Recent advances of therapeutic targets and potential drugs of COVID-19

Since December 2019, numerous cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the infection of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been confirmed in Wuhan, China. The outbreak of 2019-nCoV in China embodied a significant and urgent threat to global health. 2019-nCoV was a new, highly contagious coronavirus discovered following the outbreak of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The novel coronavirus can cause severe respiratory disease and even death. However, no specific therapeutic drugs have been developed clinically thus far. This article examines the potential of therapeutic drugs by assessing the structure of 2019-nCoV, its mechanism in invading host cells, and the anti-viral mechanism of the human autoimmune system. We also review the latest research regarding the progress of potential therapeutic drugs and provide references for new drug developments of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Die Pharmazie - 75(2020), 5 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 161-163

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, W [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, P [VerfasserIn]
Wang, G [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, W [VerfasserIn]
Chen, J [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, X [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Antiviral Agents
EC 3.4.15.1
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
Viral Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.05.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1691/ph.2020.0431

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309765757