Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review)
The recent coronavirus outbreak has spread worldwide, with the exception of Antarctica, causing serious social and economic disruption. All disciplines of the science community are driven to confront the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as currently, there is neither prophylactic nor therapeutic tre...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2020
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:3192359 |
id |
ftnkunivathens:oai:lib.uoa.gr:uoadl:3192359 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftnkunivathens:oai:lib.uoa.gr:uoadl:3192359 2024-02-11T09:56:28+01:00 Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) Konstantinidou, Sofia K. Papanastasiou, Ioannis P. 2020-01-01 https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:3192359 Αγγλικά English eng uoadl:3192359 https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:3192359 scientific_publication_article Επιστημονική δημοσίευση - Άρθρο Περιοδικού Scientific publication - Journal Article 2020 ftnkunivathens 2024-01-18T19:04:39Z The recent coronavirus outbreak has spread worldwide, with the exception of Antarctica, causing serious social and economic disruption. All disciplines of the science community are driven to confront the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as currently, there is neither prophylactic nor therapeutic treatments available. Due to the urgency of the situation, various research strategies are ongoing, in order to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of repurposed and experimental drugs. The present review presents the most promising repurposed regimens, which may be used for the treatment of COVID-19. The drugs/bioactive substances presented herein belong to diverse therapeutic classes, including antimalarial, cardioprotective, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 inhibitors, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antiparasitic drugs. Therapeutic perspectives of vaccination and passive immunization are also reviewed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Pergamos - Library and Information Center of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Pergamos - Library and Information Center of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
op_collection_id |
ftnkunivathens |
language |
English |
description |
The recent coronavirus outbreak has spread worldwide, with the exception of Antarctica, causing serious social and economic disruption. All disciplines of the science community are driven to confront the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as currently, there is neither prophylactic nor therapeutic treatments available. Due to the urgency of the situation, various research strategies are ongoing, in order to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of repurposed and experimental drugs. The present review presents the most promising repurposed regimens, which may be used for the treatment of COVID-19. The drugs/bioactive substances presented herein belong to diverse therapeutic classes, including antimalarial, cardioprotective, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 inhibitors, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antiparasitic drugs. Therapeutic perspectives of vaccination and passive immunization are also reviewed. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Konstantinidou, Sofia K. Papanastasiou, Ioannis P. |
spellingShingle |
Konstantinidou, Sofia K. Papanastasiou, Ioannis P. Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) |
author_facet |
Konstantinidou, Sofia K. Papanastasiou, Ioannis P. |
author_sort |
Konstantinidou, Sofia K. |
title |
Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) |
title_short |
Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) |
title_full |
Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) |
title_fullStr |
Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) |
title_full_unstemmed |
Repurposing current therapeutic regimens against SARS-CoV-2 (Review) |
title_sort |
repurposing current therapeutic regimens against sars-cov-2 (review) |
publishDate |
2020 |
url |
https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:3192359 |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica |
op_relation |
uoadl:3192359 https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:3192359 |
_version_ |
1790603383885791232 |