ZIKV-IN-K22 is a potent antiviral agent against a broad range of coronaviruses by targeting membrane-bound viral RNA replication, effectively inhibiting ZIKV with IC50 of 2.1 μM.
p-nitro-Pifithrin-α is a cell-permeable analog of pifithrin-α, a potent p53 inhibitor. It suppresses p53-mediated TGF-β1 expression in HK-2 cells and inhibits the activation of caspase-3 by Zika virus (ZIKV) strains. Moreover, p-nitro-Pifithrin-α attenuates steatosis and liver injury in mice subjected to a high-fat diet, mitigating the effects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [1] [2] [3] [4].