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Natural history of COVID-19 and current knowledge on treatment therapeutic options.
Dos Santos, Wagner Gouvea.
  • Dos Santos WG; Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Biomedicine, Graduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Special Academic Unit of Health Sciences, Federal University of Jataí-UFJ, BR 364, Km 195, Nº 3800, CEP 75801-615, Jataí, Goiás, Brazil. Electronic address: wagner_santos@ufg.br.
Biomed Pharmacother ; 129: 110493, 2020 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-626324
ABSTRACT
Despite intense research there is currently no effective vaccine available against the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in the later 2019 and responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. This infectious and communicable disease has become one of the major public health challenges in the world. The clinical management of COVID-19 has been limited to infection prevention and control measures associated with supportive care such as supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilation. Meanwhile efforts to find an effective treatment to inhibit virus replication, mitigate the symptoms, increase survival and decrease mortality rate are ongoing. Several classes of drugs, many of them already in use for other diseases, are being evaluated based on the body of clinical knowledge obtained from infected patients regarding to the natural history and evolution of the infection. Herein we will provide an updated overview of the natural history and current knowledge on drugs and therapeutic agents being tested for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. These include different classes of drugs such as antiviral agents (chloroquine, ivermectin, nitazoxanide, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir, remdesivir, tocilizumab), supporting agents (Vitamin C, Vitamin D, azithromycin, corticosteroids) and promising investigational vaccines. Considering the controversies and excessive number of compounds being tested and reported in the literature we hope that this review can provide useful and updated consolidated information on potential drugs used to prevent, control and treat COVID-19 patients worldwide.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Animals / Humans Language: English Journal: Biomed Pharmacother Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Animals / Humans Language: English Journal: Biomed Pharmacother Year: 2020 Document Type: Article