ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Experimental evaluation of the activity of the product meflochine against coronavirus SАRS-CoV-2

Filin KN1, Berzin IA2, Bykov VN1, Gladkikh VD1, Loginova SYa3, Savenko SV3, Schukina VN3
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1 Federal State Unitary Enterprise Research & Production Center "Pharmaceutical Protection" of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Khimki, Russia

2 Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia

3 Federal State Budgetary Institution "48 Central Research Institute" of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergiev Posad-6, Russia

Received: 2020-06-25 Accepted: 2020-07-17 Published online: 2020-08-09
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When evaluating the effectiveness of the drug Mefloquine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, in vitro experiments examined its toxicity for African green monkey kidney cell culture - Vero C1008, as well as antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, which was evaluated by suppressing the cytopathic effect the virus.
A study of the toxicity of the drug Mefloquine showed that the concentration at which the drug exerts a cytopathic effect against 50% of Vero C1008 cells is 4.5 μg / ml. The maximum tolerated concentration (MTD) of Mefloquine is 2.25 μg / ml.
A study of the effectiveness showed that 1 day after infection, the antiviral effect of Mefloquine was recorded when the drug was added 24 hours and 1 hour before infection with SARS-CoV-2, as well as when it was added 1 hour after infection, the cell culture was already at a concentration of 0.5 μg / ml Mefloquine at a concentration of 2 μg / ml, added to the Vero C1008 cell culture 1 hour after the introduction of SARS-CoV-2, completely blocked the action of the virus for 2 days after infection.

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