[HTML][HTML] Drug repurposing approach to fight COVID-19

TU Singh, S Parida, MC Lingaraju, M Kesavan… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Springer
Currently, there are no treatment options available for the deadly contagious disease,
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Drug repurposing is a process of identifying new …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2: an emerging coronavirus that causes a global threat

J Zheng - International journal of biological sciences, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus, currently designated as
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was reported recently …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral drug discovery: preparing for the next pandemic

CS Adamson, K Chibale, RJM Goss… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Clinically approved antiviral drugs are currently available for only 10 of the more than 220
viruses known to infect humans. The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has exposed the critical need …

Novel coronavirus treatment with ribavirin: groundwork for an evaluation concerning COVID‐19

JS Khalili, H Zhu, NSA Mak, Y Yan… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Confronting the challenge of the outbreak of COVID‐19 should sharpen our focus on global
drug access as a key issue in antiviral therapy testing. The testing and adoption of effective …

Synthesis and characterization of gelatin/lignin hydrogels as quick release drug carriers for Ribavirin

E Chiani, A Beaucamp, Y Hamzeh, M Azadfallah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrogels based on gelatin and lignin were fabricated as efficient drug carriers
for Ribavirin. The obtained hydrogels were characterized by scanning electron microscopy …

[HTML][HTML] SARS and MERS: recent insights into emerging coronaviruses

E De Wit, N Van Doremalen, D Falzarano… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The emergence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in
2012 marked the second introduction of a highly pathogenic coronavirus into the human …

[HTML][HTML] Orally delivered MK-4482 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication in the Syrian hamster model

K Rosenke, F Hansen, B Schwarz, F Feldmann… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic progresses unabated in many regions of the world. An effective
antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 that could be administered orally for use following high-risk …

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase as a target for COVID-19 drug discovery

W Zhu, CZ Chen, K Gorshkov, M Xu… - … the Science of Drug …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
COVID-19 respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-
2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly become a global health issue since it emerged in December …

[HTML][HTML] Broad-spectrum antiviral strategies and nucleoside analogues

RJ Geraghty, MT Aliota, LF Bonnac - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence or re-emergence of viruses with epidemic and/or pandemic potential, such
as Ebola, Zika, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), Severe Acute Respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Antivirals for COVID-19: a critical review

A Frediansyah, R Tiwari, K Sharun, K Dhama… - … and global health, 2021 - Elsevier
No specific drugs have been approved for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to date as
the development of antivirals usually requires time. Therefore, assessment and use of …