In vitro and in vivo efficacy of a novel nucleoside analog H44 against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a highly pathogenic tick-borne virus that causes fever, hemorrhage, and multi-organ failure, with an average fatality rate of ∼40% in humans. Currently, there are no available vaccines or drugs for the treatment of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Favipiravir (T-705), a nucleoside analog, protects against CCHFV infection in animal models. Here, we evaluated the anti-CCHFV efficacy of several nucleoside analogs, including some well-known compounds such as remdesivir (GS-5734), EIDD-1931 and its prodrug molnupiravir (EIDD-2801), as well as a novel T-705-derived compound H44. T-705, H44, and EIDD-1931 inhibited CCHFV infection in vitro while GS-5734 had no inhibitory effect. All three nucleoside analogs functioned at the "post-entry" stage of virus infection. However, EIDD-2801 failed to protect type I interferon receptor knockout (IFNAR)-/- mice from CCHFV infection. H44, similar to T-705, conferred 100% protection to IFNAR-/- mice against lethal CCHFV challenge, even with delayed administration. This study provided in vitro and in vivo data regarding the anti-CCHFV efficacy of different nucleosides and identified a novel compound, H44, as a promising drug candidate for the treatment of CCHFV infection in vivo. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Qianran Wang, Ruiyuan Cao, Liushuai Li, Jia Liu, Jingjing Yang, Wei Li, Linjie Yan, Yanming Wang, Yunzheng Yan, Jiang Li, Fei Deng, Yiwu Zhou, Manli Wang, Wu Zhong, Zhihong Hu. In vitro and in vivo efficacy of a novel nucleoside analog H44 against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Antiviral research. 2022 Mar;199:105273

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