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. 2020 Jul 30;28(2):745–764. doi: 10.1007/s40199-020-00359-4

Table 2.

The definition of molecules which are assumed to be effective in the disruption of Endocytosis Pathway

Drug name Category Mechanism on COVID-19 Preclinical Study Human clinical studies
Umifenovir Broad-spectrum antiviral (in China and Russia) Clathrin-mediated endocytosis inhibitor in vitro [79] NCT04260594, NCT04286503, ChiCTR2000030254
Chloroquine Anti-malaria

Lysosomotropic agent

• Increase endosomes’ pH [25]→Protease inhibition [59]

• Trap the viral receptor ACE2 within perinuclear vacuoles [72]

• Clathrin-mediated endocytosis inhibitor (by reducing PICALM) [3]

• Autophagy inhibitor [80]

in vitro [7274] Many trials including: NCT04342650, NCT04303507, NCT04328493, NCT04333628
Hydroxychloroquine Anti-malaria Lysosomotropic agent in vitro [73, 74] Many trials including: NCT04340544, NCT04328272, NCT04345692, NCT04351620, NCT04342221
NH4Cl Chemical Molecule

Lysosomotropic agent

• Trap the viral receptor ACE2 within perinuclear vacuoles

in vitro [72] NR
Bafilomycin A1 Macrolide Antibiotic

Lysosomotropic agent

• Trap the viral receptor ACE2 within perinuclear vacuoles

Protease inhibitor

• Endo/lysosomal V-ATPase inhibitor

in vitro [72] NR
Dapagliflozin Antidiabetic agent Increase endosomes’ pH, reduce viral load NR NCT04350593, NCT04393246
Teicoplanin Antibiotic (miscellaneous) Cathepsin L inhibitor in vitro [74] NR
E64d Cysteine-class proteases inhibitor Cathepsin B/L inhibitor in vitro [28, 78] NR

NR, Not Reported; ACE2, Angiotensin-converting Enzyme-2; PICALM, Phosphatidylinositol Binding Clathrin Assembly Protein; V-ATPase inhibitor, Vacuolar-Adenosine Triphosphatase inhibitor