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. 2020 May 28;159:104960. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104960

Table 2.

Antiviral activity and cytotoxicity of the four most potent drug compounds.

Compound CC50 (μM)
(CellTiterGlo®)a
EC90 (μM)
(viral load reduction assay)
EC50 (μM)
(plaque reduction assay)
Select index
(CC50/EC50)
Cetilistat >100.00 2.90 1.13 >88.50
Diiodohydroxyquinoline >100.00 4.50 1.38 >72.46
Abiraterone (acetate) 92.35 8.40 1.94 47.60
Bexarotene 38.21 9.40 2.01 19.01

Abbreviations: CC50, 50 % cytotoxic concentration; EC50, 50 % maximal effective concentration; EC90, 90 % maximal effective concentration.

a

>100 indicates the highest drug concentration tested in the cytotoxicity assay was 100μM.