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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Enhanced In Vitro Antiviral Activity of Hydroxychloroquine Ionic Liquids against SARS-CoV-2.

Francisco Faísca, Vanessa Correia, Željko Petrovski, Luís C Branco, Helena Rebelo-de-Andrade, Miguel M Santos

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francisco FaíscaLAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
Vanessa CorreiaAntiviral Resistance Lab, Research & Development Unit, Infectious Diseases Department, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
Željko PetrovskiLAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8104-7008
Luís C BrancoLAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2520-1151
Helena Rebelo-de-AndradeAntiviral Resistance Lab, Research & Development Unit, Infectious Diseases Department, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0138-0944
Miguel M SantosLAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8973-1595
Rede de Química e Tecnologia · PTNational Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PTDC/QUI-QOR/32406/2017Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia RECI/BBBBQB/0230/2012Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Research 4 COVID-19 nº 582Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/50006/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/50006/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of effective antiviral drugs against SARS-CoV-2 is urgently needed and a global health priority. In light of the initial data regarding the repurposing of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to tackle this coronavirus, herein we present a quantitative synthesis and spectroscopic and thermal characterization of seven HCQ room temperature ionic liquids (HCQ-ILs) obtained by direct protonation of the base with two equivalents of organic sulfonic, sulfuric and carboxylic acids of different polarities. Two non-toxic and hydrophilic HCQ-ILs, in particular, [HCQH2][C1SO3]2 and [HCQH2][GlcCOO]2, decreased the virus-induced cytopathic effect by two-fold in comparison with the original drug, [HCQH2][SO4]. Despite there being no significant differences in viral RNA production between the three compounds, progeny virus production was significantly affected (p < 0.05) by [HCQH2][GlcCOO]2. Overall, the data suggest that the in vitro antiviral activities of the HCQ-ILs are most likely the result of specific intra- and intermolecular interactions and not so much related with their hydrophilic or lipophilic character. This work paves the way for the development of future novel ionic formulations of hydroxychloroquine with enhanced physicochemical properties.

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API-ILsCOVID-19hydroxychloroquinepharmaceutical ionic liquidsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID35456711
PMCPMC9031298
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