The Use of Antimalarial Drugs against Viral Infection

In recent decades, drugs used to treat malaria infection have been shown to be beneficial for many other diseases, including viral infections. In particular, they have received special attention due to the lack of effective antiviral drugs against new emerging viruses (i.e., HIV, dengue virus, chiku...

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Published in:Microorganisms (Basel) 2020-01, Vol.8 (1), p.85
Main Authors: D'Alessandro, Sarah, Scaccabarozzi, Diletta, Signorini, Lucia, Perego, Federica, Ilboudo, Denise P, Ferrante, Pasquale, Delbue, Serena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aminoquinolines
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
antimalarial drugs
Antimicrobial agents
Antiviral agents
Artemisinin
Chinese medicine
Cytomegalovirus
Dengue fever
Disease
Drug development
Drug resistance
Drugs
emerging infections
Exocrine glands
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papillomavirus
In vivo methods and tests
Infections
Malaria
Patients
Review
Stem cell transplantation
Vector-borne diseases
Viral diseases
Viral infections
Viruses
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Summary:In recent decades, drugs used to treat malaria infection have been shown to be beneficial for many other diseases, including viral infections. In particular, they have received special attention due to the lack of effective antiviral drugs against new emerging viruses (i.e., HIV, dengue virus, chikungunya virus, Ebola virus, etc.) or against classic infections due to drug-resistant viral strains (i.e., human cytomegalovirus). Here, we reviewed the in vitro/in vivo and clinical studies conducted to evaluate the antiviral activities of four classes of antimalarial drugs: Artemisinin derivatives, aryl-aminoalcohols, aminoquinolines, and antimicrobial drugs.
ISSN:2076-2607
2076-2607
DOI:10.3390/microorganisms8010085