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. 2021 Jan 19;37(4):357. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.12.009

Repurposing Antimalarials to Tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic

(Trends in Parasitology 37, 8–11; 2021)

Sanjeev Krishna , Yolanda Augustin, Jigang Wang, Chengchao Xu, Henry M Staines, Hans Platteeuw, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Amadou Sall, Peter Kremsner
PMCID: PMC7816821  PMID: 33541791

The IC50 values in Table 1 have been improved as follows to be more specific and detailed.

Table 1.

In Vitro Antiviral Effect of Selected Antimalarials against SARS-CoV-2

Drug Cell line IC50 (μM) Refs
Pyronaridine Vero 1.1 [3]
Calu-3 6.4 [3]
Artesunate Vero 53.0 [3]
Calu-3 1.8 [3]
Hydroxychloroquine Vero 1.1 [3]
Calu-3 103.0 [3]
Mefloquine-dihydroartemisinina Vero Between 4.1–2.5 and 2.0–1.3 [4]
Desethylamodiaquine-dihydroartemisinina Vero Between 4.0–5.0 and 2.0–2.5 [4]
Pyronaridine-dihydroartemisinina Vero > 0.5–1.0 [4]
Lumefantrine-dihydroartemisinina Vero > 33.0–2.0 [4]
Piperaquine-dihydroartemisinina Vero > 1.0–3.1 [4]
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IC50 values are estimated based on the 3-point dose-response data (2x/1x/0.5x expected Cmax concentrations) in [4]. The concentrations of each drug used are shown.


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