Current and potential treatments for ubiquitous but neglected herpesvirus infections.
Current and potential treatments for ubiquitous but neglected herpesvirus infections.
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DOI:
10.1021/cr500255e
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发表时间:
2014-11-26
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影响因子:
62.1
通讯作者:
Craik, Charles S.
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作者:
Gable, Jonathan E.;Acker, Timothy M.;Craik, Charles S.
More than 90% of the world’s population is infected with a herpesvirus. 1 Despite this staggering fact, only a handful of approved drugs exist for the general treatment of herpesvirus infections. To date, all of these drugs inhibit the same enzyme, the viral DNA polymerase. Nine human herpesviruses have been identified, and each has been associated with disease. In immune-competent individuals, herpesvirus infections are the causes of unpleasant but typically non-life-threatening diseases such as oral and genital herpes, chickenpox and shingles, skin rash in infants (roseola infantum), and infectious mononucleosis (also known simply as mono). In individuals with immature or compromised immune systems, herpesvirus infection can be devastating. Developmental disabilities, loss of sight and hearing, cancer, life-threatening pneumonia, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), and death comprise only a partial list of the cost herpesviruses have on well being in this subset of the population.The tremendous complexity of herpesvirus biology brings with it many potential avenues for therapeutic interventions that remain in their infancy. However, the past two decades have seen progress toward novel treatments for herpesviruses; this is the subject of the current review. Previous reviews of the subject are either more than 10 years old or cover a subsection of the field. Herein we provide a comprehensive review of herpesvirus drug discovery with an emphasis on the most recent advances in the field and their progression from early discovery to clinical development. The focus is on smallmolecule inhibitor development so we do not cover biologics and vaccine development in as much detail. There is little work on antiherpes biologics outside the context of vaccine development, which is reviewed elsewhere. 2 We will, however, discuss some exciting biologics targeting viral polypeptides that appear to drive oncogenesis, though they are not required for the viral replication cycle. The necessary herpesvirus biology is introduced, and a more detailed review of that biology/virology can be found elsewhere. 3 By highlighting the exciting recent work in herpesvirus drug development, and the historical studies that enabled it, we hope to spur interest in the many potential therapeutic targets for this ubiquitous but neglected virus family.
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影响因子:
4.9
作者:
ABELE, G;ERIKSSON, B;WAHREN, B
通讯作者:
WAHREN, B
影响因子:
2.7
作者:
Bloom, JD;Dushin, RG;DiGrandi, MJ
通讯作者:
DiGrandi, MJ
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
BAYLISS, GJ;WOLF, H
通讯作者:
WOLF, H
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
Bonneau, AM;Kibler, P;Cordingley, MG
通讯作者:
Cordingley, MG
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.78.11.7162
发表时间:
1981-01-01
期刊:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
影响因子:
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作者:
BAYLISS, GJ;WOLF, H
通讯作者:
WOLF, H