Breaking Barriers : Current Advances and Future Directions in Mpox Therapy

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BACKGROUND: Mpox, a newly discovered zoonotic infection, can be transmitted from animal to human and between humans. Serological and genomic studies are used to identify the virus.

OBJECTIVE: Currently, there are no proven effective treatments for Mpox. Also, the safety and efficacy of intravenous vaccinia immune globulin, oral Tecovirimat (an inhibitor of intracellular viral release), and oral Brincidofovir (a DNA polymerase inhibitor) against the Mpox virus are uncertain, highlighting the need for more effective and safe treatments. As a result, drug repurposing has emerged as a promising strategy to identify previously licensed drugs that can be repurposed to treat Mpox.

RESULTS: Various approaches have been employed to identify previously approved drugs that can target specific Mpox virus proteins, including thymidylate kinase, D9 decapping enzyme, E8 protein, Topoisomerase1, p37, envelope proteins (D13, A26, and H3), F13 protein, virus's main cysteine proteases, and DNA polymerase.

CONCLUSION: In this summary, we provide an overview of potential drugs that could be used to treat Mpox and discuss the underlying biological processes of their actions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Current drug targets - 25(2024), 1 vom: 01., Seite 62-76

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shah, Bhumi M [VerfasserIn]
Modi, Palmi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral medications
Benzamides
Drug repurposing
Immunization.
Journal Article
Lifecycle
Mpox
Mpox virus proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.03.2024

Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/0113894501281263231218070841

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366424890