Therapeutic advances in COVID-19

N Murakami, R Hayden, T Hills, H Al-Samkari… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Over 2 years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed
millions of lives. Unlike the early days of the pandemic, when management decisions were …

Simvastatin in critically ill patients with Covid-19

REMAP-CAP Investigators - New England Journal of Medicine, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The efficacy of simvastatin in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019
(Covid-19) is unclear. Methods In an ongoing international, multifactorial, adaptive platform …

Long-term (180-day) outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the REMAP-CAP randomized clinical trial

S Florescu, D Stanciu, M Zaharia, A Kosa, D Codreanu… - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The longer-term effects of therapies for the treatment of critically ill patients with
COVID-19 are unknown. Objective To determine the effect of multiple interventions for …

Drug repositioning in the COVID-19 pandemic: fundamentals, synthetic routes, and overview of clinical studies

ES Vaz, SV Vassiliades, J Giarolla, MC Polli… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Drug repositioning is a strategy to identify a new therapeutic indication for
molecules that have been approved for other conditions, aiming to speed up the traditional …

Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker initiation on organ support–free days in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: a …

S Florescu, D Stanciu, M Zaharia, A Kosa, D Codreanu… - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
IMPORTANCE Overactivation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may contribute to poor
clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19. Objective To determine whether angiotensin …

Identification of a glutamine metabolism reprogramming signature for predicting prognosis, immunotherapy efficacy, and drug candidates in bladder cancer

Y Xu, Z Xia, X Sun, B Wei, Y Fu, D Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary system.
However, patient prognosis and treatment outcomes in bladder cancer are difficult to predict …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist on the cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis and …

A Rahman, S Alqaisi, SE Saith, R Alzakhari… - Cardiology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Since 2005, the cardioprotective effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor
agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have garnered attention. The cardioprotective effect could be an …

Discovery of High Affinity Cyclic Peptide Ligands for Human ACE2 with SARS-CoV-2 Entry Inhibitory Activity

MJ Bedding, C Franck, J Johansen-Leete… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of effective antiviral compounds is essential for mitigating the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Entry of SARS-CoV-2 virions into host cells is mediated by the …

Assessment of the available therapeutic approaches for severe COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

M Marko, R Pawliczak - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The study aimed to evaluate severe COVID-19 treatment approaches. We conducted a meta-
analysis of randomized controlled trials (RTCs) with standard of care (SoC) as a control …

Simvastatin in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

CA Bradbury - New England Journal of Medicine, 2023 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
BACKGROUND The efficacy of simvastatin in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease
2019 (Covid-19) is unclear. METHODS In an ongoing international, multifactorial, adaptive …