Authors: Hashemian SM, Shafigh N, Afzal G, Jamaati H, Tabarsi P, Marjani M PMID: 33358260 PMCID: PMC7834188 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.10.017 Abstract Background: In December 2019, pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most frequently observed complication in COVID-19 patients with high mortality rates. Objective [...]

Authors: Fernandez J, Gratacos-Gines J, Olivas P, Costa M, Nieto S, Mateo D PMID: 32833695 PMCID: PMC7493773 DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004613 Abstract Objectives: Infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 can induce uncontrolled systemic inflammation and multiple organ failure. The aim of this study was to evaluate if plasma exchange, through the removal of circulating mediators, can [...]

Authors: Kumari P, Dembra S, Dembra P, Bhawna F, Gul A, Ali B PMID: 33409026 PMCID: PMC7779177 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11779 Abstract Background and objective The anti-inflammatory properties of vitamin C (VC) and the promising results it has shown in the treatment for common cold have prompted clinicians to use it as adjuvant [...]

Authors: Peralta EG, Fimia-Duarte R, Cardenas JW, Dominguez DV, Segura RB Abstract Covid-19 is one of the viral infections that have always accompanied us. In some years harmless, but from time to time with a higher risk potential. What is particularly unsettling for us is that transmission often occurs from a [...]

Authors: Ashraf S, Ashraf S, Ashraf M, Imran MA, Kalsoom L, Siddiqui UN et al. PMID: 36420866 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7640 Abstract Until now, no specific and effective treatment exists for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since honey and Nigella sativa (HNS) have established antiviral, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties, we tested their efficacy for this disease [...]

The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 pandemic has had devastating health and socio-economic implications worldwide. Data indicate that SARS-CoV2 is spread by respiratory droplets and contact.

Authors: Fadel R, Morrison AR, Vahia A, Smith ZR, Chaudry Z, Bhargava P et al. PMID: 32427279 PMCID: PMC7314133 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa601 Abstract Background: There is no proven antiviral or immunomodulatory therapy for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The disease progression associated with the proinflammatory host response prompted us to examine the role of early corticosteroid therapy [...]

Authors: Murai IH, Fernandes AL, Sales LP, Pinto AJ, Goessler KF. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.16.20232397 Abstract Importance Patients with COVID-19 may exhibit 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency, but the beneficial effects of vitamin D3 supplementation in this disease remain to be proven by randomized controlled trials. Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of vitamin D3 supplementation in patients [...]

Authors: Arslan B, Ergun NU, Topuz S, Semerci SY, Suner N. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3682517 Abstract Background: While waiting for vaccine, hygiene measures, social distance and personal protective equipment are the only basic protection against Novel Coronavirus. However, these are not sufficient to protect healthcare workers.This study aimed to evaluate if quercetin and vitamin C could be [...]

Authors: Abou-Arab O, Huette P, Debouvries F, Dupont H, Jounieaux V PMID: 33183348 PMCID: PMC7661015 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03371-x Abstract The role of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) in the management of severe hypoxia due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a subject of debate. Despite the lack of clinical data, the surviving sepsis campaign recommended the use [...]