[HTML][HTML] The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses

TC Pierson, MS Diamond - Nature microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Flaviviruses are vector-borne RNA viruses that can emerge unexpectedly in human
populations and cause a spectrum of potentially severe diseases including hepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Drug repurposing for viral infectious diseases: how far are we?

B Mercorelli, G Palù, A Loregian - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
Despite the recent advances in controlling some viral pathogens, most viral infections still
lack specific treatment. Indeed, the need for effective therapeutic strategies to combat 'old' …

Anti-HCV, nucleotide inhibitors, repurposing against COVID-19

AA Elfiky - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Aims A newly emerged Human Coronavirus (HCoV) is reported two months ago in Wuhan,
China (COVID-19). Until today> 2700 deaths from the 80,000 confirmed cases reported …

Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir compared with standard of care in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with moderate or severe coronavirus infection (COVID-19) …

A Sadeghi, A Ali Asgari, A Norouzi… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Currently no effective antiviral therapy has been found to treat COVID-19. The
aim of this trial was to assess if the addition of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir improved clinical …

RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase of SARS‐CoV‐2 as a therapeutic target

Y Wang, V Anirudhan, R Du, Q Cui… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐
CoV‐2), named coronavirus disease 2019, has infected more than 8.9 million people …

Animal models of Zika virus infection, pathogenesis, and immunity

TE Morrison, MS Diamond - Journal of virology, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that now causes epidemics
affecting millions of people on multiple continents. The virus has received global attention …

Evaluation of the efficacy of sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir in combination with ribavirin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with moderate disease compared with …

H Abbaspour Kasgari, S Moradi… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background New therapeutic options are urgently needed to tackle the novel coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). Repurposing existing pharmaceuticals provides an immediate …

[HTML][HTML] An update on the progress of galidesivir (BCX4430), a broad-spectrum antiviral

JG Julander, JF Demarest, R Taylor, BB Gowen… - Antiviral research, 2021 - Elsevier
Galidesivir (BCX4430) is an adenosine nucleoside analog that is broadly active in cell
culture against several RNA viruses of various families. This activity has also been shown in …

Nucleoside analogs as a rich source of antiviral agents active against arthropod-borne flaviviruses

L Eyer, R Nencka, E De Clercq… - Antiviral Chemistry …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Nucleoside analogs represent the largest class of small molecule-based antivirals, which
currently form the backbone of chemotherapy of chronic infections caused by HIV, hepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Chloroquine, a FDA-approved drug, prevents Zika virus infection and its associated congenital microcephaly in mice

C Li, X Zhu, X Ji, N Quanquin, YQ Deng, M Tian… - …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) has become a global public health emergency due to its rapidly expanding
range and its ability to cause severe congenital defects such as microcephaly. However …