Sofosbuvir as a potential alternative to treat the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic.
Sci Rep
; 10(1): 9294, 2020 06 09.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32518317
ABSTRACT
As of today, there is no antiviral for the treatment of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the development of a vaccine might take several months or even years. The structural superposition of the hepatitis C virus polymerase bound to sofosbuvir, a nucleoside analog antiviral approved for hepatitis C virus infections, with the SARS-CoV polymerase shows that the residues that bind to the drug are present in the latter. Moreover, a multiple alignment of several SARS-CoV-2, SARS and MERS-related coronaviruses polymerases shows that these residues are conserved in all these viruses, opening the possibility to use sofosbuvir against these highly infectious pathogens.
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Assunto principal:
Antivirais
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Pneumonia Viral
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RNA Polimerase Dependente de RNA
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Proteínas não Estruturais Virais
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Sofosbuvir
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Betacoronavirus
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article