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 …

[HTML][HTML] Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2—at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic

GY Oudit, K Wang, A Viveiros, MJ Kellner… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
ACE2 is the indispensable entry receptor for SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. Because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, it has become one of the most therapeutically targeted human …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Protein structure-based in-silico approaches to drug discovery: Guide to COVID-19 therapeutics

Y Gupta, OV Savytskyi, M Coban, A Venugopal… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With more than 5 million fatalities and close to 300 million reported cases, COVID-19 is the
first documented pandemic due to a coronavirus that continues to be a major health …

Mechanisms of COVID-19 pathogenesis in diabetes

C Aluganti Narasimhulu… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, is a global pandemic impacting 254 million people in …

Renin‐angiotensin system inhibitors in patients with COVID‐19: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials led by the international society of hypertension

SR Gnanenthiran, C Borghi, D Burger… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Published randomized controlled trials are underpowered for binary clinical
end points to assess the safety and efficacy of renin‐angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi) in …

Renin-angiotensin system modulation with synthetic angiotensin (1-7) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor–biased ligand in adults with COVID-19: two randomized …

WH Self, MS Shotwell, KW Gibbs, M De Wit, DC Files… - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Preclinical models suggest dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS)
caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection may increase the relative activity of angiotensin II …

Renin-angiotensin system and sex differences in COVID-19: a critical assessment

MC Chappell - Circulation Research, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The current epidemic of corona virus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in an immense
health burden that became the third leading cause of death and potentially contributed to a …

[HTML][HTML] Microvascular significance of TGF-β axis activation in COVID-19

LM Arguinchona, C Zagona-Prizio, ME Joyce… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As 2023 approaches, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed millions. While vaccines have
been a crucial intervention, only a few effective medications exist for prevention and …

Angiotensin receptor blockers for the treatment of covid-19: pragmatic, adaptive, multicentre, phase 3, randomised controlled trial

MJ Jardine, SS Kotwal, A Bassi, C Hockham, M Jones… - Bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether disrupting the renin angiotensin system with angiotensin
receptor blockers will improve clinical outcomes in people with covid-19. Design CLARITY …