University of California San Diego, Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Medicine (Active Emeritus), Director, The HIV Institute, Co-Director, San Diego Center for AIDS Research, Florence Seeley Riford Chair in AIDS Research (Emeritus), La Jolla, California, USA
mBio. 2020 Sep 25;11(5):e02134-20. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02134-20.
The magnitude of the morbidity and mortality inflicted upon the global population in less than 1 year has driven the inescapable conclusion that the discovery and development of effective antiviral drugs for COVID-19 are urgent and should be prioritized. The antiviral drug discovery programs that emerged for HIV and hepatitis C virus have enabled technology and expertise to accelerate this process for SARS-CoV-2. The description of candidate lead inhibitors for the viral main protease (M) exemplifies this accelerated approach and reminds us of the needs and opportunities for addressing this pandemic.
在不到 1 年内,全球人口所遭受的发病率和死亡率之高,不可避免地得出结论,即发现和开发针对 COVID-19 的有效抗病毒药物是紧迫的,应该优先考虑。针对 HIV 和丙型肝炎病毒的抗病毒药物发现计划使技术和专业知识能够加速这一针对 SARS-CoV-2 的进程。病毒主要蛋白酶 (M) 的候选先导抑制剂的描述就是这种加速方法的范例,提醒我们需要并提供了解决这一大流行病的机会。