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. 2021 Jul 30;22(15):8180. doi: 10.3390/ijms22158180

Table 3.

List of drugs which targeted SARS- CoV related pathways.

Therapeutic Category Mechanism of Action
Autophagy UPR stress MPTP NLRP3 Inflammasome
Activator Modulator Inhibitor Suppressor Modulator Modulator Inhibitor
Immunosuppressant Rapamycin, Tacrolimus, Everolimus [152] Cyclosporin A [153,154]
Anticancer Rapamycin, Tersirolimus, Everolimus [152], Gefitinib [155], Temozolomide [155] Bortezomib, Celecoxib [155] Sunitinib [156] Thalidomide [157]
Antidiabetic Metformin [152] Pioglitazone [156], Exenatide, Vildagliptin [158], Berberine [159] Liraglutide [159] Glyburide [157,160]
Dietary supplement Trehalose, Resveratro l [152] Curcumin [156] Quercetin [161]
Antipsychotic Lithium [152], Fluspirilene, Trifluperazine, Pimozide [162], Bromperidol, Chlorpromazine [163,164], Sertindole, Olanzapine, Fluphenazine, Methotrimeprazine [165], Prochlorperazine [164] Clozapine [165] Haloperidol [166,167,168], Etifoxine [169,170]
Antiepileptic Carbamazepine, Sodium valproate [152]
Antihypertensive Verapamil, Nimodipine, Nitrendipine [152], Nicardipine, Amidarone [162], Rilmenidine, Clonidine [171], Minoxidil [163] Isoproterenol [156], Valsartan, Lowsartan, Olmesartan, Telmisartan [158], Guanabenz [172], Bisoprolol, Propranolol, Metoprolol [159] Ifenprodil [166,167,168], Diazoxide, Nicorandil, Tadalafil, Perhaxiline, Carvedilol [153,154]
Antidiarrheal Loperamide [162]
Ca+ regulator Calcifediol [171]
Anti-infective Nitazoxanide [171]
Antidepressant Nortriptyline [171] Clomipramine [163] Trazodone [173]
AnticholesteremiC agent Simvastatin [170] Atorvastatin [159]
Antiemetic Chlorpromazine [163,164], Prochlorperazine [164] Haloperidol [166,167,168] Thalidomide [157]
Minercorticoid replacement agent Fludraocortisone [163,164]
Antitussive Noscapine [163,164] Carbetapentane, Dextromethorphan [166,167,168]
Anti-allergic Clemastine [163]
Chelating agent Defeiprone [174]
Antihelmintic Niclosamide [175] Quimacrine [176,177]
Skeletal muscle relaxant Baclofen [178]
Gastrointestinal Pantoprazole [155]
Macrolide antibiotic Azithromycin [163]
Ocular drug Verteporfin [163]
Antiprotozoal drug Quimacrine [176,177], Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine [171]
Urea cycle disorder agent Thenylbutyrate [155,156]
Hypolipidemic agent Pravastatin [156], Fenofibrate [158]
Anti-Alzheimer’s Donepeziol [166,167,168]
Anti-Parkinsonian Pramipexole [179]
Neuroprotective agent; anti-ALS drug Edaravone [153,180]
Anti-arthritic Anakinra [157]
Anti-inflammatory agent Celecoxib [155] Anakinra [157], Tranilast [157,181]
Anti-insomia agent Melatonin [182]