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Prospective mode of action of Ivermectin: SARS-CoV-2

The well-known anti-helminthic drug ivermectin (IVM) has been established as an example of drug repurposing for the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Various study has been done to understand the inhibitory mechanism of IVM against SARS-CoV-2 targets. Broadly, IVM has been categorized as a host-di...

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Autores principales: Patil, Vaishali M., Verma, Saroj, Masand, Neeraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8607737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36593981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmcr.2021.100018
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Sumario:The well-known anti-helminthic drug ivermectin (IVM) has been established as an example of drug repurposing for the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Various study has been done to understand the inhibitory mechanism of IVM against SARS-CoV-2 targets. Broadly, IVM has been categorized as a host-directed agent and the proposed mechanism involves inhibition of the IMPα/ß1-mediated nuclear import of viral proteins. In addition, in vitro/in vivo and molecular docking/dynamic simulation studies suggested multitargets mechanism of IVM against SARS-CoV-2. Present manuscript attempts to provide an overview of the detailed mechanism of action based on experimental and computational studies. The knowledge of binding interaction of IVM and SARS-CoV-2 targets will give the direction to developed new and potential anti-COVID agents.