A Comparative Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Antivirals Characterizes 3CL pro Inhibitor PF-00835231 as a Potential New Treatment for COVID-19
Author(s) -
Maren de Vries,
Adil Mohamed,
Rachel A. Prescott,
Ana M. Valero-Jimenez,
Ludovic Desvignes,
Rebecca E. O’Connor,
Claire M. Steppan,
Joseph C. Devlin,
Ellie Ivanova,
Alberto Herrera,
Austin R. Schinlever,
Paige Loose,
Kelly V. Ruggles,
Sergei B. Koralov,
Annaliesa S. Anderson,
Joseph Binder,
Meike Dittmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.617
H-Index - 292
eISSN - 1070-6321
pISSN - 0022-538X
DOI - 10.1128/jvi.01819-20
Subject(s) - a549 cell , vero cell , biology , protease inhibitor (pharmacology) , virology , coronavirus , viral life cycle , antiviral drug , lopinavir , cell culture , viral entry , respiratory epithelium , pharmacology , viral replication , in vitro , virus , respiratory system , viral load , covid-19 , medicine , biochemistry , disease , antiretroviral therapy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , pathology , anatomy
The arsenal of SARS-CoV-2 specific antiviral drugs is extremely limited. Only one direct-acting antiviral drug is currently approved, the viral polymerase inhibitor remdesivir, and it has limited efficacy.
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