Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned

G Li, R Hilgenfeld, R Whitley, E De Clercq - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous
efforts to develop therapeutic strategies that target severe acute respiratory syndrome …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease (Mpro): Structure, function, and emerging therapies for COVID‐19

Q Hu, Y Xiong, GH Zhu, YN Zhang, YW Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main proteases (Mpro), also termed 3‐chymotrypsin‐like proteases (3CLpro), are a
class of highly conserved cysteine hydrolases in β‐coronaviruses. Increasing evidence has …

X-ray screening identifies active site and allosteric inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

S Günther, PYA Reinke, Y Fernández-García, J Lieske… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is creating tremendous
human suffering. To date, no effective drug is available to directly treat the disease. In a …

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 main protease for treatment of COVID-19: covalent inhibitors structure–activity relationship insights and evolution perspectives

G La Monica, A Bono, A Lauria… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The viral main protease is one of the most attractive targets among all key enzymes involved
in the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle. Covalent inhibition of the cysteine145 of SARS-CoV-2 MPRO …

Structure and function of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 main proteases and their inhibition: A comprehensive review

X Li, Y Song - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) identified in 2003
infected∼ 8000 people in 26 countries with 800 deaths, which was soon contained and …

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 …

Chinese herbal medicine: Fighting SARS-CoV-2 infection on all fronts

Z Wang, L Yang - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) infection causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly pathogenic virus …

The therapeutic potential of natural dietary flavonoids against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Z Wang, L Yang - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exploration of non-toxic and cost-effective dietary components, such as epigallocatechin
3-gallate and myricetin, for health improvement and disease treatment has recently attracted …

Recent advances in SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors: from nirmatrelvir to future perspectives

A Citarella, A Dimasi, D Moi, D Passarella, A Scala… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The main protease (Mpro) plays a pivotal role in the replication of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is considered a highly conserved viral target …

Natural products, alone or in combination with FDA-approved drugs, to treat COVID-19 and lung cancer

L Yang, Z Wang - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a public health emergency of international concern, the highly contagious coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been identified as a severe threat to the lives of …