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ArticleJournal of cellular signaling2021

Possible Therapeutic Use of Natural Compounds Against COVID-19.

Nabab Khan, Xuesong Chen, Jonathan D Geiger

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Article in Journal of cellular signaling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Possible therapeutic targets for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19.Journal of allergy and infectious diseases · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nabab KhanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, USA.
Xuesong ChenDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, USA.
Jonathan D GeigerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, USA.
University of North Dakota · US

Funding

The Role of Adenosine in Ketogenic Diet TherapyR01NS065957 · NINDS · TRINITY COLLEGE · PI BOISON, DETLEV, GEIGER, JONATHAN DAVID · 2010 to 2021
$3.9M
Effects of opiates on neurons and their impact on HIV neuropathologyR01DA032444 · NIDA · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI MEUCCI, OLIMPIA · 2012 to 2023
$3.8M
Tat endolysosome escape and HANDR01MH119000 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI CHEN, XUESONG, GEIGER, JONATHAN DAVID · 2019 to 2023
$2.6M
The role of novel endolysosome-dependent calcium regulatory mechanisms in HIV-1 TR01MH100972 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI CHEN, XUESONG, GEIGER, JONATHAN DAVID · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
Role of novel endolysosome-dependent calcium regulatory mechanisms in HANDR01MH105329 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI CHEN, XUESONG, GEIGER, JONATHAN DAVID · 2015 to 2019
$1.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032444NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH100972NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH105329NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH119000NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19); a pandemic disease that has resulted in devastating social, economic, morbidity and mortality burdens. SARS-CoV-2 infects cells following receptor-mediated endocytosis and priming by cellular proteases. Following uptake, SARS-CoV-2 replicates in autophagosome-like structures in the cytosol following its escape from endolysosomes. Accordingly, the greater endolysosome pathway including autophagosomes and the mTOR sensor may be targets for therapeutic interventions against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 pathogenesis. Naturally existing compounds (phytochemicals) through their actions on endolysosomes and mTOR signaling pathways might provide therapeutic relief against COVID-19. Here, we discuss evidence that some natural compounds through actions on the greater endolysosome system can inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and thereby might be repurposed for use against COVID-19.

Indexed as

AutophagyCOVID-19EndolysosomesNatural compoundsSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33768214
PMCPMC7990267
OpenAlexW3136851695

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