A broad antiviral strategy: inhibitors of human DHODH pave the way for host-targeting antivirals against emerging and re-emerging viruses

Y Zheng, S Li, K Song, J Ye, W Li, Y Zhong, Z Feng… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
New strategies to rapidly develop broad-spectrum antiviral therapies are urgently required
for emerging and re-emerging viruses. Host-targeting antivirals (HTAs) that target the …

Novel and potent inhibitors targeting DHODH, a rate-limiting enzyme in de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis, are broad-spectrum antiviral against RNA viruses including …

R Xiong, L Zhang, S Li, Y Sun, M Ding, Y Wang, Y Zhao… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses occasionally cause epidemics and pandemics
worldwide, such as the on-going outbreak of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Existing direct …

The New Generation hDHODH Inhibitor MEDS433 Hinders the In Vitro Replication of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Human Coronaviruses

A Calistri, A Luganini, B Mognetti, E Elder, G Sibille… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although coronaviruses (CoVs) have long been predicted to cause zoonotic diseases and
pandemics with high probability, the lack of effective anti-pan-CoVs drugs rapidly usable …

Novel and potent inhibitors targeting DHODH are broad-spectrum antivirals against RNA viruses including newly-emerged coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

R Xiong, L Zhang, S Li, Y Sun, M Ding, Y Wang… - Protein & …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses occasionally cause epidemics and pandemics
worldwide, such as the on-going outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Herein, we …

IMU-838, a developmental DHODH inhibitor in phase II for autoimmune disease, shows anti-SARS-CoV-2 and broad-spectrum antiviral efficacy in vitro

F Hahn, C Wangen, S Häge, AS Peter, G Dobler… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ongoing pandemic spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2
(SARS-CoV-2) demands skillful strategies for novel drug development, drug repurposing …

Brequinar and dipyridamole in combination exhibits synergistic antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro: rationale for a host-acting antiviral treatment strategy for …

JF Demarest, M Kienle, RM Boytz, M Ayres, EJ Kim… - Antiviral research, 2022 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the associated global pandemic resulting in> …

Potential treatment of COVID-19 by inhibitors of human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase

Y Xu, H Jiang - Protein & Cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The ongoing pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
referred to as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused over 13 million infections …

The DHODH inhibitor PTC299 arrests SARS-CoV-2 replication and suppresses induction of inflammatory cytokines

J Luban, RA Sattler, E Mühlberger, JD Graci, L Cao… - Virus research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created an urgent need
for therapeutics that inhibit the SARS− COV-2 virus and suppress the fulminant inflammation …

The Novel hDHODH Inhibitor MEDS433 Prevents Influenza Virus Replication by Blocking Pyrimidine Biosynthesis

G Sibille, A Luganini, S Sainas, D Boschi, ML Lolli… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pharmacological management of influenza virus (IV) infections still poses a series of
challenges due to the limited anti-IV drug arsenal. Therefore, the development of new anti …

[PDF][PDF] Inhibitors of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase cooperate with molnupiravir and N4-hydroxycytidine to suppress SARS-CoV-2 replication

KM Stegmann, A Dickmanns, N Heinen, C Blaurock… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The nucleoside analog N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) is the active metabolite of the prodrug
molnupiravir, which has been approved for the treatment of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 …