Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T267 |
0-112 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Danoprevir (Ganovo) is an orally bioavailable 15-membered macrocyclic peptidomimetic antiviral drug (Figure S4). |
T268 |
113-195 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It is an inhibitor of NS3/4A HCV protease, an important processing enzyme complex. |
T269 |
196-257 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It inhibits the protease with an IC50 value of 0.29 nM [112]. |
T270 |
258-321 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It was approved in China in 2018 to treat chronic HCV patients. |
T271 |
322-405 |
Sentence |
denotes |
At higher concentrations, it also appears to inhibit the aspartate protease of HIV. |
T272 |
406-545 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The NS3/4A protease of HCV is claimed to share a certain level of structural and/or functional similarity to the protease(s) of SARS-CoV-2. |
T273 |
546-657 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thus, HCV protease inhibitors, including danoprevir, have been proposed as potential therapeutics for COVID-19. |
T274 |
658-954 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This has also been supported by computational work which indicated that HCV protease inhibitors have high binding affinity to 3CLpro of SARS-CoV-2 [113] and by in vitro and clinical studies which showed that patients with SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV may benefit from HCV protease inhibitors [88,90,114]. |
T275 |
955-1157 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Currently, danoprevir in combination with ritonavir, is being evaluated in two clinical trials (NCT04345276; n = 10) and (with nebulized INF; NCT04291729; n = 11) for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. |
T276 |
1158-1334 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As mentioned earlier, ritonavir is an antiviral and pharmacokinetic booster that extends the systemic exposure of patients to potential therapeutic concentration of danoprevir. |
T277 |
1335-1533 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In fact, a recent clinical study results under review has indicated that danoprevir/ritonavir combination alleviated the symptoms in COVID-patients and accelerated their recovery in 4–12 days [115]. |