Broad-spectrum coronavirus antiviral drug discovery

INTRODUCTION: The highly pathogenic coronaviruses severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are lethal zoonotic viruses that have emerged into human populations these past 15 years. These coronaviruses are associated with novel respiratory syndromes that spread from person-to-person via close contact, resulting in high morbidity and mortality caused by the progression to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Areas covered: The risks of re-emergence of SARS-CoV from bat reservoir hosts, the persistence of MERS-CoV circulation, and the potential for future emergence of novel coronaviruses indicate antiviral drug discovery will require activity against multiple coronaviruses. In this review, approaches that antagonize viral nonstructural proteins, neutralize structural proteins, or modulate essential host elements of viral infection with varying levels of efficacy in models of highly pathogenic coronavirus disease are discussed. Expert opinion: Treatment of SARS and MERS in outbreak settings has focused on therapeutics with general antiviral activity and good safety profiles rather than efficacy data provided by cellular, rodent, or nonhuman primate models of highly pathogenic coronavirus infection. Based on lessons learned from SARS and MERS outbreaks, lack of drugs capable of pan-coronavirus antiviral activity increases the vulnerability of public health systems to a highly pathogenic coronavirus pandemic.

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CommentIn: Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May - Jun;35:101577. - PMID 32044388

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on drug discovery - 14(2019), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 397-412

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Totura, Allison L [VerfasserIn]
Bavari, Sina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Antiviral
Antiviral Agents
Bat
Broad-spectrum
Camel
Civet
Coronavirus
Emerging virus
Highly pathogenic virus
Human cases
In vitro model
Interferon
Journal Article
Lopinavir
MERS
MERS-CoV
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Pneumonia
Primate model
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Respiratory
Review
Ribavirin
Rodent model
SARS
SARS-CoV
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Therapeutic
Zoonosis
Zoonotic

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.03.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May - Jun;35:101577. - PMID 32044388

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/17460441.2019.1581171

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294730281