Evidence supporting the use of peptides and peptidomimetics as potential SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) therapeutics.

Sonya VanPatten, Mingzhu He, Ahmad Altiti, Kai F Cheng, Mustafa H Ghanem, Yousef Al-Abed

Future medicinal chemistry 2020 Sep

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During a disease outbreak/pandemic situation such as COVID-19, researchers are in a prime position to identify and develop peptide-based therapies, which could be more rapidly and cost-effectively advanced into a clinical setting. One drawback of natural peptide drugs, however, is their proteolytic instability; peptidomimetics can help to overcome this caveat. In this review, we summarize peptide and peptide-based therapeutics that target one main entry pathway of SARS-CoV-2, which involves the host ACE2 receptor and viral spike (S) protein interaction. Furthermore, we discuss the advantages of peptidomimetics and other potential targets that have been studied using peptide-based therapeutics for COVID-19.

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Sonya VanPatten, Mingzhu He, Ahmad Altiti, Kai F Cheng, Mustafa H Ghanem, Yousef Al-Abed. Evidence supporting the use of peptides and peptidomimetics as potential SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) therapeutics. Future medicinal chemistry. 2020 Sep;12(18):1647-1656