Table 1 In vitro pharmacological parameters of potency and efficacy of combinations of RdRp and HCV NS5A inhibitors on SARS-CoV-2 replication in Calu-3 cells.

From: Combination of antiviral drugs inhibits SARS-CoV-2 polymerase and exonuclease and demonstrates COVID-19 therapeutic potential in viral cell culture

 

EC50

EC90

EC99

Drug

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Remdesivir (RDV)

0.09

0.002

0.4

0.03

1.1

0.2

Sofosbuvir

6.2

0.3

ND

ND

ND

ND

Tenofovir

4.3

2.1

ND

ND

ND

ND

Favipiravir

7.8

1.2

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pibrentasvir

0.7

0.2

4.2

0.6

ND

ND

RDV + Pibrentasvir (0.1 μM)

0.008*

0.0009

0.07*

0.03

0.3*

0.09

Sofosbuvir + Pibrentasvir (0.1 μM)

8.3

0.5

ND

ND

ND

ND

Tenofovir + Pibrentasvir (0.1 μM)

0.5*

0.05

8*

1.5

ND

ND

Favipiravir + Pibrentasvir (0.1 μM)

0.5*

0.03

8*

0.5

ND

ND

Ombitasvir

0.4

0.05

3.3

0.5

ND

ND

RDV + Ombitasvir (0.1 μM)

0.008*

0.0003

0.01*

0.05

0.5*

0.2

Sofosbuvir + Ombitasvir (0.1 μM)

6

1.3

9*

5

ND

ND

Tenofovir + Ombitasvir (0.1 μM)

0.8*

0.07

7*

1.6

8.9*

0.4

Favipiravir + Ombitasvir (0.1 μM)

0.15*

0.04

8*

0.4

9.5*

0.4

Daclatasvir

0.7

0.08

3.8

1.2

ND

ND

RDV + Daclatasvir (0.5 μM)

0.008*

0.0006

0.1*

0.06

0.5*

0.1

Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir (0.5 μM)

0.6*

0.05

9*

0.2

ND

ND

Tenofovir + Daclatasvir (0.5 μM)

0.01*

0.004

6*

1.2

7.5*

0.5

Favipiravir + Daclatasvir (0.5 μM)

0.12*

0.05

8*

0.5

ND

ND

  1. *P < 0.05 comparing the in vitro pharmacological parameters of the RNA polymerase inhibitor alone vs its association with an HCV NS5A inhibitor using the Student’s t test.