Transporter modulation of molnupiravir and its metabolite β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine across the blood-brain barrier in a rat

Abstract Background The antiviral drug molnupiravir is an orally bioavailable prodrug of the nucleoside analog β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC), which is used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is very little information on the barrier distribution of molnupiravir. Our hypothes...

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Main Authors: Chun-Hao Chang, Wen-Ya Peng, Wan-Hsin Lee, Ling Yang, Tung-Yi Lin, Muh-Hwa Yang, Tung-Hu Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00383-w