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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2021

Development of a highly sensitive bioanalytical assay for the quantification of favipiravir.

Paul Curley, Megan Neary, Usman Arshad, Lee Tatham, Henry Pertinez, Helen Box, Rajith Kr Rajoli, Anthony Valentijn, Joanne Sharp, Steve P Rannard and 1 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Paul CurleyDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Megan NearyDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Usman ArshadDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Lee TathamDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Henry PertinezDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Helen BoxDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Rajith Kr RajoliDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Anthony ValentijnDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Joanne SharpDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.
Steve P RannardDepartment of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK.
Andrew OwenDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 3NY, UK.

Funding

The Long-Acting/Extended Release Antiretroviral Resource Program (LEAP)R24AI118397 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Charles W. Flexner · 2015 to 2026
$9.4M
Long acting NRTI therapies for HIVR01AI134091 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FREEL MEYERS, CAREN L., RANNARD, STEVE · 2017 to 2021
$3.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134091NIAID NIH HHS R24 AI118397
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Favipiravir (FAV; T-705) has been approved for use as an anti-influenza therapeutic and has reports against a wide range of viruses (e.g., Ebola virus, rabies and norovirus). Most recently FAV has been reported to demonstrate activity against SARS-CoV-2. Repurposing opportunities have been intensively studied with only limited success to date. If successful, repurposing will allow interventions to become more rapidly available than development of new chemical entities. Pre-clinical and clinical investigations of FAV require robust, reproducible and sensitive bioanalytical assay. Here, a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry assay is presented which was linear from 0.78-200 ng/mL Accuracy and precision ranged between 89% and 110%, 101% and 106%, respectively. The presented assay here has applications in both pre-clinical and clinical research and may be used to facilitate further investigations into the application of FAV against SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19FavipiravirLC-MS/MSplasmaSARS-CoV-2

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PMID33564761
PMCPMC7872349

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