Pub Date : 2023-06-08DOI: 10.2174/2666796704666230608120444
S. Chadha, Sayali Mukherjee, Somali Sanyal
SARS-CoV-2, first emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and its rapid transmission led to the declaration of a pandemic by WHO. Nitric oxide is involved in SARS CoV-2 disease and its antiviral effects have prompted its use in the therapeutic management of SARS CoV-2. The effects of NO are concentration dependent. Local and controlled production of NO by the constitutive nitric oxide synthase appears beneficial, while overproduction due to inducible nitric oxide synthase may lead to cell destruction and tissue damage. The review discusses the role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and its use as a probable therapeutic intervention preventing its progress to a more severe form.
{"title":"A Review On The Role Of Nitric Oxide In The Pathophysiology And Management Of Sars- Cov-2 Disease","authors":"S. Chadha, Sayali Mukherjee, Somali Sanyal","doi":"10.2174/2666796704666230608120444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2666796704666230608120444","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000SARS-CoV-2, first emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and its rapid transmission led to the declaration of a pandemic by WHO. Nitric oxide is involved in SARS CoV-2 disease and its antiviral effects have prompted its use in the therapeutic management of SARS CoV-2. The effects of NO are concentration dependent. Local and controlled production of NO by the constitutive nitric oxide synthase appears beneficial, while overproduction due to inducible nitric oxide synthase may lead to cell destruction and tissue damage. The review discusses the role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and its use as a probable therapeutic intervention preventing its progress to a more severe form.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10815,"journal":{"name":"Coronaviruses","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85612084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-08DOI: 10.2174/2666796704666230508140526
Afzal Hussain, A. Hussain
The fast and widespread spread of a novel human coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), highlights the urgent need to identify a potential drug to combat COVID-19 infection. In this letter, we investigated drug repurposing as an appealing technique that can help with drug development by repurposing existing drugs to treat illnesses apart from their initial indications. The molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using GROMACS (200ns) were carried out for Vilanterol Versus Budesonide towards COVID-19 Mpro. The results indicated that the RMSD, RMSF, Radius of gyration, and Hydrogen-bond analysis favored Vilanterol over Budesonide. Animal investigations and reliable clinical trials will eventually be required to establish the potential preventive and therapeutic effects of these drugs.
{"title":"Finding the potential inhibitory activity of Vilanterol Versus Budesonide towards SARS-CoV-2 Mpro: A molecular dynamics simulation approach","authors":"Afzal Hussain, A. Hussain","doi":"10.2174/2666796704666230508140526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2666796704666230508140526","url":null,"abstract":"The fast and widespread spread of a novel human coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), highlights the urgent need to identify a potential drug to combat COVID-19 infection. In this letter, we investigated drug repurposing as an appealing technique that can help with drug development by repurposing existing drugs to treat illnesses apart from their initial indications. The molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using GROMACS (200ns) were carried out for Vilanterol Versus Budesonide towards COVID-19 Mpro. The results indicated that the RMSD, RMSF, Radius of gyration, and Hydrogen-bond analysis favored Vilanterol over Budesonide. Animal investigations and reliable clinical trials will eventually be required to establish the potential preventive and therapeutic effects of these drugs.","PeriodicalId":10815,"journal":{"name":"Coronaviruses","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88420308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-17DOI: 10.2174/2666796704666230417104522
Vivek Dave, Naveen Pallerla Reddy, P. Wal
In the modern era, the spread of new diseases makes humans panic in everyday life. Instead of panicking, proper prevention and awareness of the disease are required. Tomato flu is one of the emerging diseases in India, caused by the coxsackie Virus; this disease has led many people to panic. In this article, the Tomato flu is explained in detail, along with its treatment and prevention.
{"title":"Tomato Flu! Is it Really Dangerous?","authors":"Vivek Dave, Naveen Pallerla Reddy, P. Wal","doi":"10.2174/2666796704666230417104522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2666796704666230417104522","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000In the modern era, the spread of new diseases makes humans panic in everyday life. Instead of panicking, proper prevention and awareness of the disease are required. Tomato flu is one of the emerging diseases in India, caused by the coxsackie Virus; this disease has led many people to panic. In this article, the Tomato flu is explained in detail, along with its treatment and prevention.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10815,"journal":{"name":"Coronaviruses","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76895131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}