Progress and challenges in targeting the SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease

H Tan, Y Hu, P Jadhav, B Tan… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval of vaccines
and small-molecule antivirals is vital in combating the pandemic. The viral polymerase …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes, obesity, metabolism, and SARS-CoV-2 infection: the end of the beginning

DJ Drucker - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
The increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors in people
hospitalized with severe COVID-19 illness has engendered considerable interest in the …

Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase confer resistance to remdesivir by distinct mechanisms

LJ Stevens, AJ Pruijssers, HW Lee… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
The nucleoside analog remdesivir (RDV) is a Food and Drug Administration–approved
antiviral for treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines on the management of adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the ICU: first update

W Alhazzani, L Evans, F Alshamsi, MH Møller… - Critical care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic continues to affect millions
worldwide. Given the rapidly growing evidence base, we implemented a living guideline …

Small-molecule thioesters as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors: enzyme inhibition, structure–activity relationships, antiviral activity, and X-ray structure …

T Pillaiyar, P Flury, N Krüger, H Su… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The main protease (Mpro, 3CLpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is an attractive target in coronaviruses
because of its crucial involvement in viral replication and transcription. Here, we report on …

Indole chloropyridinyl ester-derived SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro inhibitors: enzyme inhibition, antiviral efficacy, structure–activity relationship, and X-ray structural studies

AK Ghosh, J Raghavaiah, D Shahabi… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Here, we report the synthesis, structure–activity relationship studies, enzyme inhibition,
antiviral activity, and X-ray crystallographic studies of 5-chloropyridinyl indole carboxylate …

Candidate antiviral drugs for COVID-19 and their environmental implications: a comprehensive analysis

P Biswas, MM Hasan, D Dey… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Emerging from Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 is the new global threat that killed
millions of people, and many are still suffering. This pandemic has not only affected people …

Antitarget, anti-SARS-CoV-2 leads, drugs, and the drug discovery–genetics alliance perspective

C Pozzi, A Vanet, V Francesconi… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The most advanced antiviral molecules addressing major SARS-CoV-2 targets (Main
protease, Spike protein, and RNA polymerase), compared with proteins of other human …

Drug-induced liver injury: highlights and controversies in the recent literature

JW Clinton, S Kiparizoska, S Aggarwal, S Woo… - Drug safety, 2021 - Springer
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains an important, yet challenging diagnosis for
physicians. Each year, additional drugs are implicated in DILI and this year was no different …

Tocilizumab, remdesivir, favipiravir, and dexamethasone repurposed for COVID-19: a comprehensive clinical and pharmacovigilant reassessment

MT Kelleni - SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 2021 - Springer
In this manuscript, we discuss the expectations versus the real-world results of four
repurposed COVID-19 drugs: tocilizumab, remdesivir, favipiravir, and dexamethasone from …