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Serum Albumin-mediated Strategy for the Effective Targeting of SARS-CoV-2
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2020
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS CoV-2, Antiviral drug, Treatment strategy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109790
Abstract
Novel coronavirus (NCoV-19), also known as SARS CoV-2, is a pathogen causing an emerging infection that rapidly increases in incidence and geographic range, is associated with the ever-increasing morbidity and mortality rates, and shows sever economic impact worldwide. The WHO declares the NCoV-19 infection disease (COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 and subsequently, on March 11, 2020, declared it a Global Pandemic. Although some people infected with SARS CoV-2 have no symptoms, the spectrum of symptomatic infection ranges from mild to critical, with most COVID-19 infections being not severe. The common mild symptoms include body aches, dry cough, fatigue, low-grade fever, nasal congestion, and sore throat. More severe COVID-19 symptoms are typical of pneumonia, and upon progression, the patient’s condition can worsen with severe respiratory and cardiac problems. Currently, there is no drug or vaccine for curing patients. It has been observed that people with challenged immunity are highly prone to SARS CoV-2 infection and least likely to recover. Also, older adults and people of any age with serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe forms of COVID-19. We are suggesting here a strategy for the COVID-19 treatment that could be effective in curing the patients in the current scenario when no efficient medicine or Vaccine is currently available, and Clinicians solely depend upon the performing trials with drugs with known antiviral activities. Our proposed strategy is based on the compilation of published scientific research and concepts. The different published research indicates the success of a similar strategy in different physiological conditions, and such a strategy is widely studied at the cellular level and in animal models.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Medical Hypotheses, v. 140, art. 109790
Scholar Commons Citation
Mani Mishra, Pushpendra; Uversky, Vladimir N.; and Nandi, Chayan K., "Serum Albumin-mediated Strategy for the Effective Targeting of SARS-CoV-2" (2020). All publications. 125.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_fcrc_all/125
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Article available for free at PubMed Central: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7195355/