Authors: Zhang J, Rao X, Li Y, Zhu Y, Liu G, Guo G et al. PMID: 33420963 PMCID: PMC7794643 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-020-00792-3 Abstract Background: Few specific medications have been proven effective for the treatment of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here, we tested whether high-dose vitamin C infusion was effective for severe COVID-19. Methods: [...]

Authors: Darban M, Malek F, Memarian M, Gohari A, Kiani A, Emadi A doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v6i2.32182 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to investigate the efficacy of vitamin C, melatonin, and zinc in patients with severe Covid-19. METHODS: Twenty-one adult patients were randomized 1:1 to standard care alone or standard care plus IV vitamin C (2 g, [...]

Authors: Fatima S, Zaidi SS, Alsharidah AS, Alijaser FS, Banu N. PMID: 33344529 PMCID: PMC7744567 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.585789 Abstract SARS-CoV-2, an epidemic, causes severe stress in both human and animals and may induce oxidative stress (OS) and increases susceptibility to infection. Domestic animals are found infected by their COVID-2 suffering owners. Chronic immobilization stress (CIS), a [...]

Authors: Fatima S, Zaidi SS, Alsharidah AS, Alijaser FS, Banu N PMID: 33344529 PMCID: PMC7744567 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.585789 Abstract SARS-CoV-2, an epidemic, causes severe stress in both human and animals and may induce oxidative stress (OS) and increases susceptibility to infection. Domestic animals are found infected by their COVID-2 suffering owners. Chronic immobilization stress (CIS), a [...]

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: 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: Ahmed AK, Albalawi YS, Shora HA, Abelseed HK, Al-Kattan AN. DOI:10.37179/rijed.000005 Abstract ABSTRACT COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019, reached epidemic proportions and spread globally as a serious life-threatening pandemic. SARS- Cov-2 is the causative virus that causes severe acute respiratory distress, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and septic shock leading to increased mortality. [...]

Authors: Shakoor H, Freehan J, Mikkelsen K, Al Dhaheri AS, Ali HI. PMID: 32829981 PMCID: PMC7428453 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.08.007 Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In January 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and in March 2020, COVID-19 was characterized as a global [...]

Authors: de Melo AF, Homem-de-Mello M PMID: 32792018 PMCID: PMC7424130 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03228-3 Abstract The complete mechanism of action of the SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. The severity of the disease is probably linked to the “cytokine storm” that leads to the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Cytokine storm is an overwhelming increase of several inflammatory markers at once, [...]

Authors: Shakoor H, Feehan J, Dhaheri AS, Ali HI, Platat C, Ismail LC PMID: 33308613 PMCID: PMC7415215 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.08.003 Abstract The world is currently in the grips of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has mutated to allow human-to-human spread. Infection can cause fever, dry cough, fatigue, severe pneumonia, respiratory [...]