TY - JOUR AU - Song, Lan-Gui AU - Xie, Qing-Xing AU - Lao, Hui-Lin AU - Lv, Zhi-Yue PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/16 TI - Human coronaviruses and therapeutic drug discovery JO - Infectious Diseases of Poverty SP - 28 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Coronaviruses (CoVs) are distributed worldwide and have various susceptible hosts; CoVs infecting humans are called human coronaviruses (HCoVs). Although HCoV-specific drugs are still lacking, many potent targets for drug discovery are being explored, and many vigorously designed clinical trials are being carried out in an orderly manner. The aim of this review was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current status of drug development against HCoVs, particularly severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SN - 2049-9957 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00812-9 DO - 10.1186/s40249-021-00812-9 ID - Song2021 ER -