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Journal Article
Niclosamide Is a Proton Carrier and Targets Acidic Endosomes with Broad Antiviral Effects
2012
Overview
Viruses use a limited set of host pathways for infection. These pathways represent bona fide antiviral targets with low likelihood of viral resistance. We identified the salicylanilide niclosamide as a broad range antiviral agent targeting acidified endosomes. Niclosamide is approved for human use against helminthic infections, and has anti-neoplastic and antiviral effects. Its mode of action is unknown. Here, we show that niclosamide, which is a weak lipophilic acid inhibited infection with pH-dependent human rhinoviruses (HRV) and influenza virus. Structure-activity studies showed that antiviral efficacy and endolysosomal pH neutralization co-tracked, and acidification of the extracellular medium bypassed the virus entry block. Niclosamide did not affect the vacuolar H(+)-ATPase, but neutralized coated vesicles or synthetic liposomes, indicating a proton carrier mode-of-action independent of any protein target. This report demonstrates that physico-chemical interference with host pathways has broad range antiviral effects, and provides a proof of concept for the development of host-directed antivirals.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Amides
/ Antinematodal Agents - pharmacology
/ Antiviral Agents - pharmacology
/ Biology
/ Coated Vesicles - drug effects
/ Genomes
/ Humans
/ Medicine
/ Orthomyxoviridae - drug effects
/ Orthomyxoviridae - physiology
/ Proteins
/ RNA Virus Infections - drug therapy
/ RNA Virus Infections - prevention & control
/ Structure-Activity Relationship
/ Virus Internalization - drug effects
/ Virus Replication - drug effects
/ Viruses
