The molecular and structural basis of advanced antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus infection

R Bartenschlager, V Lohmann, F Penin - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
The availability of the first molecular clone of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome allowed
the identification and biochemical characterization of two viral enzymes that are targets for …

Hepatitis C virus proteins: from structure to function

D Moradpour, F Penin - Hepatitis C virus: from molecular virology to …, 2013 - Springer
Great progress has been made over the past years in elucidating the structure and function
of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) proteins, most of which are now actively being pursued as …

Hepatitis C virus RNA replication and assembly: living on the fat of the land

D Paul, V Madan, R Bartenschlager - Cell host & microbe, 2014 - cell.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major global health burden accounting for around 170 million
chronic infections worldwide. Although highly potent direct-acting antiviral drugs to treat …

Current therapy for chronic hepatitis C: The role of direct-acting antivirals

G Li, E De Clercq - Antiviral research, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the most exciting developments in antiviral research has been the discovery of the
direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) that effectively cure chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections …

In Vitro Antiviral Activity and Preclinical and Clinical Resistance Profile of Miravirsen, a Novel Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Therapeutic Targeting the Human Factor miR-122

S Ottosen, TB Parsley, L Yang, K Zeh… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Miravirsen is a β-d-oxy-locked nucleic acid-modified phosphorothioate antisense
oligonucleotide targeting the liver-specific microRNA-122 (miR-122). Miravirsen …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus: virology and life cycle

CW Kim, KM Chang - Clinical and molecular hepatology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a positive sense, single-stranded RNA virus in the Flaviviridae
family. It causes acute hepatitis with a high propensity for chronic infection. Chronic HCV …

Cyclosporin A inhibits the replication of diverse coronaviruses

AH de Wilde, JC Zevenhoven-Dobbe, Y van der Meer… - 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
Low micromolar, non-cytotoxic concentrations of cyclosporin A (CsA) strongly affected the
replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), human …

Antiviral strategies in hepatitis C virus infection

C Sarrazin, C Hézode, S Zeuzem, JM Pawlotsky - Journal of hepatology, 2012 - Elsevier
Resolution of the three-dimensional structures of several hepatitis C virus (HCV) proteins,
together with the development of replicative cell culture systems, has led to the identification …

Treating hepatitis C: current standard of care and emerging direct‐acting antiviral agents

F Poordad, D Dieterich - Journal of viral hepatitis, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, major advances were made in the treatment of
patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Interferon, combination interferon plus …

Suppression of coronavirus replication by cyclophilin inhibitors

Y Tanaka, Y Sato, T Sasaki - Viruses, 2013 - mdpi.com
Coronaviruses infect a variety of mammalian and avian species and cause serious diseases
in humans, cats, mice, and birds in the form of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …