Insights into COVID-19: Perspectives on Drug Remedies and Host Cell Responses

Autor: Ahmed M. Awad, Kamryn Hansen, Diana Del Rio, Derek Flores, Reham F. Barghash, Laura Kakkola, Ilkka Julkunen, Kareem Awad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Biomolecules, Vol 13, Iss 10, p 1452 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2218-273X
DOI: 10.3390/biom13101452
Popis: In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, ongoing research has centered on minimizing viral spread either by stopping viral entry or inhibiting viral replication. Repurposing antiviral drugs, typically nucleoside analogs, has proven successful at inhibiting virus replication. This review summarizes current information regarding coronavirus classification and characterization and presents the broad clinical consequences of SARS-CoV-2 activation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor expressed in different human cell types. It provides publicly available knowledge on the chemical nature of proposed therapeutics and their target biomolecules to assist in the identification of potentially new drugs for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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