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ArticleViruses2022

Activity of a Carbohydrate-Binding Module Therapy, Neumifil, against SARS-CoV-2 Disease in a Hamster Model of Infection.

Rachel Fell, Jane A Potter, Samantha Yuille, Franscisco J Salguero, Robert Watson, Didier Ngabo, Karen Gooch, Roger Hewson, David Howat, Stuart Dowall

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Rachel FellUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Jane A PotterPneumagen Ltd., Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DR, UK.
Samantha YuillePneumagen Ltd., Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DR, UK.
Franscisco J SalgueroUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5315-3882
Robert WatsonUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Didier NgaboUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Karen GoochUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Roger HewsonUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
David HowatPneumagen Ltd., Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DR, UK.
Stuart DowallUnited Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.

Funding

Department of Health MR/V036963/1Medical Research Council MR/V036963/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in an urgent effort to find efficacious therapeutics. Broad-spectrum therapies which could be used for other respiratory pathogens confer advantages, as do those based on targeting host cells that are not prone to the development of resistance by the pathogen. We tested an intranasally delivered carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) therapy, termed Neumifil, which is based on a CBM that has previously been shown to offer protection against the influenza virus through the binding of sialic acid receptors. Using the recognised hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 infection, we demonstrate that Neumifil significantly reduces clinical disease severity and pathological changes in the nasal cavity. Furthermore, we demonstrate Neumifil binding to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor and spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. This is the first report describing the testing of this type of broad-spectrum antiviral therapy in vivo and provides evidence for the advancement of Neumifil in further preclinical and clinical studies.

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ACarbohydratesCricetinaeHumansSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusCarbohydratesPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ASpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19host targetedSARS-CoV-2therapy

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PMID35632718
PMCPMC9147764
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