丙型肝炎的变化： 以NS5A为靶点的HCA抑制剂的近期研究进展

Title:The Changing Face of Hepatitis C: Recent Advances on HCV Inhibitors Targeting NS5A

Volume: 22 Issue: 15

Author(s): Diwakar Rai, Liu Wang, Xuemei Jiang, Peng Zhan, Haiyong Jia, Erik De Clercq and Xinyong Liu

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关键词: 抗病毒药，药物设计，丙型肝炎病毒，抑制剂，NS5A

摘要: Current treatment for HCV infections consists of approved direct acting antivirals (DAAs), viz. the protease inhibitors (boceprevir, telaprevir, and simeprevir), NS5B polymerase inhibitors (sofosbuvir) and NS5A inhibitor (ledipasvir) in combination with pegylated interferon α and ribavirin). These treatments have made a great improvement in the treatment of chronic HCV infections in recent years, but their adverse side effects, emergence of resistant mutants, high cost, and increased pill burden have limited their clinical use. Recently, with the increasing knowledge in understanding the HCV life cycle, more targets have been recognized. NS5A protein plays a critical role in assembly of infectious HCV particles and offering potential for HCV therapies. Therefore, discovery and development of novel DAAs targeting NS5A with novel mechanisms of action, are of great necessity to improve the quality of existing HCV treatments. In the present review, we discuss recent advances with NS5A inhibitors with potent anti-HCV activity, and the potential for the development of HCV NS5A inhibitors to combat HCV infections.

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Diwakar Rai, Liu Wang, Xuemei Jiang, Peng Zhan, Haiyong Jia, Erik De Clercq and Xinyong Liu , The Changing Face of Hepatitis C: Recent Advances on HCV Inhibitors Targeting NS5A, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 22 (15) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867322666150209150920