Table 2.
Compounds active in animal models of arenaviral HF
| Compound | Known/suspected drug target |
Structure | Infection model(s) | Selected references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST-193 | Fusion | Small molecule | LASV guinea pig | [31] |
| ST-294 | Fusion | Small molecule | TCRV mousea | [28] |
| Favipiravir (T-705) | Viral polymerase | Pyrazine derivative | PICV guinea pig, PICV hamster |
[38-40] |
| Stampidine | Viral polymerase | Nucleoside analog | LASV mouseb | [46] |
| 5-Fluorouracil | Mutagen | Base analog | LCMV mousec | [43] |
| Genistein | General kinase inhibitor |
Isoflavone | PIRV hamster | [51] |
| MY-24 | SAH hydrolase | Aristermoycin derivative |
TCRV mouse | [25] |
| Bavituximab | Phosphatidylserine | Monoclonal antibody | PICV guinea pig | [63] |
| E567 | TLR2 signaling | Small molecule | LCMV moused | [66] |
| DEF201 | IFN pathway | Adenovirus-vectored IFN |
PICV hamster | [61] |
| Infergen | IFN pathway | Consensus IFN | PICV hamster | [59, 60] |
TCRV infection of newborn mice
CBA mice challenged by intracerebral injection of LASV
LCMV persistent infection in B- and T-cell-deficient mice
LCMV-Armstrong infection of mice
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, SAH.