Treatment of COVID‐19 with pentoxifylline: could it be a potential adjuvant therapy?

F Seirafianpour, S Mozafarpoor, N Fattahi… - Dermatologic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The world is facing a viral pandemic of a new coronavirus called COVID‐19. Pentoxifylline is
a methyl‐xanthine derivative and it inhibits the phosphodiesterase IV (PDE IV). This drug is …

[HTML][HTML] Pentoxifylline: a drug with antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects to be considered in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019

M Ghasemnejad-Berenji, S Pashapour… - Medical Principles and …, 2021 - karger.com
In December 2019, a new coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged from China, causing pneumonia outbreaks first in …

[HTML][HTML] A raising dawn of pentoxifylline in management of inflammatory disorders in Covid-19

G Mostafa-Hedeab, HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb… - …, 2022 - Springer
The existing pandemic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) leads to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). SARS …

Can pentoxifylline and similar xanthine derivatives find a niche in COVID-19 therapeutic strategies? A ray of hope in the midst of the pandemic

F Monji, AAM Siddiquee, F Hashemian - European journal of pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to identify effective drugs for
treatment. Despite multiple clinical trials using different agents, there is still a lack of specific …

Repositioning of pentoxifylline as an immunomodulator and regulator of the renin-angiotensin system in the treatment of COVID-19

V Maldonado, MA Loza-Mejia, J Chavez-Alderete - Medical hypotheses, 2020 - Elsevier
Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that increases cyclic adenosine
monophosphate levels, which in turn activate protein kinase, leading to a reduction in the …

[HTML][HTML] Role of pirfenidone in TGF-β pathways and other inflammatory pathways in acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) infection: a theoretical …

SH Hamidi, S Kadamboor Veethil, SH Hamidi - Pharmacological Reports, 2021 - Springer
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes
pulmonary injury or multiple-organ injury by various pathological pathways. Transforming …

Investigating the possible mechanisms of pirfenidone to be targeted as a promising anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, anti-tumor, and/or anti …

SA Antar, MA Saleh, AA Al-Karmalawy - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Pirfenidone (PFD) is a non-peptide synthetic chemical that inhibits the production of
transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), platelet …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging pharmacotherapies for COVID-19

R Salvi, P Patankar - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Novel Corona-virus Disease 2019 (nCOVID 19) is caused by a novel virulent
corona virus and leads to potentially fatal virulent pneumonia and severe respiratory distress …

Vinpocetine is the forthcoming adjuvant agent in the management of COVID-19

HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb, MS Fageyinbo… - Future science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Vinpocetine (VPN) is an alkaloid derivative of vincamine inhibits phosphodiesterase type 1
that increase cyclic guanosine monophosphate and cyclic adenosine monophosphate. VPN …

[HTML][HTML] The added value of pirfenidone to fight inflammation and fibrotic state induced by SARS-CoV-2: Anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapy could solve the …

F Ferrara, G Granata, C Pelliccia, R La Porta… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Aim SARS-CoV-2 infection has been divided by scientific opinion into three phases: the first
as asymptomatic or slightly symptomatic and the second and the third with greater severity …