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 …

Structural biology of SARS-CoV-2 and implications for therapeutic development

H Yang, Z Rao - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), is an unprecedented global health crisis. However, therapeutic options for …

An oral SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor clinical candidate for the treatment of COVID-19

DR Owen, CMN Allerton, AS Anderson… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global pandemic. Alongside vaccines, antiviral …

Structural basis for replicase polyprotein cleavage and substrate specificity of main protease from SARS-CoV-2

Y Zhao, Y Zhu, X Liu, Z Jin, Y Duan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The main protease (M pro) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) is a key enzyme, which extensively digests CoV replicase polyproteins essential for viral …

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 …

Covalent narlaprevir-and boceprevir-derived hybrid inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

DW Kneller, H Li, G Phillips, KL Weiss, Q Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to threaten the effectiveness of COVID-19
vaccines, and small-molecule antivirals can provide an important therapeutic treatment …

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 …

SARS-CoV-2 antiviral therapy

K Tao, PL Tzou, J Nouhin, H Bonilla… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The development of effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19 is critical for those awaiting
vaccination, as well as for those who do not respond robustly to vaccination. This review …

Evolutionary and structural insights about potential SARS-CoV-2 evasion of nirmatrelvir

KS Yang, SZ Leeuwon, S Xu… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The US FDA approval of PAXLOVID, a combination therapy of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir has
significantly boosted our morale in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Nirmatrelvir is an …

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 …