ReviewViruses2022
Antiviral Drug Discovery for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infections.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nebulized inhalation of plasma-activated water in the treatment of progressive moderate COVID-19 patients with antiviral treatment failure: a randomized controlled pilot trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of the Antiviral Activity of Cuscuta Extracts Against HSV-1, HSV-2 (ACV-Resistant Strain), HCoV229E and SARS-CoV-2.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Antiviral drug discovery and development: challenges and future directions.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Viral mechanisms, tropism, and clinical relevance regarding the ophthalmic manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Natural Compounds with Antiviral Activity Against Clinically Relevant RNA Viruses: Advances of the Last Decade.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- The P132H mutation of SARS-CoV-2 NSP5 relieves its inhibition on interferon-β activation via blocking MAVS degradation.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025Article
- Sofalcone Suppresses Dengue Virus Replication by Activating Heme Oxygenase-1-Mediated Antiviral Interferon Responses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Peptidomimetic Phenoxymethyl Ketone Warheads as Potent Dual-Mode Inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 MJournal of medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Molecular Recognition of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors: Insights from Cheminformatics and Quantum Chemistry.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp14-Methyltransferase (MTase) Inhibitors by Harnessing Scaffold-Centric Exploration of the Ultra Large Chemical Space.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Article
- In silico binding role of flavonoids as SARS-CoV-2 main protease (MData in brief · 2025Article
- Biochemical Screening of Phytochemicals and Identification of Scopoletin as a Potential Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 MViruses · 2025Article
- Advancements in the development of antivirals against SARS-Coronavirus.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Advances and Challenges in Antiviral Development for Respiratory Viruses.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Biochemical characterization of naturally occurring mutations in SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2024Article
- Viral Factors in Modulation of Host Immune Response: A Route to Novel Antiviral Agents and New Therapeutic Approaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Ubiquitin Ligase Parkin Regulates the Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease and Suppresses Viral Replication.ACS infectious diseases · 2024Article
- On the origins of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors.RSC medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a recently emerged human coronavirus. COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be successful in protecting the vaccinated from infection, reducing the severity of disease, and deterring the transmission of infection. However, COVID-19 vaccination faces many challenges, such as the decline in vaccine-induced immunity over time, and the decrease in potency against some SARS-CoV-2 variants including the recently emerged Omicron variant, resulting in breakthrough infections. The challenges that COVID-19 vaccination is facing highlight the importance of the discovery of antivirals to serve as another means to tackle the pandemic. To date, neutralizing antibodies that block viral entry by targeting the viral spike protein make up the largest class of antivirals that has received US FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 treatment. In addition to the spike protein, other key targets for the discovery of direct-acting antivirals include viral enzymes that are essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication, such as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and proteases, as judged by US FDA approval for remdesivir, and EUA for Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir) for treating COVID-19 infections. This review presents an overview of the current status and future direction of antiviral drug discovery for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections, covering important antiviral targets such as the viral spike protein, non-structural protein (nsp) 3 papain-like protease, nsp5 main protease, and the nsp12/nsp7/nsp8 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase complex.
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