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Table 5 Pharmacologic modifiers of autophagy

From: Dual role of autophagy in HIV-1 replication and pathogenesis

Drug category

Drug or reagent

Mechanism

References

Inducers and enhancers of autophagy

 

Rapamycin*

Inhibits mTOR signaling.

[4]

 

Carbamazepine

Inhibition of inositol monophosphatase.

[118]

 

Lithium

Inhibition of inositol monophosphatase.

[119]

 

Digoxin

Undetermined.

[120]

 

Vitamin E

Increases phosphorylation of mTOR substrates.

[121]

 

Verapamil

Reduces calcium flux into the cell.

[109]

 

Clonidine

Reduces cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).

[109]

 

Trehalose

mTOR independent mechanism.

[122]

 

Tamoxifen

Increases the intracellular level of ceramide.

[123]

 

Niclosamide

Inhibits mTOR signaling.

[124]

 

Rottlerin

Inhibits mTOR signaling.

[124]

 

Amiodarone

Inhibits mTOR signaling.

[124]

Inhibitors of autophagy

 

Chloroquine

Blocks the fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes.

[125]

 

Verteporfin

Inhibitor of autophagosome accumulation.

[126]

 

3-Methyladenine*

Inhibitor of class III PI3K (Vps34).

[33]

 

Bafilomycin A1*

Ion Channel Inhibitor; V-ATPase inhibitor.

[34]

 

Wortmannin

PI3K inhibitor.

[127]

 

LY294002

PI3K inhibitor.

[127]

 

Leupeptin

Inhibitor of serine and cysteine proteases.

[128]

 

Asparagine

Prevents transfer of autophaged material to lysosomes.

[129]

  1. * Commonly used in basic research studies.