Here we report on the most recent updates on experimental drugs successfully em-ployed in the treatment of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease-19). In particular, several cases of recovered patients have been reported after being treated with lopinavir/ritonavir [which is widely used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection] in combination with the anti-flu drug osel-tamivir. In addition, remdesivir, which has been previously administered to Ebola virus pa-tients, has also proven effective in the U.S. against coronavirus, while antimalarial chloro-quine and hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and co-administered darunavir and umifenovir (in patient therapies) were also recently recorded as having anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects. Since the recoveries/deaths ratio in the last weeks significantly increased, especially in China, it is clear that the experimental antiviral therapy, together with the availability of intensive care unit beds in hospitals and rigorous government control measures, all play an important role in dealing with this virus. This also stresses the urgent need for the scientific community to de-vote its efforts to the development of other more specific antiviral strategies.
SARS-CoV-2: Recent reports on antiviral therapies based on lopinavir/ritonavir, darunavir/umifenovir, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, favipiravir and other drugs for the treatment of the new coronavirus / Costanzo, M.; De Giglio, M. A. R.; Roviello, G. N.. - In: CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0929-8673. - 27:27(2020), pp. 4536-4541. [10.2174/0929867327666200416131117]
SARS-CoV-2: Recent reports on antiviral therapies based on lopinavir/ritonavir, darunavir/umifenovir, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, favipiravir and other drugs for the treatment of the new coronavirus
Costanzo M.Primo
;De Giglio M. A. R.;
2020
Abstract
Here we report on the most recent updates on experimental drugs successfully em-ployed in the treatment of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease-19). In particular, several cases of recovered patients have been reported after being treated with lopinavir/ritonavir [which is widely used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection] in combination with the anti-flu drug osel-tamivir. In addition, remdesivir, which has been previously administered to Ebola virus pa-tients, has also proven effective in the U.S. against coronavirus, while antimalarial chloro-quine and hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and co-administered darunavir and umifenovir (in patient therapies) were also recently recorded as having anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects. Since the recoveries/deaths ratio in the last weeks significantly increased, especially in China, it is clear that the experimental antiviral therapy, together with the availability of intensive care unit beds in hospitals and rigorous government control measures, all play an important role in dealing with this virus. This also stresses the urgent need for the scientific community to de-vote its efforts to the development of other more specific antiviral strategies.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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