Table 3.
Lung Virus Titers of MA-CA04–Infected Nude Mice Treated With the Indicated Neuraminidase and/or Polymerase Inhibitorsa
| Group | Treatmentb | Virus Titer, Mean Log10 PFU ± SD/g | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | Day 28 | ||
| 5-day treatment | ||||||
| 1 | Control | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.2 | 6.7 ± 0.3 | NAc | NAc |
| 2 | OS | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 6.9 ± 0.4 | 6.4 ± 1.0 | NAc | NAc |
| 3 | LAO | 7.9 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 6.8 ± 0.3 | NAc | NAc |
| 4 | FA20 | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 6.9 ± 0.3 | 7.3 ± 0.3 | 4.8, 7.1, NAc | NAc |
| 5 | FA30 | 5.6 ± 0.4d | 7.0 ± 0.2 | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 6.8 ± 0.1 | NAc |
| 6 | OS + FA20 | 5.0 ± 0.4d,e | 5.3 ± 1.5d | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 6.7, NAc | NAc |
| 7 | LAO + FA20 | 6.9 ± 0.4e | 4.2 ± 0.4d,e | 7.2 ± 0.3 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | NAc |
| 8 | OS + FA30 | 7.0 ± 0.3f | 4.5 ± 0.2d,e | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 6.6 ± 0.4 | 7.4, NA, NAc |
| 9 | LAO + FA30 | 7.1 ± 0.3f | 6.2 ± 0.3e | 7.0 ± 0.1 | 7.0 ± 0.4 | 7.3, 7.2, NAc |
| 28-day treatment | ||||||
| 10 | Control | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 7.4 ± 0.2 | 6.6, 7.2, NAc | NAc | NAc |
| 11 | OS | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 6.7 ± 0.7 | NAc | NAc | NAc |
| 12 | LAO | 7.9 ± 0.1 | 7.6 ± 0.5 | 6.1, NA, NAc | NAc | NAc |
| 13 | FA20 | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 5.2 ± 1.0d | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 5.9 ± 0.8 |
| 14 | FA30 | 5.6 ± 0.4d | 6.1 ± 0.6 | 6.3 ± 0.1 | 5.8 ± 0.5g | 6.3 ± 0.2 |
| 15 | OS + FA20 | 5.0 ± 0.4d,e | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 6.2 ± 0.4 | 6.6 ± 0.6 | 6.1 ± 0.9 |
| 16 | LAO + FA20 | 6.9 ± 0.4 | 6.3 ± 0.3e,h | 3.4 ± 0.4d,e,g | 6.0 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 0.8 |
| 17 | OS + FA30 | 7.0 ± 0.3f | 6.2 ± 0.2h | 4.7 ± 1.7d,e,g | 5.8 ± 0.3 | 6.3 ± 0.1 |
| 18 | LAO + FA30 | 7.1 ± 0.3f | 6.3 ± 0.1e | 5.7 ± 0.5g | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 6.2 ± 0.2g |
Abbreviations: FA20, low-dose favipiravir (20 mg/kg); FA30, high-dose favipiravir (30 mg/kg); LAO, laninamivir octanoate; OS, oseltamivir phosphate; NA, not applicable; PFU, plaque-forming units; SD, standard deviation.
aMice were intranasally infected with 104 PFU of virus.
Three mice from each group were euthanized on days 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 postinfection.
bTreatment details are shown in Table 2.
cAnimal(s) succumbed to infection before the day of sampling.
dVirus titers were significantly lower than in untreated animals;
eVirus titers in animals treated with combination therapy were significantly lower than in those treated with monotherapy.
fVirus titers after combination therapy were higher than those after FA30 monotherapy.
gVirus titers in the 28-day treatment group were significantly lower than those in the respective 5-day treatment group.
hVirus titers after the 28-day treatment were higher than after the 5-day treatment.