A comprehensive review on drug repositioning against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) is the reason for this ongoing pandemic infection diseases termed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has emerged since early December 2019 in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. In this century, it is the worst threat to international health and the economy. After 4 months of COVID-19 outbreak, there is no certain and approved medicine against it. In this public health emergency, it makes sense to investigate the possible effects of old drugs and find drug repositioning that is efficient, economical, and riskless process. Old drugs that may be effective are from different pharmacological categories, antimalarials, anthelmintics, anti-protozoal, anti-HIVs, anti-influenza, anti-hepacivirus, antineoplastics, neutralizing antibodies, immunoglobulins, and interferons. In vitro, in vivo, or preliminary trials of these drugs in the treatment of COVID-19 have been encouraging, leading to new research projects and trials to find the best drug/s. In this review, we discuss the possible mechanisms of these drugs against COVID-19. Also, it should be mentioned that in this manuscript, we discuss preliminary rationales; however, clinical trial evidence is needed to prove them. COVID-19 therapy must be based on expert clinical experience and published literature and guidelines from major health organizations. Moreover, herein, we describe current evidence that may be changed in the future.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:393

Enthalten in:

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology - 393(2020), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 1137-1152

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rameshrad, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Ghafoori, Majid [VerfasserIn]
Mohammadpour, Amir Hooshang [VerfasserIn]
Nayeri, Mohammad Javad Dehghan [VerfasserIn]
Hosseinzadeh, Hossein [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Repositioning
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SARS-CoV2
Therapy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.07.2020

Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00210-020-01901-6

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310130506