Potential of Flavonoid-Inspired Phytomedicines against COVID-19.
Molecules
; 25(11)2020 Jun 11.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-981163
ABSTRACT
Flavonoids are widely used as phytomedicines. Here, we report on flavonoid phytomedicines with potential for development into prophylactics or therapeutics against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These flavonoid-based phytomedicines include caflanone, Equivir, hesperetin, myricetin, and Linebacker. Our in silico studies show that these flavonoid-based molecules can bind with high affinity to the spike protein, helicase, and protease sites on the ACE2 receptor used by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 to infect cells and cause COVID-19. Meanwhile, in vitro studies show potential of caflanone to inhibit virus entry factors including, ABL-2, cathepsin L, cytokines (IL-1ß, IL-6, IL-8, Mip-1α, TNF-α), and PI4Kiiiß as well as AXL-2, which facilitates mother-to-fetus transmission of coronavirus. The potential for the use of smart drug delivery technologies like nanoparticle drones loaded with these phytomedicines to overcome bioavailability limitations and improve therapeutic efficacy are discussed.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Antivirales
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Neumonía Viral
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Flavonoides
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Peptidil-Dipeptidasa A
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Coronavirus Humano OC43
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Glicoproteína de la Espiga del Coronavirus
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Betacoronavirus
Tópicos:
Medicina tradicional
Idioma:
Inglés
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Molecules25112707
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