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. 2018 Jan 25;62(2):e01711-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01711-17

TABLE 4.

In vitro and in vivo data for small-molecule therapeutics against Ebolaa

Compound (reference) EC50 (μM) Drug class Dose (mg/kg) and dosage regimenb % survival (treatment) in mice % survival (control) in mice
Amodiaquine (10) 34†, 2.6* Antimalarial 60, i.p., BID 0 0
Benztropine (10) 9.2†, 14* Antihistamine/anticholinergic 13, p.o., QD 10 0
5, i.p., BID 10 0
Chloroquine (36, 57) 16†, 4.7* Antimalarial antirheumatic 90, i.p., BID 80 0
90, i.p., BID 0 0
Chlorotetracycline (10) 24†, >50* Antibiotic 200, p.o., QD 0 0
50, i.p., BID 0 0
Clomiphene (10) 11†, 1.3* Selective estrogen modulator 60, i.p., BID 10 0
21, p.o., QD 0 0
Favipiravir (58, 59) 31–67† Purine nucleic acid analogue 150, p.o., BID 100 0
300, p.o., BID 100 0
FGI-106 (60) 0.1† Antiviral 2, i.p., QD 100 10
5, i.p., QD 100 10
Galidesivir (61) 3.1† Nucleoside analog 25, i.m., BID 100 0
GS-5734 (7) 1.5† Nucleoside analog 10 (day 0) and 3 (day 3), i.p. 100 0
10, i.v., QD 100 0
NSC 62914 (62) 5.2† Antioxidant 2, i.p., QD 90 0
Prochlorperazine (10) 11†, 1.9* Phenothiazine antipsychotic 10, i.p., QD 10 20
Tetrandrine (9) 0.055† Two-pore channel blocker 30, i.p., QD (days 0, 1, 3, 5, 7) 70 0
30, i.p., QD (days 1, 3, 5, 7) 30 0
90, i.p., QD (days 1, 3, 5, 7) 40 0
Tilorone 0.23† Antiviral 25, i.p., QD 90 10
50, i.p., QD 90 10
30, i.p., QD 100 10
60, i.p., QD 100 10
a

Symbols: †, replication; *, entry; ‡, nonhuman primate.

b

BID, twice a day; QD, once daily; i.m., intramuscular; p.o., per os; i.v., intravenous; i.p., intraperitoneal.