protease inhibitor
noun
: a substance that inhibits the action of a protease
specifically
: any of various drugs (such as indinavir) that inhibit the action of the protease of HIV so that the cleavage of viral proteins into mature functional infectious particles is prevented and that are used especially in combination with other agents in the treatment of HIV infection
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Other ideas for treatments include using protease inhibitors to kill the virus, or stopping it from binding to the ACE2 receptors on human cells.
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Michele Cohen Marill, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2020
The challenges that remain By the late 1990s, the availability of protease inhibitors led AIDS death rates in the U.S. to plummet.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Later that year, the F.D.A. evaluated a new protease inhibitor that was still in early-stage trials.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
The gene’s technical name, epididymal protease inhibitor, is usually shortened to the friendlier EPPIN.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
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Michele Cohen Marill, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2020
The challenges that remain By the late 1990s, the availability of protease inhibitors led AIDS death rates in the U.S. to plummet.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Later that year, the F.D.A. evaluated a new protease inhibitor that was still in early-stage trials.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
The gene’s technical name, epididymal protease inhibitor, is usually shortened to the friendlier EPPIN.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
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“Protease inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protease%20inhibitor. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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