Box, Helen J, Sharp, Joanne 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8482-5736, Pennington, Shaun H, Kijak, Edyta, Tatham, Lee ORCID: 0000-0001-9448-8876, Caygill, Claire H, Lopeman, Rose C, Jeffreys, Laura N, Herriott, Joanne, Neary, Megan et al (show 15 more authors)
(2023)
Lack of antiviral activity of probenecid in vitro and in Syrian golden hamsters.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 79 (1).
dkad362-dkad362.
ISSN 0305-7453, 1460-2091
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Abstract
Antiviral interventions are required to complement vaccination programmes and reduce the global burden of COVID-19. Prior to initiation of large-scale clinical trials, robust preclinical data to support candidate plausibility are required. This work sought to further investigate the putative antiviral activity of probenecid against SARS-CoV-2. Vero E6 cells were preincubated with probenecid, or control media for 2 h before infection (SARS-CoV-2/Human/Liverpool/REMRQ0001/2020). Probenecid or control media was reapplied, plates reincubated and cytopathic activity quantified by spectrophotometry after 48 h. In vitro human airway epithelial cell (HAEC) assays were performed for probenecid against SARS-CoV-2-VoC-B.1.1.7 (hCoV-19/Belgium/rega-12211513/2020; EPI_ISL_791333, 2020-12-21) using an optimized cell model for antiviral testing. Syrian golden hamsters were intranasally inoculated (SARS-CoV-2 Delta B.1.617.2) 24 h prior to treatment with probenecid or vehicle for four twice-daily doses. No observable antiviral activity for probenecid was evident in Vero E6 or HAEC assays. No reduction in total or subgenomic RNA was observed in terminal lung samples (P > 0.05) from hamsters. Body weight of uninfected hamsters remained stable whereas both probenecid- and vehicle-treated infected hamsters lost body weight (P > 0.5). These data do not support probenecid as a SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drug.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Lung, Animals, Humans, Mesocricetus, Body Weight, Probenecid, Antiviral Agents, Cricetinae, SARS-CoV-2 |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2023 12:32 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2025 15:41 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jac/dkad362 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3177028 |
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