COVID-19: Transmission, prevention, and potential therapeutic opportunities

M Lotfi, MR Hamblin, N Rezaei - Clinica chimica acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), remains a global challenge. Despite intense …

Potential therapeutic options for COVID-19: an update on current evidence

Z Niknam, A Jafari, A Golchin, F Danesh Pouya… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus, is the agent responsible for the COVID-19
pandemic and is a major public health concern nowadays. The rapid and global spread of …

A review of current advancements for wound healing: Biomaterial applications and medical devices

X Deng, M Gould, MA Ali - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wound healing is a complex process that is critical in restoring the skin's barrier function.
This process can be interrupted by numerous diseases resulting in chronic wounds that …

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for COVID-19: present or future

A Golchin, E Seyedjafari, A Ardeshirylajimi - Stem cell reviews and reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract “COVID-19” is the word that certainly isn't forgotten by everybody who lives in the
first half of the twenty-first century. COVID-19, as a pandemic, has led many researchers …

Platelets facilitate the wound-healing capability of mesenchymal stem cells by mitochondrial transfer and metabolic reprogramming

J Levoux, A Prola, P Lafuste, M Gervais, N Chevallier… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Platelets are known to enhance the wound-healing activity of mesenchymal stem cells
(MSCs). However, the mechanism by which platelets improve the therapeutic potential of …

Melatonin potentials against viral infections including COVID-19: Current evidence and new findings

KB Juybari, MH Pourhanifeh, A Hosseinzadeh… - Virus research, 2020 - Elsevier
Viral infections are dangerous diseases for human health worldwide, which lead to
significant morbidity and mortality each year. Because of their importance and the lack of …

Gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells: potential application in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine-a comprehensive review

D Kim, AE Lee, Q Xu, Q Zhang, AD Le - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A unique subpopulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been isolated and
characterized from human gingival tissues (GMSCs). Similar to MSCs derived from other …

[HTML][HTML] Combating COVID-19 with mesenchymal stem cell therapy

K Rajarshi, A Chatterjee, S Ray - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 disease is caused by a positive stranded RNA virus called SARS-CoV-2. The
virus mainly targets the pulmonary epithelial cells as it's initial site of infection by letting its …

[HTML][HTML] A rapid review of recent advances in diagnosis, treatment and vaccination for COVID-19

S Umakanthan, VK Chattu, AV Ranade, D Das… - AIMS Public …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2, which originated in Wuhan, Hubei province, Central
China, in December 2019 and since then has spread rapidly, resulting in a severe …

Cannabinoid receptor type 2: a possible target in SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-19) infection?

F Rossi, C Tortora, M Argenziano, A Di Paola… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In late December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or CoV-19) appeared in Wuhan,
China, causing a global pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 causes mild to severe respiratory tract …