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作者: Chen, Ruihuan ; Gu, Jingliang ; Yuan, Baoshi ; Zhou, Fei ; Wang, Tao ; Chen, Jiqiao ; Wu, Jianping ; Qu, Zhipeng ; Symmes, Deebie ; Li, Zhizhen ; Sho, Eiketsu ; Mo, Lian ; Zhou, Ji ; Zhang, Jingping ; Xu, Ying ; Wu, Wanchen ; Liu, Zhiwei ; Dong, Yingying ; Huang, Kai
With the Delta variant currently fueling a resurgence of new infections in the fully vaccinated population, developing an effective therapeutic drug is especially critical and urgent in fighting COVID-19. In contrast to the many efforts to repurpose existing drugs or address only one aspect of COVID-19, we are developing a novel agent with first-in-class mechanisms of action that address both the viral infection and the overactive immune system in the pathogenesis of the disease.