Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), human erythrocytes and the PKC-alpha/-beta inhibitor chelerythrine -possible therapeutic implication

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19. Until now, diverse drugs have been used for the treatment of COVID-19. These drugs are associated with severe side effects, e.g. induction of erythrocyte death, named eryptosis. This massively affects the oxygen (O2) supply of the organism. Therefore, three elementary aspects should be considered simultaneously: (1) a potential drug should directly attack the virus, (2) eliminate virus-infected host cells and (3) preserve erythrocyte survival and functionality. It is known that PKC-α inhibition enhances the vitality of human erythrocytes, while it dose-dependently activates the apoptosis machinery in nucleated cells. Thus, the use of chelerythrine as a specific PKC-alpha and -beta (PKC-α/-β) inhibitor should be a promising approach to treat people infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 19(2020), 24 vom: 28. Dez., Seite 3399-3405

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghashghaeinia, Mehrdad [VerfasserIn]
Dreischer, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Wieder, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Köberle, Martin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Benzophenanthridines
Chelerythrine
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
E3B045W6X0
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.13
EC 2.7.7.6
Erythrocytes
Journal Article
Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 & 2 (mTORC1/-2)
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2
Protein Kinase C beta
Protein Kinase C-alpha
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Protein kinase C-alpha (PKC-α)
RNA polymerases
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 22.01.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/15384101.2020.1859197

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318709961