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ArticleBiomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie2022

Molnupiravir combined with different repurposed drugs further inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in human nasal epithelium in vitro.

Hulda R Jonsdottir, Denise Siegrist, Thomas Julien, Blandine Padey, Mendy Bouveret, Olivier Terrier, Andres Pizzorno, Song Huang, Kirandeep Samby, Timothy N C Wells and 4 more

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Article in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. The pill of recovery; Molnupiravir for treatment of COVID-19 patients; a systematic review.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Hulda R JonsdottirSpiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland; Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergology, Inselspital University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: hulda-run.jonsdottir@babs.admin.ch.
Denise SiegristSpiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland.
Thomas JulienVirNext, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, 69008, Lyon, France; CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, (Team VirPath), Univ Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France.
Blandine PadeyCIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, (Team VirPath), Univ Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France.
Mendy BouveretEpithelix Sàrl, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
Olivier TerrierCIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, (Team VirPath), Univ Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France.
Andres PizzornoEpithelix Sàrl, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
Song HuangEpithelix Sàrl, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
Kirandeep SambyMedicines for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland.
Timothy N C WellsMedicines for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bernadett BodaEpithelix Sàrl, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
Manuel Rosa-CalatravaVirNext, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, 69008, Lyon, France; CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, (Team VirPath), Univ Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, F-69007 Lyon, France.
Olivier B EnglerSpiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland.
Samuel ConstantEpithelix Sàrl, Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland. Electronic address: samuel.constant@epithelix.com.
Spiez Laboratory · CHMedicines for Malaria Venture · CHCentre International de Recherche en Infectiologie · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRInserm · FRUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a worldwide pandemic with unprecedented economic and societal impact. Currently, several vaccines are available and multitudes of antiviral treatments have been proposed and tested. Although many of the vaccines show clinical efficacy, they are not equally accessible worldwide. Additionally, due to the continuous emergence of new variants and generally short duration of immunity, the development of effective antiviral treatments remains of the utmost importance. Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, substantial efforts have been undertaken to repurpose existing drugs for accelerated clinical testing and emergency use authorizations. However, drug-repurposing studies using cellular assays often identify hits that later prove ineffective clinically, highlighting the need for more complex screening models. To this end, we evaluated the activity of single compounds that have either been tested clinically or already undergone extensive preclinical profiling, using a standardized in vitro model of human nasal epithelium. Furthermore, we also evaluated drug combinations based on a sub-maximal concentration of molnupiravir. We report the antiviral activity of 95 single compounds and 30 combinations. We show that only a few single agents are highly effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 replication while selected drug combinations containing 10 µM molnupiravir boosted antiviral activity compared to single compound treatment. These data indicate that molnupiravir-based combinations are worthy of further consideration as potential treatment strategies against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAntiviral AgentsCytidineHumansHydroxylaminesNasal MucosaSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsCytidineHydroxylaminesmolnupiravirAir-liquid interfaceAntiviralsCOVID-19Drug repurposingSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID35658229
PMCPMC9057985
OpenAlexW4225291179

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