Elucidating Atomistic Insight into the Dynamical Responses of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease for the Binding of Remdesivir Analogues: Leveraging Molecular …

PN Samanta, D Majumdar… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To combat mischievous coronavirus disease followed by continuous upgrading of
therapeutic strategy against the antibody-resistant variants, the molecular mechanistic …

Review of selected animal models for respiratory coronavirus infection and its application in drug research

S Qin, R Li, Z Zheng, X Zeng, Y Wang… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous viral pneumonia cases have been reported in Wuhan, Hubei in December 2019.
The pathogen has been identified as a novel coronavirus, which was named severe acute …

Paxlovid-like nirmatrelvir/ritonavir fails to block SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets

RM Cox, CM Lieber, JD Wolf, A Karimi, NAP Lieberman… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Despite the continued spread of SARS-CoV-2 and emergence of variants of concern (VOC)
that are capable of escaping preexisting immunity, therapeutic options are underutilized. In …

[HTML][HTML] Intravenous delivery of GS-441524 is efficacious in the African green monkey model of SARS-CoV-2 infection

J Pitts, D Babusis, MS Vermillion, R Subramanian… - Antiviral research, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the
COVID-19 pandemic, has infected over 260 million people over the past 2 years. Remdesivir …

SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern type and biological sex affect efficacy of molnupiravir in dwarf hamster model of severe COVID-19

CM Lieber, RM Cox, J Sourimant, JD Wolf, K Juergens… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Paragraph SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have triggered distinct infection waves in
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, culminating in currently all-time high …

Nirmatrelvir resistance in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron_BA. 1 and WA1 replicons and escape strategies

S Lan, G Neilsen, RL Slack, WA Cantara, AE Castaner… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The antiviral component of Paxlovid, nirmatrelvir (NIR), forms a covalent bond with Cys145
of SARS-CoV-2 nsp5. To explore NIR resistance we designed mutations to impair binding of …

Comparative bioavailability study following a single dose intravenous and buccal administration of remdesivir in rabbits

L Szente, T Renkecz, D Sirok, J Stáhl, G Hirka… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As remdesivir, the first FDA-approved drug for SARS-CoV-2 infection, can be used only for
hospitalized patients due to intravenous administration, there is an urgent need of effective …

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Nasal Spray Efficiently Block Viral Transmission Between Ferrets

K Gildemann, ML Tsernant, L Liivand, R Ennomäe… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread in the population. We recently reported the production of
bovine colostrum-derived antibodies that can neutralize the virus. These have been …

The nucleoside/nucleotide analogs tenofovir and emtricitabine are inactive against SARS-CoV-2

JY Feng, V Du Pont, D Babusis, CJ Gordon… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The urgent response to the COVID-19 pandemic required accelerated evaluation of many
approved drugs as potential antiviral agents against the causative pathogen, severe acute …

[HTML][HTML] The safety and efficacy of oral antiviral drug VV116 for treatment of COVID-19: a systematic review

N Xiao, X Huang, X Kang, W Zang, B Li, S Kiselev - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Recent trials have highlighted the potential of oral antiviral VV116 in the
treatment of patients with mild COVID-19. However, no comprehensive studies have …