Antiviral Drugs Aspects of Clinical Use and Recent Advances

The Articles That Appear In Antiviral Drugs - Aspects Of Clinical Use And Recent Advances Cover Several Topics That Reflect The Varied Mechanisms Of Viral Disease Pathogenesis And Treatment. Clinical Management And New Developments In The Treatment Of Virus-related Diseases Are The Two Main Sections Of The Book. The First Part Reviews The Treatment Of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, The Management Of Virus-related Acute Retinal Necrosis, The Use Of Leflunomide Therapy In Renal Transplant Patients, And Mathematical Modeling Of Hiv-1 Treatment Responses. Basic Research Topics Are Dealt With In The Second Half Of The Book. New Developments In The Treatment Of The Influenza Virus, The Use Of Animal Models For Hiv-1 Drug Development, The Use Of Single Chain Camelid Antibodies Against Negative Strand Rna Viruses, Countering Norovirus Infection, And The Use Of Plant Extracts To Treat Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Are Described. The Content Of The Book Is Not Intended To Be Comprehensive, But Aims To Provide The Reader With Insights Into Selected Aspects Of Established And New Viral Therapies. 00 preface_ Antiviral Drugs – Aspects of Clinical Use and Recent Advances......Page 1 01 a Part 1_ Clinical Management of Viral Infection......Page 13 01 Antiviral Therapy in HCV-Infected Decompensated Cirrhotics......Page 15 02 Virus Diagnostics and Antiviral Therapy in Acute Retinal Necrosis (ARN)......Page 29 03 Leflunomide an Immunosuppressive Drug for Antiviral Purpose in Treatment for BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation......Page 47 04 Modeling Virologic Response in HIV-1 Infected Patients to Assess Medication Adherence......Page 63 05 a Part 2_ Developing New Antivirals......Page 81 05 Use of Animal Models for Anti-HIV Drug Development......Page 83 06 Discovery of Novel Antiviral Agents Directed Against the Influenza A Virus Nucleoprotein......Page 111 07 Targeting Norovirus: Strategies for the Discovery of New Antiviral Drugs......Page 133 08 Single Domain Camelid Antibodies that Neutralize Negative Strand Viruses......Page 163 09 Treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus with Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex Tablet, an Alternative Therapeutic Formula......Page 183