HSV antivirals - current and future treatment options
HSV antivirals - current and future treatment options
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DOI:
10.1016/j.coviro.2016.01.013
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发表时间:
2016-06-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Zimmermann, Holger
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作者:
Birkmann, Alexander;Zimmermann, Holger
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2 can cause infections with clinical manifestations ranging from benign and generally self-limiting blisters or sores as seen in labial and genital herpes through to severe and in rare cases even life-threatening infections. At present, approved treatments for herpes simplex virus are almost all nucleoside analogs. Novel antiviral approaches include therapeutic vaccines, with the most advanced having successfully completed Phase 2 clinical development. Moreover, several small molecules approaches are being developed for the treatment of genital or labial HSV infections. Of particular interest are two novel compounds (amenamevir and pritelivir) belonging to the new class of helicase-primase inhibitors with promising Phase 2 data.