1. Pharmacological agents under investigation in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 and the importance of melatonin.
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Parlakpinar H, Polat S, and Acet HA
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- Humans, Pandemics, Anti-Inflammatory Agents therapeutic use, Antioxidants therapeutic use, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Immunologic Factors therapeutic use, Melatonin therapeutic use, COVID-19 Drug Treatment
- Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a life-threatening infectious respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 pandemic causing morbidities and even deaths worldwide revealed that there is urgent need to find pharmacological agents or vaccines. Although there are a lot of agents under investigation, there is no approved agent for the prevention or treatment of the COVID-19 yet. Treatment of patients remains mainly supportive as well as compassionate use of the agents under investigation. It is well established that excessive inflammatory and immune response and oxidative injury play a critical role in the pathogenesis of COVID-19. In this review, we aimed to update knowledge about pathogenesis, clinical features, and pharmacological treatment of COVID-19 and review the potential beneficial effects of ancient antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory molecule melatonin for prevention and treatment of COVID-19., (© 2020 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique.)
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- 2021
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