Natural Flavonoids as Potential Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Inhibitors for Anti-SARS-CoV-2.
Molecules
; 25(17)2020 Sep 01.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-742825
ABSTRACT
Over the years, coronaviruses (CoV) have posed a severe public health threat, causing an increase in mortality and morbidity rates throughout the world. The recent outbreak of a novel coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that affected more than 215 countries with over 23 million cases and 800,000 deaths as of today. The situation is critical, especially with the absence of specific medicines or vaccines; hence, efforts toward the development of anti-COVID-19 medicines are being intensively undertaken. One of the potential therapeutic targets of anti-COVID-19 drugs is the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). ACE2 was identified as a key functional receptor for CoV associated with COVID-19. ACE2, which is located on the surface of the host cells, binds effectively to the spike protein of CoV, thus enabling the virus to infect the epithelial cells of the host. Previous studies showed that certain flavonoids exhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition activity, which plays a crucial role in the regulation of arterial blood pressure. Thus, it is being postulated that these flavonoids might also interact with ACE2. This postulation might be of interest because these compounds also show antiviral activity in vitro. This article summarizes the natural flavonoids with potential efficacy against COVID-19 through ACE2 receptor inhibition.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Antivirales
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Neumonía Viral
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Flavonoides
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Productos Biológicos
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Inhibidores de la Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Vacunas
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Molecules25173980
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