J 2020

Natural Products-Derived Chemicals: Breaking Barriers to Novel Anti-HSV Drug Development

TREML, Jakub, Markéta GAZDOVÁ, Karel ŠMEJKAL, M. SUDOMOVA, P. KUBATKA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Natural Products-Derived Chemicals: Breaking Barriers to Novel Anti-HSV Drug Development

Authors

TREML, Jakub (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Markéta GAZDOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Karel ŠMEJKAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), M. SUDOMOVA, P. KUBATKA and S. T. S. HASSAN (guarantor)

Edition

Viruses-Basel, Basel, Switzerland, MDPI AG, 2020, 1999-4915

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.048

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14160/20:00118247

Organization unit

Faculty of Pharmacy

UT WoS

000521256600005

Keywords in English

herpes simplex virus infection; bioactive natural products; drug resistance; drug development; antiherpetic drugs; preclinical and clinical studies; mechanisms of action

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 24/2/2021 10:56, Mgr. Hana Hurtová

Abstract

V originále

Recently, the problem of viral infection, particularly the infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), has dramatically increased and caused a significant challenge to public health due to the rising problem of drug resistance. The antiherpetic drug resistance crisis has been attributed to the overuse of these medications, as well as the lack of new drug development by the pharmaceutical industry due to reduced economic inducements and challenging regulatory requirements. Therefore, the development of novel antiviral drugs against HSV infections would be a step forward in improving global combat against these infections. The incorporation of biologically active natural products into anti-HSV drug development at the clinical level has gained limited attention to date. Thus, the search for new drugs from natural products that could enter clinical practice with lessened resistance, less undesirable effects, and various mechanisms of action is greatly needed to break the barriers to novel antiherpetic drug development, which, in turn, will pave the road towards the efficient and safe treatment of HSV infections. In this review, we aim to provide an up-to-date overview of the recent advances in natural antiherpetic agents. Additionally, this paper covers a large scale of phenolic compounds, alkaloids, terpenoids, polysaccharides, peptides, and other miscellaneous compounds derived from various sources of natural origin (plants, marine organisms, microbial sources, lichen species, insects, and mushrooms) with promising activities against HSV infections; these are in vitro and in vivo studies. This work also highlights bioactive natural products that could be used as templates for the further development of anti-HSV drugs at both animal and clinical levels, along with the potential mechanisms by which these compounds induce anti-HSV properties. Future insights into the development of these molecules as safe and effective natural anti-HSV drugs are also debated.