Drugs targeting structural and nonstructural proteins of the chikungunya virus : A review

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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a single positive-stranded RNA virus of the Togaviridae family and Alphavirus genus, with a typical lipid bilayer envelope structure, and is the causative agent of human chikungunya fever (CHIKF). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the first chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq; however, vaccination rates are low, and CHIKF is prevalent owing to its periodic outbreaks. Thus, developing effective anti-CHIKV drugs in clinical settings is imperative. Viral proteins encoded by the CHIKV genome play vital roles in all stages of infection, and developing therapeutic agents that target these CHIKV proteins is an effective strategy to improve CHIKF treatment efficacy and reduce mortality rates. Therefore, in the present review article, we aimed to investigate the basic structure, function, and replication cycle of CHIKV and comprehensively outline the current status and future advancements in anti-CHIKV drug development, specifically targeting nonstructural (ns) proteins, including nsP1, nsP2, nsP3, and nsP4 and structural proteins such as capsid (C), E3, E2, 6K, and E1.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:262

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 262(2024), Pt 2 vom: 26. März, Seite 129949

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Mengke [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lidong [VerfasserIn]
Leng, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jinlin [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral drugs
Chikungunya fever
Chikungunya virus
Journal Article
Nonstructural proteins
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Review
Structural proteins
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129949

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NLM368006352