Pre-clinical evaluation of antiviral activity of nitazoxanide against SARS-CoV-2

• Main Authors: Jean Sélim Driouich, Maxime Cochin, Franck Touret, Paul Rémi Petit, Magali Gilles, Grégory Moureau, Karine Barthélémy, Caroline Laprie, Thanaporn Wattanakul, Palang Chotsiri, Richard M. Hoglund, Joel Tarning, Laurent Fraisse, Peter Sjö, Charles E. Mowbray, Fanny Escudié, Ivan Scandale, Eric Chatelain, Xavier de Lamballerie, Caroline Solas, Antoine Nougairède
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/73234
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: To address the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, multiple clinical trials in humans were rapidly started, including those involving an oral treatment by nitazoxanide, despite no or limited pre-clinical evidence of antiviral efficacy. Methods: In this work, we present a complete pre-clinical evalu...