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The selective effect of Ivermectin on different human coronaviruses; in-vitro study

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Ivermectin for COVID-19

4th treatment shown to reduce risk in August 2020, now with p < 0.00000000001 from 105 studies, recognized in 23 countries.

Lower risk for mortality, ventilation, ICU admission, hospitalization, recovery, cases, and viral clearance.

No treatment is 100% effective. Protocols combine treatments.

5,100+ studies for 109 treatments. c19ivm.org

In Vitro study showing dose-dependent inhibition of wildtype and omicron SARS-CoV-2 with 0.5-5μM ivermectin.

Authors found no significant effect for alphacoronavirus NL63 and a moderate effect for betacoronavirus OC43. In contrast, ivermectin dramatically reduced SARS-CoV-2 wildtype and omicron viral particles by 90% and 95% respectively at 5μM, and showed inhibition starting at 0.5μM for omicron and 1μM for wildtype.

69 preclinical studies support the efficacy of ivermectin for COVID-19:

31 In Silico studies1-31

24 In Vitro studies32-55

14 In Vivo animal studies42,48,55-66

Ivermectin, better known for antiparasitic activity, is a broad spectrum antiviral with activity against many viruses including H7N767, Dengue33,68,69, HIV-169, Simian virus 4070, Zika33,71,72, West Nile72, Yellow Fever73,74, Japanese encephalitis73, Chikungunya74, Semliki Forest virus74, Human papillomavirus53, Epstein-Barr53, BK Polyomavirus75, and Sindbis virus74.

Ivermectin inhibits importin-α/β-dependent nuclear import of viral proteins67,69,70,76, shows spike-ACE2 disruption at 1nM with microfluidic diffusional sizing34, binds to glycan sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein preventing interaction with blood and epithelial cells and inhibiting hemagglutination37,77, shows dose-dependent inhibition of wildtype and omicron variants32, exhibits dose-dependent inhibition of lung injury57,62, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 via IMPase inhibition33, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 induced formation of fibrin clots resistant to degradation6, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 3CL^pro50, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 RdRp activity25, may minimize viral myocarditis by inhibiting NF-κB/p65-mediated inflammation in macrophages56, may be beneficial for COVID-19 ARDS by blocking GSDMD and NET formation78, may interfere with SARS-CoV-2's immune evasion via ORF8 binding1, may inhibit SARS-CoV-2 by disrupting CD147 interaction79-82, shows protection against inflammation, cytokine storm, and mortality in an LPS mouse model sharing key pathological features of severe COVID-1955,83, may be beneficial in severe COVID-19 by binding IGF1 to inhibit the promotion of inflammation, fibrosis, and cell proliferation that leads to lung damage5, may minimize SARS-CoV-2 induced cardiac damage36,44, increases Bifidobacteria which play a key role in the immune system84, has immunomodulatory47 and anti-inflammatory66,85 properties, and has an extensive and very positive safety profile86.

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13. González-Paz et al., Comparative study of the interaction of ivermectin with proteins of interest associated with SARS-CoV-2: A computational and biophysical approach, Biophysical Chemistry, doi:10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106677.sciencedirect.com, doi.org.

14. González-Paz (B) et al., Structural Deformability Induced in Proteins of Potential Interest Associated with COVID-19 by binding of Homologues present in Ivermectin: Comparative Study Based in Elastic Networks Models, Journal of Molecular Liquids, doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117284.sciencedirect.com, doi.org.

15. Rana et al., A Computational Study of Ivermectin and Doxycycline Combination Drug Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Research Square, doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-755838/v1.researchsquare.com, doi.org.

16. Muthusamy et al., Virtual Screening Reveals Potential Anti-Parasitic Drugs Inhibiting the Receptor Binding Domain of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein, Journal of Virology & Antiviral Research, www.scitechnol.com/abstract/virtual-screening-reveals-potential-antiparasitic-drugs-inhibiting-the-receptor-binding-domain-of-sarscov2-spike-protein-16398.html.scitechnol.com.

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18. Schöning et al., Highly-transmissible Variants of SARS-CoV-2 May Be More Susceptible to Drug Therapy Than Wild Type Strains, Research Square, doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-379291/v1.researchsquare.com, doi.org.

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Shahin et al., 18 Apr 2024, preprint, 7 authors.

In Vitro studies are an important part of preclinical research, however results may be very different in vivo.

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The selective effect of Ivermectin on different human coronaviruses; in-vitro study

Amina Dakeh Shahin, Nofar Atari, Tal Meningher, Oran Erster, Dror Avni, Eli Schwartz, Michal Mandelboim

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4180797/v1

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease COVID-19, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become an urgent public health concern worldwide. Although several clinical trials have pointed to new drugs with some anti-COVID-19 activity, we are far from having a safe and effective drug. In this study, we tested the effect of ivermectin on several coronaviruses (serotypes), including variants of SARS-CoV-2. Methods: The effect of ivermectin was tested on cells infected with four different coronaviruses: NL63 (Alphacoronavirus genus.), OC43, SARS-CoV-2, and Omicron (all Betacoronavirus genus). Two hours post-infection, different doses of ivermectin were added to the cell culture. Results: There was no effect of even a high dose of ivermectin on NL63, however, we found a significant effect on OC43 PFU with a 40% inhibition at a dose of 5M. The impact of ivermectin on SARS-CoV-2 and on its Omicron variant was much more pronounced and at a dose of 5M there was inhibition of 90% and 95% respectively. Discussion: Although coronaviruses have been recognized as human pathogens for more than 50 years, no effective treatment strategy exists. Our current study did not demonstrate any effect of ivermectin on Alphacoronavirus but it had a specific impact on the Betacoronavirus genus with a mild impact on OC43 and a decidedly pronounced effect on SARS-CoV-2 including its Omicron variant. Ivermectin should be further studied as a single agent or as part of combined treatment against Coronaviruses.

Author Contributions: A.D.S., N. A., and T.M. performed the experiments. O. E. provided and calibrated the reagent for the RT-qPCR to all coronavirus variants. M. M., D. A., and E. S. conceived and planned the experiments, analyzed and interpreted the results supervised the project, and led the writing of the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript." Funding: Dakeh Shahin's fellowship was funded by The Meir and Edith Rosenfeld Foundation Institution Institutional Review Board Statement: All the experiments were done in cells in a culture with viruses that were also grown and isolated from cell culture. First isolation of Viruses were from positive nasopharyngeal swab samples. Since the virus was isolated from the swab media that was added to the cells in culture, and in practice no human tissue or material was used, according to the Institutional Review Board committee patient's consent was not required. This was approved by the Institutional Review Board, approval number 7875-20-SM Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results. Supplementary Files This is a list of supplementary les associated with this preprint. Click to download. supplementary.docx

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