Abstract
The recent Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa highlights the need for novel therapeutics that target Ebola virus and other filoviruses. Filoviruses require processing by host cell-derived cysteine cathepsins for productive infection. Here we report the generation of a focused library of cysteine cathepsin inhibitors and subsequent screening to identify compounds with potent activity against viral entry and replication. Our top compounds show highly potent and broad-spectrum activity against cysteine cathepsins and were able to effectively block entry of Ebola and Marburg viruses. These agents are promising leads for development as antifilovirus therapeutics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-179 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 11 2016 |
Keywords
- Ebola virus
- cathepsin inhibitor
- filovirus
- inhibition of host cell entry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases