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. 2020 May 13;33(3):e00168-19. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00168-19

TABLE 2.

Host-directed antiviral agents under preclinical developmenta

Host factor function Antiviral agent(s) Virus(es) Host target Reference(s)
Support viral entry DAS181 IAV, PIV Sialic acid receptor 405411
R448, cabozantinib ZIKV AXL kinase 412, 413
Ezetimibe HCV NPC1L1 166
Obatoclax, chloroquine, bafilomycin A1, ammonium chloride, Arbidol (umifenovir), chlorpromazine, niclosamide, mefloquine HCl ZIKV, FLV hRhV, IAV Regulation of endosomal pH 413417
Glycyrrhizin IAV Regulation of endocytotic uptake 418
Concanamycin, saliphenylhalamide IAV Cellular vacuolar ATPases 419, 420
Daptomycin ZIKV Modulation of late endosomal function 417
LJ001 IAV, poxvirus, FLV, HIV-1 Modulation of membrane fluidity 421
Thapsigargin PPRV, NDV SERCA 39
Dynasore HSV-1 Dynamin 422
MLS000394177, MLS000733230, MLS000730532 EBOV Macropinocytic uptake 423
Bisindolylmaleimide I, calphostin C, chelerythrine, enzastaurin, staurosporine WNV, IAV PKC 424, 425
Fattiviracin HIV-1 Internalization factors 426
Aprotinin, camostat IAV Protease inhibitor 427, 428
Jasplakinolide, cytochalasin D hAdV Actin polymerization 429
Amiloride (EIPA) CVB3, hAdV Sodium-proton exchange 430
Emetine, cephaeline PPRV, NDV, BPXV, BHV-1, ZIKV, EBOV Lysosomal function 431, 432
Tenovin-1 ZIKV SirT1 and SirT2 433
Clonidine IAV α2-Adrenergic receptors 434
Nanchangmycin ZIKV AXL kinase 433
Erlotinib HCV EGFR and GAK 104, 165
Sunitinib HCV AAK1 104
NIM-811, Debio-025 EV Cyclophilin 435
STI-571, Gleevec, imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib Poxvirus, PyV, HIV-1 Abl family protein kinases 436, 437
Support viral genome replication, transcription, and translation SD-29 HSV-1 RACK1 438
Torin1, rapamycin CMV, BEFV mTOR kinase 439441
Hippuristanol, silvestrol CMV, ZIKV eIF4A 440, 442
CGP57380 HSV-1, poxvirus, hCMV MNK1 38, 443445
4E2RCat, 4EGI-1 CoV, BPXV eIF4E/eIF4G interaction 38, 446
Apigenin FMDV, EV71 hnRNP A1 and A2 447, 448
AG879 IAV, SV, HSV-1, MHV, RV NGFR 121, 129
Genistein HIV-1 Tyrosine kinase 449
Tyrphostin A9 IAV, SV, HSV-1, MHV, RV PDGFR 121, 129
Gefitinib (Iressa) Poxvirus, hCMV EGFR 450, 451
Ivermectin IAV Importins 452
Verdinexor, DP2392-E10, leptomycin B IAV XPO1 453455
TG100572 HSV-1 Src family kinases 156
Vemurafenib IAV Raf 456
U0126, Cl-1040 (PD184352) IAV, IBV, PEDV, AstV, BDV, CoV, JUNV, HSV-1 MEK1/2 457464
FR180204, Ag-126 VEEV, DENV, lentivirus ERK1/2 465, 466
SB203580 EMCV p38 467
AS601245, SP600125 IAV, hCMV JNK 468, 469
Mycophenolic acid, ribavirin ZIKV, IAV, RSV, CoV, EV71, CVB3, HCV IMPDH 417, 470472
Leflunomide, compound A3 FLV DHODH 368
TVB-2640 HCV FAS 389, 473
Statins (atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, and simvastatin) HCV HMG-CoA reductase 393
Clypearin, corilagin, TG003 IAV CLK1 474
Silvestrol, pateamine IAV eIF4A 475, 476
Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, EF-24, FLLL32 JEV, RVFV, HCV, EV71 Ubiquitin-proteasome, PKC, NF-κB, Akt 477480
PIK93, BF738735, GW5074, T-00127-HEV1 EV PI4KB 481, 482
Itraconazole, 25-hydroxycholesterol, AN-12-H5, T-00127-HEV2, TTP-8307 EV OSBP 481
EYP001 HBV Synthetic farnesoid X receptor 483
APG-1387 HBV cIAP2 484
Fenretinide (4-HPR) ZIKV, DENV Activator of retinoid receptors 485
Difluoromethylornithine, diethylnorspermine ZIKV, DENV Host polyamine synthesis 486
Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) hRSV Intracellular calcium ATPase 487
