Potential RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitors as prospective drug candidates for SARS-CoV-2

MS Bekheit, SS Panda, AS Girgis - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is considered as one of the most disastrous pandemics for
human health and the world economy. RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is one of …

[HTML][HTML] An update on inhibitors targeting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase for COVID-19 treatment: promises and challenges

X Xu, Y Chen, X Lu, W Zhang, W Fang, L Yuan… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen of the COVID-19
pandemic, bring new waves of infection worldwide. Identification of effective therapeutic …

A dual mechanism of action of AT-527 against SARS-CoV-2 polymerase

A Shannon, V Fattorini, B Sama, B Selisko… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The guanosine analog AT-527 represents a promising candidate against Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). AT-527 recently entered phase III …

Rutin is a low micromolar inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease 3CLpro: Implications for drug design of quercetin analogs

B Rizzuti, F Grande, F Conforti, A Jimenez-Alesanco… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pandemic, due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has
stimulated the search for antivirals to tackle COVID-19 infection. Molecules with known …

Safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma in COVID-19: an overview of systematic reviews

M Franchini, F Corsini, D Focosi, M Cruciani - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Convalescent plasma (CP) from patients recovered from COVID-19 is one of the most
studied anti-viral therapies against SARS-COV-2 infection. The aim of this study is to …

Cardiovascular events and safety outcomes associated with remdesivir using a World Health Organization international pharmacovigilance database

SY Jung, MS Kim, H Li, KH Lee… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract On October 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remdesivir
as the first drug for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), increasing …

In vitro and in vivo suppression of SARS‐CoV‐2 replication by a modified, short, cell‐penetrating peptide targeting the C‐terminal domain of the viral spike protein

D Kim, J Kim, S An, M Kim, K Baek… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Peptides are promising therapeutic agents for COVID‐19 because of their specificity, easy
synthesis, and ability to be fine‐tuned. We previously demonstrated that a cell‐permeable …

Possible therapeutic effects of boron citrate and oleoylethanolamide supplementation in patients with COVID-19: A pilot randomized, double-blind, clinical trial

N Akbari, A Ostadrahimi, H Tutunchi… - Journal of Trace …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The present study aimed to assess the therapeutic effects of boron citrate and
oleoylethanolamide supplementation in patients with COVID-19. Methods Forty adult …

Contemporary narrative review of treatment options for COVID‐19

L Shang, DC Lye, B Cao - Respirology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is ongoing and many drugs
have been studied in clinical trials. From a pathophysiological perspective, anti‐viral drugs …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive insight on the challenges for COVID-19 vaccine: A lesson learnt from other viral vaccines

RS Singh, A Singh, GD Masih, G Batra, AR Sharma… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The aim of this study is to comprehensively analyze previous viral vaccine programs and
identify potential challenges and effective measures for the COVID-19 vaccine program …