Pirfenidone and post-Covid-19 pulmonary fibrosis: invoked again for realistic goals

HM Al-Kuraishy, GES Batiha, H Faidah… - …, 2022 - Springer
Pirfenidone (PFN) is an anti-fibrotic drug with significant anti-inflammatory property used for
treatment of fibrotic conditions such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In the coronavirus …

Innate receptor activation patterns involving TLR and NLR synergisms in COVID-19, ALI/ARDS and sepsis cytokine storms: a review and model making novel …

R Root-Bernstein - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe COVID-19 is characterized by a “cytokine storm”, the mechanism of which is not yet
understood. I propose that cytokine storms result from synergistic interactions among Toll …

Artificial intelligence and machine learning assisted drug delivery for effective treatment of infectious diseases

S He, LG Leanse, Y Feng - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
In the era of antimicrobial resistance, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms
that resist conventional antibiotic treatment has steadily increased. Thus, it is now …

Melatonin: highlighting its use as a potential treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, F Simko… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Numerous pharmaceutical drugs have been repurposed for use as treatments for COVID-19
disease. These drugs have not consistently demonstrated high efficacy in preventing or …

Efficacy of melatonin in the treatment of patients with COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

SH Lan, HZ Lee, CM Chao, SP Chang… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the effect of melatonin on clinical outcomes in patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). We searched PubMed, the Web of Science, the …

Melatonin as a potential adjuvant treatment for COVID-19 beyond sleep disorders

A Wichniak, A Kania, M Siemiński… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is registered to treat circadian rhythm sleep–wake disorders and insomnia in
patients aged 55 years and over. The essential role of the circadian sleep rhythm in the …

Possible application of melatonin in long COVID

DP Cardinali, GM Brown, SR Pandi-Perumal - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clinical sequelae and symptoms for a considerable number of COVID-19 patients can linger
for months beyond the acute stage of SARS-CoV-2 infection,“long COVID”. Among the long …

Artificial intelligence for clinical decision support in sepsis

M Wu, X Du, R Gu, J Wei - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is one of the main causes of death in critically ill patients. Despite the continuous
development of medical technology in recent years, its morbidity and mortality are still high …

Sleep in older adults and its possible relations with COVID-19

GN Pires, IA Ishikura, SD Xavier, C Petrella… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults have been found to be a highly
vulnerable group, with a higher prevalence of severe cases and negative outcomes …

Research progress of respiratory disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on artificial intelligence

G Zhang, L Luo, L Zhang, Z Liu - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Machine Learning (ML) is an algorithm based on big data, which learns patterns from the
previously observed data through classifying, predicting, and optimizing to accomplish …