A therapeutic solution for respiratory RNA viruses that corrects the patient’s TLR7-dependent inflammatory response

  • Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Grant number: GA276591

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Start & end year

    2023
    2026
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $975,718.77
  • Funder

    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Australia, Ireland
  • Lead Research Institution

    RMIT University
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Therapeutics research, development and implementation

  • Research Subcategory

    N/A

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Respiratory virus infections such as COVID-19 and influenza cause mild to severe complications in humans, often resulting in patient death. With limitations in current treatments, there is an urgent need for novel therapeutics to combat these and other viruses. We propose a drug strategy that attacks a critical point in the viral pathogenesis process. With the knowledge of this control point, we developed a drug and will evaluate its efficacy for treating COVID-19, influenza and the common cold.