Antivirals 2000 – and what Next?

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Authors: A. Holý
Authors‘ workplace: Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, Praha
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2001; : 583-591
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Overview

The present situation in the antiviral chemotherapy is discussed from the point of view of drugs available fortreatment of the most important human pathogens. While the existing battery of approved drugs is aimed mainly atthe therapy of AIDS, there are several drugs available for treatment of diseases caused by DNA viruses (herpesviruses,hepatitis B). The prospect is much worse in the therapy of infections caused by RNA viruses except for the recentlyapproved anti-influenza preparations. Drugs in clinical development are aimed at enteroviruses and hepatitis C, aswell as at resistant mutants of HIV, HBV and VZV.

Key words:
chemotherapy, viral diseases, DNA viruses, RNA viruses, AIDS, antivirals.

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Journal of Czech Physicians

2001 Issue 19

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