Accelerating antiviral drug discovery: lessons from COVID-19

A Von Delft, MD Hall, AD Kwong, LA Purcell… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023‏ - nature.com
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a wave of rapid and
collaborative drug discovery efforts took place in academia and industry, culminating in …

Antiviral approaches against influenza virus

R Kumari, SD Sharma, A Kumar, Z Ende… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023‏ - journals.asm.org
Preventing and controlling influenza virus infection remains a global public health
challenge, as it causes seasonal epidemics to unexpected pandemics. These infections are …

[HTML][HTML] TMEM106B is a receptor mediating ACE2-independent SARS-CoV-2 cell entry

J Baggen, M Jacquemyn, L Persoons, E Vanstreels… - Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 is associated with broad tissue tropism, a characteristic often determined by
the availability of entry receptors on host cells. Here, we show that TMEM106B, a lysosomal …

Synergistic effects between metal nanoparticles and commercial antimicrobial agents: A review

AI Ribeiro, AM Dias, A Zille - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has expanded into a broad range of clinical applications. In particular,
metal nanoparticles (MNPs) display unique antimicrobial properties, a fundamental function …

Antiviral drug discovery: preparing for the next pandemic

CS Adamson, K Chibale, RJM Goss… - Chemical Society …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Clinically approved antiviral drugs are currently available for only 10 of the more than 220
viruses known to infect humans. The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has exposed the critical need …

Baricitinib: a review of pharmacology, safety, and emerging clinical experience in COVID‐19

SCJ Jorgensen, CLY Tse, L Burry… - … : The Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
A hyperinflammatory response to severe acute respiratory syndrome‐coronavirus 2 (SARS‐
CoV‐2) infection, reminiscent of cytokine release syndrome, has been implicated in the …

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants: implications on immune escape, vaccination, therapeutic and diagnostic strategies

NZ Zabidi, HL Liew, IA Farouk, A Puniyamurti, AJW Yip… - Viruses, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is associated with a lower fatality rate
than its SARS and MERS counterparts. However, the rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has …

Medicinal chemistry strategies for discovering antivirals effective against drug-resistant viruses

Y Ma, E Frutos-Beltrán, D Kang… - Chemical Society …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
During the last forty years we have witnessed impressive advances in the field of antiviral
drug discovery culminating with the introduction of therapies able to stop human …

Antiviral strategies targeting host factors and mechanisms obliging+ ssRNA viral pathogens

S Mahajan, S Choudhary, P Kumar, S Tomar - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, periodic recurrence of viral infections, and the
emergence of challenging variants has created an urgent need of alternative therapeutic …

Proteomic and genetic analyses of influenza A viruses identify pan-viral host targets

KM Haas, MJ McGregor, M Bouhaddou… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract Influenza A Virus (IAV) is a recurring respiratory virus with limited availability of
antiviral therapies. Understanding host proteins essential for IAV infection can identify …