For emerging and re-emerging epidemic infections, researchers face challenges to develop broad-spectrum antivirals as well as reducing development time and costs, and drug resistance. Drug repurposing is a reliable strategy for rapidly discovering potent new antiviral agents, reducing the need for clinical trials. In this review, we outline antiviral drug candidates identified using the drug repurposing approach, with their potential modes of action and biological responses against various epidemic viral infectious diseases.
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【저자키워드】 Drug repurposing, Drug discovery, antiviral drugs, Epidemic virus, 【초록키워드】 clinical trials, antiviral drug, Epidemic, infections, Antiviral agents, drug resistance, candidate, viral infectious diseases, researcher, broad-spectrum antiviral, approach, develop, reducing, biological response, 【제목키워드】 repurposing, virus, Epidemic, drugs targeting,
【저자키워드】 Drug repurposing, Drug discovery, antiviral drugs, Epidemic virus, 【초록키워드】 clinical trials, antiviral drug, Epidemic, infections, Antiviral agents, drug resistance, candidate, viral infectious diseases, researcher, broad-spectrum antiviral, approach, develop, reducing, biological response, 【제목키워드】 repurposing, virus, Epidemic, drugs targeting,