MK2206 IAV Akt 488
PD-0332991 HSV-1 CDK4/6 489
LDC4297 hCMV, AdV CDK7 490
JMN3-003 Myxovirus G1-phase arrest 369
AGK2 HBV SirT2 491
Amiloride (EIPA) CVB3, hAdV35 Sodium-proton exchange 429, 430
HL05100P2, cyclosporine, NIM-811, CRV431, CMX157 EAV, PRRSV, HCV, HBV Cyclophilin 435, 492, 493
Emetine PPRV, NDV, BPXV, BHV-1 Unknown 431, 432
Cephaeline ZIKV, EBOV Unknown 431, 432
Nitazoxanide, tizoxanide ZIKV, RV, NV, HBV, HCV, IAV Unknown 494
Glycyrrhizin CVB3, hAdV, IAV Unknown 418, 429, 430
RG7834 HBV Unknown 495
Veregen (sinecatechins) HPV Unknown 21
Support virus assembly and release Brefeldin A DENV, HCV ADP-ribosylation factor 496, 497
PF4620110, LCQ908 HCV DGAT1 498
AG879 IAV, SINV, HSV-1, MHV, RV NGFR 121, 129
U18666A IAV Annexin A6 499
UV-4B DENV, IAV ER glycosylation pathway 500
Tyrphostin A9 (A9) IAV, SINV, HSV-1, MHV, RV PDGFR 121, 129
Verapamil, chlorpromazine IAV, SINV, VSV Calcium channel blocker 501, 502
Gemfibrozil, lovastatin IAV Unknown 503
Suramin ZIKV Glycosylation (secretory pathway) 504, 505
Dynasore HSV Protein trafficking 422
DEBIO-025 HCV Cyclophilin A 506, 507
Bortezomib ZIKV Proteasome function 417
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Abbreviations: AAK1, adaptor-associated protein kinase 1; AdV, adenovirus; AstV, astrovirus; BDV, Borna disease virus; BPXV, buffalopox virus; BHV1, bovine herpesvirus 1; BEFV, bovine ephemeral fever virus; CDK, cyclin-dependent kinase; CVB3, coxsackievirus B3; cIAP2, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2; CLK1, Cdc2-like kinase 1; CMV, cytomegalovirus; CoV, coronavirus; DGAT1, diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1; DENV, dengue virus; DHODH, dihydroorotate dehydrogenase; EAV, equine arteritis virus; EBOV, Ebola virus; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; EMCV, encephalomyocarditis virus; EV, enterovirus; eIF4E, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E; ERK, extracellular-regulated kinase; FLV, flavivirus; FAS, fatty acid synthase; FMDV, foot-and-mouth disease virus; GAK, cyclin G-associated kinase; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV-1, human immunodeficiency virus type 1; HMG-CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A; hnRNPA1, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1; hRSV, human Rous sarcoma virus; hCMV, human cytomegalovirus; hAdV, human adenovirus; hRhV, human rhinovirus; HSV-1, herpes simplex virus 1; IAV, influenza A virus; IBV, influenza B virus; IMPDH, IMP dehydrogenase; JEV, Japanese encephalitis virus; JUNV, Junin virus; MHV, mouse hepatitis virus; MNK1, MAPK-interacting kinase 1; NDV, Newcastle disease virus; NGFR, nerve growth factor receptor; NPC1L1, Niemann-Pick C1-like 1; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa B; OSBP, oxysterol-binding protein; PDGFR, platelet-derived growth factor receptor; PIV, parainfluenza virus; PEDV, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; PI4KB, phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ; PKC, protein kinase C; PPRV, peste des petits ruminants virus; PRRSV, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; PyV, polyoma virus; RACK1, receptor for activated C kinase 1; RVFV, Rift Valley fever virus; RSV, Rous sarcoma virus; RV, rotavirus; SERCA, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase; SV, Sendai virus; SINV, Sindbis virus; SirT1, Sirtuin type 1; VSV, vesicular stomatitis virus; VEEV, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; WNV, West Nile virus; XPO1, exportin 1; ZIKV, Zika virus.