Transfer and biotransformation of the COVID-19 prodrug molnupiravir and its metabolite β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine across the blood-placenta barrierResearch in context

Summary: Background: Molnupiravir is an orally bioavailable prodrug of the nucleoside analogue β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) and is used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the pharmacokinetics and transplacental transfer of molnupiravir in pregnant women are still not well unders...

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Main Authors: Chun-Hao Chang, Wen-Ya Peng, Wan-Hsin Lee, Tung-Yi Lin, Muh-Hwa Yang, Jeffrey W. Dalley, Tung-Hu Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423003134