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protease inhibitors

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  1. A class of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of AIDS. It works by blocking the action of a protein that HIV needs to reproduce itself.


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Protease inhibitors are an example of designer drugs. They sometimes allow AIDS to be managed for long periods of time.

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It was just after the data on these protease inhibitors had been unveiled at a major scientific conference.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2022

It is part of a class of drugs called protease inhibitors currently used to treat HIV, hepatitis C and other viruses.

From Reuters Dec. 14, 2021

The protease inhibitors and other compounds look promising in cell and animal studies.

From Science Magazine Dec. 31, 2020

That window is rather narrow for all polymerase and protease inhibitors.

From Scientific American Sep. 29, 2020

Signals that activate resistance traits, such as anti-digestive protease inhibitors, can be wafted on the wind or transmitted through the underground mycorrhizal networks, built by fungi, that connect plants.

From Nature Feb. 28, 2017

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