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. 2014 Jul 29;5(4):e01534-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01534-14

TABLE 1 .

Nontoxic host-targeting inhibitors of four intracellular pathogensa

Compound name Therapeutic class Inhibition
Major pathway/target
Cb Lp Ba Rc
Trifluoperazine⋅2HCl (205) Antipsychotic × × × GPCRs/Ca
Lomerizine (330) Antimigraine × × × Ca
Bepridil⋅HCl (12) Antianginal × × × Ca
Loperamide⋅HCl (16) Antidiarrheal × × × GPCRs/Ca
(+)-Butaclamol⋅HCl (93), aripiprazole (149), trifluperidol (637) Antipsychotic × × × GPCRs/Ca
Clemastine (130) Antihistamine × × × GPCRs
Nisoldipine (139) Antihypertensive × × × GPCRs/Ca
Mifepristone (620) Abortifacient × × S
Oxatomide (223) Antiallergic × × GPCRs
Amitriptyline⋅HCl (444) Antidepressant × × GPCRs
Chlorpromazine⋅HCl (95) Antiemetic × × GPCRs/Ca
Cyproheptadine (639) Antihistamine × × GPCRs/Ca
Trequinsin⋅HCl (609) Antihypertensive × × GPCRs/Ca
Bromocriptine mesylate (215) Anti-Parkinsonian × × GPCRs
Spiperone⋅HCl (107) Antipsychotic × × GPCRs/Ca
Dihydroergocristine (594) Antivertigo × × GPCRs
Finasteride (440) Benign prostatic hypertrophy × × S
Melengestrol acetate (622) Progestogen × × S
Fluoxetine (596) Antidepressant × × GPCRs/Ca
Verapamil (198), felodipine (202) Antihypertensive × × GPCRs/Ca
Naltrindole⋅HCl (105) Opioid antagonist × × GPCRs
Orphenadrine citrate (402) Antispasmodic × × GPCRs
Desloratadine (412) Antihistamine × × GPCRs
Donepezil⋅HCl (5) Nootropic × GPCRs
Amiodarone⋅HCl (13) Antiarrhythmic × IonC
Benzydamine (640) Analgesic × Lipids
Suramin (256) Anthelmintic × GPCRs
Flutamide (448) Antiandrogen × GPCRs
Propafenone (24) Antiarrhythmic × GPCRs
Ketotifen (587) Antiasthmatic × GPCRs/Ca
Maprotiline⋅HCl (55), nisoxetine⋅HCl (56), mianserin⋅HCl (81), imipramine⋅HCl (113), amoxapine (114), escitalopram (153), citalopram (394) Antidepressant × GPCRs/Ca
Domperidone (96), tropisetron (577) Antiemetic × GPCRs
Danazol (410) Antigonadotropin × S
Promethazine⋅HCl (103), loratadine (478) Antihistamine × GPCRs
Nicardipine⋅HCl (14), naftopidil⋅2HCl (33), manidipine (135), lacidipine (140), propranolol S(−) (163), diltiazem (194), nimodipine (196), nitrendipine (197), cilnidipine (203), doxazosin (419), propranolol (540) Antihypertensive × GPCRs/Ca
Dihydroergotamine mesylate (40) Antimigraine × GPCRs
Lapatinib ditosylate (274), bicalutamide (305), toremifene (570) Antineoplastic × HER, TK, GPCRs
Calcipotriene (283) Antipsoriatic × Vitamin D
Haloperidol (67), quetiapine fumarate (111), clozapine (216), clothiapine (217), mesoridazine besylate (600) Antipsychotic × GPCRs/Ca
Dipyridamole (227), cilostamide (602) Antithrombotic × PDE
Canrenone (380) Diuretic × S
Vardenafil (131) Erectile dysfunction × PDE
Estradiol (428) Estrogen × S
Naltriben methanesulfonate hydrate (118) Opioid antagonist × GPCRs
Chlormadinone acetate (388), progesterone (523) Progestogen × S
Cinanserin (592) Serotonin antagonist × GPCRs
Flunarizine⋅2HCl (200) Vasodilator × GPCRs/Ca
Fluspirilene (17) Antipsychotic × × GPCRs/Ca
(R)-(−)-Apomorphine⋅HCl (94) Anti-Parkinsonian × GPCR
Carvedilol (164), telmisartan (558) Antihypertensive × GPCRs/Ca, ATR/PPAR
Bleomycin (158), 5-fluorouracil (441) Antineoplastic × DNA
Raloxifene (262) Antiosteoporotic × S
Tolcapone (136) Anti-Parkinsonian × COMT
Estriol (429), medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate (482), pregnenolone (527), megestrol acetate (621) Estrogen/progestogen × S
Clomiphene (398) Gonad stimulant × × S
Dehydroepiandrosterone (411) Adrenal hormone × S
Dexamethasone (226), clobetasol propionate (401), fluocinolone acetonide (446) Anti-inflammatory × S, GCR
Doxofylline (421) Bronchodilator × PDE
17-Hydroxyprogesterone (463) Progestogen × S
Prazosin⋅HCl (34) Antihypertensive × GPCRs
Troglitazone (260) Antidiabetic × PPAR
Mevastatin (254) Antihyperlipidemic × HMG-CoA
Bexarotene (296) Antineoplastic × RXR
Fluphenazine⋅2HCl (97) Antipsychotic × GPCRs
Calcifediol (220) Vitamin/antirachitic × Vitamin D
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Compound numbers are given in parentheses. The previously established therapeutic class and targeted pathway are given for each agent. Target pathways are abbreviated as follows: GPCR, G protein-coupled receptors; S, sterol/hormone; COMT, catechol-O-methyl transferase; PDE, phosphodiesterase; IonC, ion channel; GCR, glucocorticoid receptor; ATR, angiotensin receptor; PPAR, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor; TK, tyrosine kinase; HER, human epidermal growth factors receptor; HMG-CoA, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase; and RXR, retinoid X receptor. × represents >80% inhibition of the intracellular growth. Pathogens are abbreviated as follows: Cb, C. burnetii; Lp, L. pneumophila; Ba, B. abortus; and Rc, R. conorii.