| Literature DB >> 27025259 |
Yu-Chen Jiang1, Hui Feng2, Yu-Chun Lin1, Xiu-Rong Guo3,4.
Abstract
Herpes simplex virus (HSV), a member of the Herpesviridae family, is a significant human pathogen that results in mucocutaneous lesions in the oral cavity or genital infections. Acyclovir (ACV) and related nucleoside analogues can successfully treat HSV infections, but the emergence of drug resistance to ACV has created a barrier for the treatment of HSV infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. There is an urgent need to explore new and effective tactics to circumvent drug resistance to HSV. This review summarises the current strategies in the development of new targets (the DNA helicase/primase (H/P) complex), new types of molecules (nature products) and new antiviral mechanisms (lethal mutagenesis of Janus-type nucleosides) to fight the drug resistance of HSV.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27025259 PMCID: PMC4822185 DOI: 10.1038/ijos.2016.3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Oral Sci ISSN: 1674-2818 Impact factor: 6.344