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 | 160–163 | |
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 |