Aspirin in COVID-19 : Pros and Cons

Copyright © 2022 Zareef, Diab, Al Saleh, Makarem, Younis, Bitar and Arabi..

Since its emergence, the COVID-19 pandemic has been ravaging the medical and economic sectors even with the significant vaccination advances. In severe presentations, the disease of SARS-CoV-2 can manifest with life-threatening thromboembolic and multi-organ repercussions provoking notable morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of such burdensome forms has been under extensive investigation and is attributed to a state of immune dysfunction and hyperinflammation. In light of these extraordinary circumstances, research efforts have focused on investigating and repurposing previously available agents that target the inflammatory and hematological cascades. Aspirin, due to its well-known properties and multiple molecular targets, and ought to its extensive clinical use, has been perceived as a potential therapeutic agent for COVID-19. Aspirin acts at multiple cellular targets to achieve its anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet effects. Although initial promising clinical data describing aspirin role in COVID-19 has appeared, evidence supporting its use remains fragile and premature. This review explores the notion of repurposing aspirin in COVID-19 infection. It delves into aspirin as a molecule, along with its pharmacology and clinical applications. It also reviews the current high-quality clinical evidence highlighting the role of aspirin in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in pharmacology - 13(2022) vom: 20., Seite 849628

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zareef, Rana [VerfasserIn]
Diab, Marwa [VerfasserIn]
Al Saleh, Tala [VerfasserIn]
Makarem, Adham [VerfasserIn]
Younis, Nour K [VerfasserIn]
Bitar, Fadi [VerfasserIn]
Arabi, Mariam [VerfasserIn]

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Aspirin
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Salicylic acid

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Date Revised 05.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2022.849628

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NLM339005637