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. 2020 Jun 10;5:89. doi: 10.1038/s41392-020-0190-2

Table 2.

Potential drugs and vaccines against three coronaviruses

SARS-CoV MERS-CoV SARS-CoV-2 References
Potential virally targeted agents Potential drugs inhibiting cell entry

CP-1

Griffithsin

CSS-2,3,4,5

HR2P

sDPP4

7D10

EK1

EK1C4

Griffithsin

CSS-2,3,4,5

34,100,111,113,115,164,165
nAbs

CR3022

m396

80R

33G4

m336

MERS-4

MERS-27

CR3022 160163
Protease inhibitors

Remdesivir

Ribavirin

Galidesivir

Lopinavir

Bananins

5-Hydroxychromone

derivatives

Disulfiram

Favipiravir

Ribavirin

Penciclovir

Remdesivir

Lopinavir

Ritonavir

Darunavir

Remdesivir

Ribavirin Galidesivir

Lopinavir Ritonavir

Camostat Mesylate

34,111,121,122
Viral RNA synthesis blockers Remdesivir 117

Ribavirin

Galidesivir (BCX4430)

Favipiravir (T-705) 14,34,41,108,115,122,126
Other agents Convalescent plasma 108

Corticosteroids

6-mercaptopurine-6-thioguaninet

IFNα

Antiviral treatments

IFNα

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)

Mycophenolic acid

Nitazoxamide

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)

14,19,38,41,59,122,133,134
Potential host-targeted agents Pegylated interferon alfa-2a; Pegylated interferon alfa-2b; Metformin; Glitazones; Fibrates; Sartans; Atorvastin; nutrient supplements; biologics; cellular therapies; IFNα together with immunoglobulins or thymosins; 34,39,136

Cathepsin B cathepsinL

Camostat

Chloroquine 14,34,100,134
Spike-based vaccines A recombinant fusion protein (designated RBD-Fc) containing 193-amino acid RBD and a human IgG1 Fc fragment Simian adenovirus vector vaccine (ChAdOx1);an Ad vector encoding MERS-CoV S1 extracellular domain (Ad5.MERS-S1);an RABV vector encoding S1 elicit antibody;RBD-based vaccines 61,138,139,140