title: [Drugs active against retroviruses].
abstract: Major advances in understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been made recently. The reverse transcriptase and protease enzymes of HIV are currently the targets of antiretroviral therapy. Nucleoside analogues were the first class of antiretroviral drugs which demonstrated antiviral activity in treating patients. More recently protease inhibitors have provided new approaches in the treatment of HIV infection, with encouraging trial results in patients receiving combined therapy. This review presents their mechanisms of activity and patterns of resistance. Apart from these main drug groups many new compounds are under development.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de virologie, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brun-Vézinet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Descamps
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006678:HIV / Q000187:drug effects*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors