Table 2 Compounds that have been shown to inhibit SFTSV infectiona.

From: Baseline mapping of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virology, epidemiology and vaccine research and development

Compound

Model

Effective dose

Reference

Ribavirin

Case studies

Case studies show varying results

21,22,118,124,131

2’-Fluoro-2’-deoxycytidine

IFNAR−/− mice

3.7 ± 2.0 µM

132

Lovastatin

SW13 cells

20 µM

133

Fenofibrate

SW13 cells

20 µg/mL

133

Caffeic acid

HUH7.5 cells

48 µM

134

Amodiaquine

Vero cells

19.1 ± 5.1 µM

135

Favipiravir

Cell culture, animal models, and clinical trials

Clinical trials in progress

120

Haxachlorophene

Vero and HUH7 cells

IC50: 1.3 ± 0.3

136

Triclosan

Vero and HUH7 cells

IC50: 3.2 ± 0.4

136

Regorafenib

Vero and HUH7 cells

IC50: 4.5 ± 0.5

136

Eltrombopag

Vero and HUH7 cells

IC50: 4.1 ± 0.2

136

Broxyquinoline

Vero and HUH7 cells

IC50: 5.8 ± 1.3

136

Arginine

Case studies

Requires further study

122

Interferon

Case studies

Requires further study

121

N-Butyldeoxynojirimycin-HCL

A549 cells

~50 µM

137

Nifedipine

Cell culture, animal models, case studies

Varies in patients

123

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