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 C1 (NPC1) 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.
本发明涉及治疗和/或预防人类和其他哺乳动物丝状病毒感染的治疗剂和预防剂的开发。本发明公开了一类新的
小分子化合物,可抑制天然加工(即蛋白
水解)的丝状病毒糖蛋白(
GPCL)与其宿主受体 Niemann-Pick C1(NPC1)蛋白的相互作用,从而阻断丝状病毒对宿主细胞的感染。还公开了使用小分子
抑制剂治疗/预防丝状病毒感染的方法。