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ArticleScientific reports2024

Astodrimer sodium nasal spray forms a barrier to SARS-CoV-2 in vitro and preserves normal mucociliary function in human nasal epithelium.

Jeremy R A Paull, Carolyn A Luscombe, Aynaz Seta, Graham P Heery, Michael D Bobardt, Philippe A Gallay, Samuel Constant, Alex Castellarnau

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jeremy R A PaullStarpharma Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia. jeremy.paull@starpharma.com.
Carolyn A LuscombeStarpharma Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia.
Aynaz SetaStarpharma Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia.
Graham P HeeryStarpharma Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia.
Michael D BobardtDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92307, USA.
Philippe A GallayDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92307, USA.
Samuel ConstantEpithelix Sàrl, Plan-les-Ouates, 1228, Geneva, Switzerland.
Alex CastellarnauStarpharma Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 remains a severe condition for many including immunocompromised individuals. There remains a need for effective measures against this and other respiratory infections, which transmit via virus-laden droplets that reach the nasal or oral mucosae. Nasal sprays offer potential protection against viruses. Such formulations should preserve normal nasal mucociliary function. The antiviral barrier efficacy and effects on mucociliary function of astodrimer sodium nasal spray (AS-NS) were evaluated and compared with other available nasal sprays-low pH hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC-NS), iota-carrageenan (Carr-NS), nitric oxide (NO-NS), and povidone iodine (PI-NS). Assays simulated clinical conditions. Antiviral barrier function and cell viability were assessed in airway cell monolayers, while a model of fully differentiated human nasal epithelium (MucilAir™) was utilized to evaluate tissue integrity, cytotoxicity, cilia beating frequency, and mucociliary clearance. AS-NS reduced infectious virus in cell monolayers and demonstrated a benign cytotoxicity profile. In human nasal epithelium ex vivo, AS-NS had no impact on mucociliary function (cilia beating nor mucociliary clearance). Carr-NS, HPMC-NS, NO-NS and PI-NS demonstrated limited antiviral effects, while HPMC-NS caused inhibition of mucociliary function. Astodrimer sodium nasal spray demonstrates an acceptable nonclinical efficacy and safety profile as a barrier nasal spray against respiratory viral infection in the nasal cavity.

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Mucociliary ClearanceNasal MucosaNasal SpraysSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsCell SurvivalCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHumansAntiviral AgentsNasal Sprays

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PMID39261670
PMCPMC11390883

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