ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022
Molnupiravir and Its Antiviral Activity Against COVID-19.
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- Direct and efficient synthesis of nucleosides through the ortho-(tert-butylethynyl)phenyl thioglycosides (BEPTs) protocol.Nature communications · 2025Article
- ACE2-Decoy-Conjugated PLGA-PEG Nanoparticles Loaded with Nafamostat for Potent Antiviral Activity.Viruses · 2025Article
- Association Between COVID-19 Infection and Thyroid Cancer Development: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the TriNetX Database.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Post-marketing surveillance study on the effectiveness and safety of molnupiravir in high-risk COVID-19 outpatients: a prospective case series study.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2025Article
- In Vitro Synergistic Antiviral Effects of β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine and Teriflunomide in Combination against a Broad Range of RNA Viruses.Journal of medical virology · 2025Article
- Enzyme inhibitory activity of marine alkaloid aaptamines for neurodegenerative diseases: anRoyal Society open science · 2025Article
- Carboxylesterase Factors Influencing the Therapeutic Activity of Common Antiviral Medications Used for SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- An in-vitro and in-silico approaches in exploring the molecular contact of COVID-19 antiviral drug molnupiravir with human serum albumin: effect of binding on protein structure.Journal of computer-aided molecular design · 2025Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) constitutes a major worldwide public health threat and economic burden. The pandemic is still ongoing and the SARS-CoV-2 variants are still emerging constantly, resulting in an urgent demand for new drugs to treat this disease. Molnupiravir, a biological prodrug of NHC (β-D-N(4)-hydroxycytidine), is a novel nucleoside analogue with a broad-spectrum antiviral activity against SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Ebola virus (EBOV). Molnupiravir showed potent therapeutic and prophylactic activity against multiple coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV in animal models. In clinical trials, molnupiravir showed beneficial effects for mild to moderate COVID-19 patients with a favorable safety profile. The oral bioavailability and potent antiviral activity of molnupiravir highlight its potential utility as a therapeutic candidate against COVID-19. This review presents the research progress of molnupiravir starting with its discovery and synthesis, broad-spectrum antiviral effects, and antiviral mechanism. In addition, the preclinical studies, antiviral resistance, clinical trials, safety, and drug tolerability of molnupiravir are also summarized and discussed, aiming to expand our knowledge on molnupiravir and better deal with the COVID-19 epidemic.
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