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Quercetin as substrate for antiviral treatment against Hepatitis C virus infection (UCLA Case No. 2023-003)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Pathology and Hematology have developed a novel antiviral treatment for Hepatitis C virus based on the metabolic modulating properties of dietary compound Quercetin. BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for 180 million infections worldwide and over 12,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Despite most...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Nu Lu
Keywords(s): antivirals, hepatitis, immune metabolism, Inflammation, liver disease
Category(s): Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases, Therapeutics > Inflammation And Inflammatory Diseases
Potent broad-spectrum antiviral for COVID-19 treatment
Unmet need Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs like remdisivir and niclosamide are promising treatments for COVID-19. Multiple clinical studies of remdisivir have shown benefits such as reduced recovery time. However, in November of 2020 the WHO recommended against the use of remdisivir for COVID-19 treatment based on questions of effectiveness. There remains...
Published: 11/1/2023   |   Inventor(s): Hugh Smyth, Ashlee Brunaugh, Zachary Warnken, Hyo-Jong Seo
Keywords(s): Antivirals, COVID-19, Drugs, Infectious disease
Category(s): Life sciences > Therapeutics > Formulation, Life sciences > Therapeutics > Small molecule