The present invention is related to the development of therapeutics and prophylactics for the treatment and/or prevention of filovirus infection in humans and other mammals. A new class of small molecules is disclosed that inhibits the interaction of naturally processed (i.e., proteolytically cleaved) filovirus glycoprotein (GPCL) with its host receptor Niemann-Pick C 1 (NPCl) protein and thus block infection of host cells by filoviruses. Also disclosed are methods of using the small molecule inhibitors in the treatment/prevention of filovirus infection.
本发明涉及开发用于治疗和/或预防人类和其他哺乳动物的Filovirus感染的治疗和预防剂。揭示了一类新的小分子,它抑制了自然加工(即
蛋白酶水解)的Filovirus糖蛋白(
GPCL)与其宿主受体Niemann-Pick C1(NPC1)蛋白的相互作用,从而阻止Filovirus感染宿主细胞。还揭示了在治疗/预防Filovirus感染中使用小分子
抑制剂的方法。