A guide to COVID-19 antiviral therapeutics : a summary and perspective of the antiviral weapons against SARS-CoV-2 infection

© 2022 Federation of European Biochemical Societies..

Antiviral therapies are integral in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 (i.e. severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the causative agent of COVID-19. Antiviral therapeutics can be divided into categories based on how they combat the virus, including viral entry into the host cell, viral replication, protein trafficking, post-translational processing, and immune response regulation. Drugs that target how the virus enters the cell include: Evusheld, REGEN-COV, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, bebtelovimab, sotrovimab, Arbidol, nitazoxanide, and chloroquine. Drugs that prevent the virus from replicating include: Paxlovid, remdesivir, molnupiravir, favipiravir, ribavirin, and Kaletra. Drugs that interfere with protein trafficking and post-translational processing include nitazoxanide and ivermectin. Lastly, drugs that target immune response regulation include interferons and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as dexamethasone. Antiviral therapies offer an alternative solution for those unable or unwilling to be vaccinated and are a vital weapon in the battle against the global pandemic. Learning more about these therapies helps raise awareness in the general population about the options available to them with respect to aiding in the reduction of the severity of COVID-19 infection. In this 'A Guide To' article, we provide an in-depth insight into the development of antiviral therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2 and their ability to help fight COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:291

Enthalten in:

The FEBS journal - 291(2024), 8 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 1632-1662

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brady, Drugan K [VerfasserIn]
Gurijala, Aashi R [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Liyu [VerfasserIn]
Hussain, Ali A [VerfasserIn]
Lingan, Audrey L [VerfasserIn]
Pembridge, Olivia G [VerfasserIn]
Ratangee, Brina A [VerfasserIn]
Sealy, Tristan T [VerfasserIn]
Vallone, Kyle T [VerfasserIn]
Clements, Thomas P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral
Antiviral Agents
Arbidol
Bamlanivimab and etesevimab
Bebtelovimab
COVID‐19
Chloroquine
Dexamethasone
Evusheld
Favipiravir
Interferons
Ivermectin
Journal Article
Kaletra
Molnupiravir
Nitazoxanide
Nitro Compounds
Paxlovid
REGEN‐COV
Remdesivir
Review
Ribavirin
SARS‐CoV‐2
SOA12P041N
Sotrovimab
Therapeutics
Thiazoles
Treatment
Virus

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Date Completed 18.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/febs.16662

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347808875