An update on drugs with therapeutic potential for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) treatment

S Drożdżal, J Rosik, K Lechowicz, F Machaj… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century
with more than 257 million cases and over 5.17 million deaths reported worldwide (as of …

Thrombocytopathy and endotheliopathy: crucial contributors to COVID-19 thromboinflammation

SX Gu, T Tyagi, K Jain, VW Gu, SH Lee… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The core pathology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is infection of airway cells by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that results in excessive …

Association between antecedent statin use and decreased mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

A Gupta, MV Madhavan, TJ Poterucha… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can result in a hyperinflammatory state,
leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), myocardial injury, and thrombotic …

Association of lipid-lowering drugs with COVID-19 outcomes from a Mendelian randomization study

W Huang, J Xiao, J Ji, L Chen - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Background: Lipid metabolism plays an important role in viral infections. We aimed to
assess the causal effect of lipid-lowering drugs (HMGCR inhibitiors, PCSK9 inhibitiors, and …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of statin pleiotropic effects

CA German, JK Liao - Archives of Toxicology, 2023 - Springer
Statins represent the cornerstone of pharmacotherapy for the prevention of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease. These medications not only reduce low-density lipoprotein …

Routine use of statins and increased COVID-19 related mortality in inpatients with type 2 diabetes: results from the CORONADO study

B Cariou, T Goronflot, A Rimbert, S Boullu… - Diabetes & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represent a high-risk population for both
cardiovascular diseases and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Recent studies …

Intermediate versus standard-dose prophylactic anticoagulation and statin therapy versus placebo in critically-ill patients with COVID-19: Rationale and design of the …

B Bikdeli, AH Talasaz, F Rashidi, B Sharif-Kashani… - Thrombosis research, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Microvascular and macrovascular thrombotic events are among the hallmarks
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Furthermore, the exuberant immune response is …

[HTML][HTML] Improved COVID-19 ICU admission and mortality outcomes following treatment with statins: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Vahedian-Azimi, SM Mohammadi… - Archives of Medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results The final selected studies (n= 24 studies; 32,715 patients) showed significant
reductions in ICU admission (OR= 0.78, 95% CI: 0.58–1.06; n= 10; I 2= 58.5%) and death …

[HTML][HTML] Active prescription of low-dose aspirin during or prior to hospitalization and mortality in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted effect …

JW Martha, R Pranata, MA Lim, A Wibowo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to investigate whether the active prescription of low-dose
aspirin during or prior to hospitalization affects mortality in patients with coronavirus disease …

Estrogen hormone is an essential sex factor inhibiting inflammation and immune response in COVID-19

F Li, ACM Boon, AP Michelson, RE Foraker, M Zhan… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Although vaccines have been evaluated and approved for SARS-CoV-2 infection
prevention, there remains a lack of effective treatments to reduce the mortality of COVID-19 …