as potential antiviral candidates. PLpro (papain-like protease), a coronaviral protease, is essential for coronaviral replication. Famotidine, a histamine H2 antagonist, and a series of analogs repeatedly docked in the Cysl 12/His273/Asp287 catalytic triad pocket scored among the highest of the FDA-approved and over-the-counter compounds tested. Currently available as oral and IV products, famotidine appears in preliminary in silico screens to be useful to block PLpro activity and may be a potential treatment in patients who have contracted COVID-19 disease (caused by 2019-nCoV / SARS-CoV-2 infection). Famotidine has a very attractive profile with proven safety, drug interaction, and therapeutic window profiles.