Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned

G Li, R Hilgenfeld, R Whitley, E De Clercq - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous
efforts to develop therapeutic strategies that target severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and chitosan derivatives in the treatment of enteric infections

D Yan, Y Li, Y Liu, N Li, X Zhang, C Yan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics played an important role in controlling the development of enteric infection.
However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance and gut dysbiosis led to a growing interest …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): a systemic infection

A Synowiec, A Szczepański… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
To date, seven identified coronaviruses (CoVs) have been found to infect humans; of these,
three highly pathogenic variants have emerged in the 21st century. The newest member of …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): An overview of the immunopathology, serological diagnosis and management

AU Anka, MI Tahir, SD Abubakar… - Scandinavian …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 is a novel human coronavirus responsible for the Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID‐19) pandemic. Pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome are the major …

[HTML][HTML] Immunology of COVID-19: current state of the science

N Vabret, GJ Britton, C Gruber, S Hegde, J Kim… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected millions of people worldwide, igniting …

Recent advances in chitosan-based materials; The synthesis, modifications and biomedical applications

Y Iqbal, I Ahmed, MF Irfan, SAS Chatha, M Zubair… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The attention to polymer-based biomaterials, for instance, chitosan and its derivatives, as
well as the techniques for using them in numerous scientific domains, is continuously rising …

A review of the antiviral activity of Chitosan, including patented applications and its potential use against COVID‐19

N Jaber, M Al‐Remawi, F Al‐Akayleh… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chitosan is an abundant organic polysaccharide, which can be relatively easily obtained by
chemical modification of animal or fungal source materials. Chitosan and its derivatives …

Application of chitosan and its derivative polymers in clinical medicine and agriculture

M Zhang, F Zhang, C Li, H An, T Wan, P Zhang - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a biodegradable natural polymer derived from the exoskeleton of crustaceans.
Because of its biocompatibility and non-biotoxicity, chitosan is widely used in the fields of …

EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, inhibits human coronavirus replication in vitro

M Jang, R Park, YI Park, YE Cha, A Yamamoto… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic results in record high deaths in many countries. Although a vaccine for
SARS-CoV-2 is now available, effective antiviral drugs to treat coronavirus diseases are not …

Chitin and chitosan as tools to combat COVID-19: A triple approach

M Safarzadeh, S Sadeghi, M Azizi… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The progressive and fatal outbreak of the newly emerged coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2,
necessitates rigorous collaboration of all health care systems and researchers from all …