Moxidectin and ivermectin inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in Vero E6 cells but not in human primary airway epithelium cells
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In vitro study showing moxidectin and ivermectin exhibited antiviral activity in Vero E6 cells. Authors indicate that no statistically significant effect was seen in Calu-3/PBEC cells, however Figure 3 shows a dose dependent reduction with ivermectin and moxidectin, and the actual values are not provided. Calu-3 is one of many cell lines derived from human lung carcinomas1. Calu-3 cells resemble serous gland cells. They do not express 15-lipoxygenase, an enzyme specifically localized to the surface epithelium, but they do express secretory component, secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, lysozyme, and lactoferrin, all markers of serous gland cells.1 note that the absence of systemic inflammation, circulatory factors, and other paracrine systemic influences is a potential limitation of the isolated cell system.
74 preclinical studies support the efficacy of ivermectin for COVID-19:
Ivermectin, better known for antiparasitic activity, is a broad spectrum antiviral with activity against many viruses including H7N772, Dengue38,73,74 , HIV-174, Simian virus 4075, Zika38,76,77 , West Nile77, Yellow Fever78,79, Japanese encephalitis78, Chikungunya79, Semliki Forest virus79, Human papillomavirus58, Epstein-Barr58, BK Polyomavirus80, and Sindbis virus79.
Ivermectin inhibits importin-α/β-dependent nuclear import of viral proteins72,74,75,81 , shows spike-ACE2 disruption at 1nM with microfluidic diffusional sizing39, binds to glycan sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein preventing interaction with blood and epithelial cells and inhibiting hemagglutination42,82, shows dose-dependent inhibition of wildtype and omicron variants37, exhibits dose-dependent inhibition of lung injury62,67, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 via IMPase inhibition38, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 induced formation of fibrin clots resistant to degradation10, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro55, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 RdRp activity29, may minimize viral myocarditis by inhibiting NF-κB/p65-mediated inflammation in macrophages61, may be beneficial for COVID-19 ARDS by blocking GSDMD and NET formation83, may interfere with SARS-CoV-2's immune evasion via ORF8 binding5, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 by disrupting CD147 interaction84-87, shows protection against inflammation, cytokine storm, and mortality in an LPS mouse model sharing key pathological features of severe COVID-1960,88, may be beneficial in severe COVID-19 by binding IGF1 to inhibit the promotion of inflammation, fibrosis, and cell proliferation that leads to lung damage9, may minimize SARS-CoV-2 induced cardiac damage41,49, may counter immune evasion by inhibiting NSP15-TBK1/KPNA1 interaction and restoring IRF3 activation89, may disrupt SARS-CoV-2 N and ORF6 protein nuclear transport and their suppression of host interferon responses2, reduces TAZ/YAP nuclear import, relieving SARS-CoV-2-driven suppression of IRF3 and NF-κB antiviral pathways36, increases Bifidobacteria which play a key role in the immune system90, has immunomodulatory52 and anti-inflammatory71,91 properties, and has an extensive and very positive safety profile92.
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In vitro studies are an important part of preclinical research, however results may be very different in vivo.
Moxidectin and Ivermectin Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Replication in Vero E6 Cells but Not in Human Primary Bronchial Epithelial Cells
Antiviral therapies are urgently needed to treat and limit the development of severe COVID-19 disease. Ivermectin, a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic agent, has been shown to have anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in Vero cells at a concentration of 5 mM. These limited in vitro results triggered the investigation of ivermectin as a treatment option to alleviate COVID-19 disease. However, in April 2021, the World Health Organization stated the following: "The current evidence on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 patients is inconclusive." It is speculated that the in vivo concentration of ivermectin is too low to exert a strong antiviral effect. Here, we performed a head-to-head comparison of the antiviral activity of ivermectin and the structurally related, but metabolically more stable moxidectin in multiple in vitro models of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including physiologically relevant human respiratory epithelial cells. Both moxidectin and ivermectin exhibited antiviral activity in Vero E6 cells. Subsequent experiments revealed that these compounds predominantly act on the steps following virus cell entry. Surprisingly, however, in human-airway-derived cell models, both moxidectin and ivermectin failed to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection, even at concentrations of 10 mM. These disappointing results call for a word of caution in the interpretation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of drugs solely based on their activity in Vero cells. Altogether, these findings suggest that even using a high-dose regimen of ivermectin, or switching to another drug in the same class, is unlikely to be useful for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 in humans. KEYWORDS moxidectin, ivermectin, antiviral, SARS-CoV-2, ALI, in vitro W ithin less than 1.5 years, the pandemic SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected over 153 million individuals and resulted in over 3.2 million deaths worldwide (1-3). The social and economic burden of this still-ongoing pandemic is staggering, and, besides vaccine development, it is of utmost importance to develop therapeutic interventions to reduce disease symptoms. To date, multiple compounds have been shown to exert SARS-CoV-2 antiviral activity in vitro and several compounds have reached clinical trials (4, 5). Remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine were thought to be effective early in the pandemic, but after a careful evaluation in an interim solidarity trial, the WHO released a conditional yet strong recommendation against the usage of
% cytotoxicity ¼ ðcompound-treated LDH activity 2 spontaneous LDH activityÞ ðmaximum LDH activity 2 spontaneous LDH activityÞ Â 100 Live/dead staining and flow cytometry. PBECs cultured under ALI conditions were treated with 10 mM moxidectin, ivermectin, or an equivalent volume of EtOH at the basolateral side for 48 h at 37°C. Subsequently, cells were harvested by trypsinization and stained with fixable viability dye eFluor780 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) for 20 min at 4°C. Next, cells were washed with fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) buffer (1X phosphate-buffered saline, 2% FBS, 1% EDTA), centrifuged, and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde for 10 min at 4°C. After fixation, cells were washed, centrifuged, and resuspended in FACS buffer. Flow cytometry analyses were performed using the LSR-2 flow cytometer (BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA) and data was further analyzed using Kaluza analysis software, version 2.1 (Beckman Coulter, Fullerton, CA, USA). Antiviral assays in Vero E6 and Calu-3. Vero E6 cells were seeded at a density of 1.3 Â 10 5 cells/well in 12-well plates. The next day, the medium was replaced with 0.25 ml of DMEM (2% FBS) containing the virus inoculum (MOI 1), in the presence of either increasing concentrations of compounds or the equivalent volume of EtOH. Following 2 h adsorption at 37°C, the virus inoculum was removed, after which the cells were washed twice and fresh DMEM (10% FBS) containing either the compounds or EtOH was added. At 8 hpi, cell..
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