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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 24, 期 19, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914584
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SARS-CoV-2; local anaesthetics; procaine; antivirals
Procaine prodrugs ProcCluster (R) and procaine hydrochloride inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro, limiting the progeny virus titres and reducing interferon and cytokine responses in a proportional manner. Procaine restricts the production of subgenomic RNA transcripts during the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle and later affects the replication of viral genomic RNA. Interestingly, procaine also has a significant effect on progeny virus release when added late during the replication cycle.
As vaccination efforts against SARS-CoV-2 progress in many countries, there is still an urgent need for efficient antiviral treatment strategies for those with severer disease courses, and lately, considerable efforts have been undertaken to repurpose existing drugs as antivirals. The local anaesthetic procaine has been investigated for antiviral properties against several viruses over the past decades. Here, we present data on the inhibitory effect of the procaine prodrugs ProcCluster (R) and procaine hydrochloride on SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro. Both procaine prodrugs limit SARS-CoV-2 progeny virus titres as well as reduce interferon and cytokine responses in a proportional manner to the virus load. The addition of procaine during the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle in a cell culture first limits the production of subgenomic RNA transcripts, and later affects the replication of the viral genomic RNA. Interestingly, procaine additionally exerts a prominent effect on SARS-CoV-2 progeny virus release when added late during the replication cycle, when viral RNA production and protein production are already largely completed.
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