Antiviral compositions for the treatment of infections linked to coronaviruses

US11510896B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11510896-B2
Application numberUS-201716340346-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 20, 2017
Priority dateOct 21, 2016
Publication dateNov 29, 2022
Grant dateNov 29, 2022

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Abstract

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The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition for its use in preventing and/or treating a MERS-CoV (Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus infection, characterised in that it comprises, in a suitable pharmaceutical vehicle, at least one compound chosen from apigenin and berberine.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for treating a MERS-CoV (Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus infection of a human being or an animal comprising the administration to said human being or animal of a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition comprising, in a suitable pharmaceutical vehicle, at least one compound chosen from Apigenin and Berberine. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical or veterinary composition comprises Apigenin. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical or veterinary composition comprises Berberine. 4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical or veterinary composition comprises one of the following combinations: Apigenin and Berberine; Apigenin and Monensin; or Apigenin, Berberine and Monensin. 5. The method of claim 1 , comprising an antiviral agent chosen from the group consisting of a protease inhibitor, a helicase inhibitor, and a MERS-CoV virus cell entry inhibitor. 6. The method of claim 1 , comprising an antiviral agent chosen from the group consisting of ribavirin and an interferon. 7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the interferon is interferon alpha-2b. 8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical or veterinary composition is in a dosage form intended for administration by inhalation.

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  • for RNA viruses · CPC title

  • A61K31/351Primary

    not condensed with another ring · CPC title

  • Interferons {[IFN]} · CPC title

  • A61K31/353Primary

    3,4-Dihydrobenzopyrans, e.g. chroman, catechin · CPC title

  • the heterocyclic ring system containing a six-membered ring having nitrogen as a ring heteroatom, e.g. quinolizines, naphthyridines, berberine, vincamine · CPC title

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What does patent US11510896B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition for its use in preventing and/or treating a MERS-CoV (Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus infection, characterised in that it comprises, in a suitable pharmaceutical vehicle, at least one compound chosen from apigenin and berberine.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Univ Claude Bernard Lyon, Inst Nat Sante Rech Med, Centre Nat Rech Scient, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K31/351. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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