[EN] USE OF BERBAMINE OR ITS ANALOGUE FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING RNA VIRUS INFECTION<br/>[FR] UTILISATION DE BERBAMINE OU DE SON ANALOGUE POUR LA PRÉVENTION OU LE TRAITEMENT D'UNE INFECTION PAR LE VIRUS DE L'ARN
申请人:UNIV CITY HONG KONG
公开号:WO2021043234A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-11
Provided herein is a method of preventing or treating a subject suffering from a flavivirus infection by administering an effective amount of berbamine or its analogue to the subject, berbamine has a structure of Formula (I), wherein the flavivirus infection is caused by Japanese encephalitis virus, Zika virus or Dengue virus, and a method of inhibiting the entry of a flavivirus, an enterovirus and/or a lentivirus into host cells, comprising contacting the host cells with an effective amount of berbamine of its analogue, berbamine has a structure of Formula (I), wherein the flavivirus is Japanese encephalitis virus, Zika virus or Dengue virus. Also provided is a method of preventing or treating a subject suffering from a coronavirus, particularly the coronavirus is SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-CoV, a method of inhibiting the entry of a coronavirus into host cells, as well as use of berbamine or its analogue in the preparation of a medicament for preventing or treating a flavivirus infection, enterovirus infection, lentivirus infection or coronavirus infection.