Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant, salient features, high global health concerns and strategies to counter it amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

R Khandia, S Singhal, T Alqahtani, MA Kamal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the appearance in the late of December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly evolving and
mutating continuously, giving rise to various variants with variable degrees of infectivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Molnupiravir and its antiviral activity against COVID-19

L Tian, Z Pang, M Li, F Lou, X An, S Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) constitutes a major worldwide public health threat …

[HTML][HTML] Oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir therapy for COVID-19: the dawn in the dark?

YP Hung, JC Lee, CW Chiu, CC Lee, PJ Tsai, IL Hsu… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid™) is an effective and safe antiviral drug that inhibits the main
protease (Mpro), 3CL protease, of SARS-CoV-2. A reduction in COVID-19-related …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecules in the treatment of COVID-19

S Lei, X Chen, J Wu, X Duan, K Men - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a global crisis, and brought severe disruptions to
societies and economies. Until now, effective therapeutics against COVID-19 are in high …

[HTML][HTML] Molnupiravir: first approval

YY Syed - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Molnupiravir (Lagevrio®) is an orally-administered antiviral prodrug that inhibits replication
of RNA viruses through viral error induction. It is being developed by Merck and Ridgeback …

[HTML][HTML] Oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19: opportunities and challenges

L Rahmah, SO Abarikwu, AG Arero, M Essouma… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Springer
The use of antiviral COVID-19 medications can successfully inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication
and prevent disease progression to a more severe form. However, the timing of antiviral …

Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir treatment for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

F Tian, Q Feng, Z Chen - International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction At present, there are some differences in the research results of molnupiravir.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of molnupiravir in the …

[HTML][HTML] Molnupiravir: A versatile prodrug against SARS-CoV-2 variants

D Teli, P Balar, K Patel, A Sharma, V Chavda, L Vora - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The nucleoside analog β-DN 4-hydroxycytidine is the active metabolite of the prodrug
molnupiravir and is accepted as an efficient drug against COVID-19. Molnupiravir targets the …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing molnupiravir for COVID-19: the mechanisms of antiviral activity

AJW Yip, ZY Low, VTK Chow, SK Lal - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molnupiravir is a β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine-5′-isopropyl ester (NHC) compound that exerts
antiviral activity against various RNA viruses such as influenza, SARS, and Ebola viruses …

A computational comparative analysis of the binding mechanism of molnupiravir's active metabolite to RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase of wild‐type and Delta …

I Celik, TE Tallei - Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The antiviral drug molnupiravir targets the SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase
(RdRP) enzyme. Early treatment with molnupiravir reduced the risk of hospitalization or …