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ReviewMolecular pharmacology2020

Heparin-binding Peptides as Novel Therapies to Stop SARS-CoV-2 Cellular Entry and Infection.

Omid Tavassoly, Farinaz Safavi, Iman Tavassoly

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Review in Molecular pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Omid TavassolyDepartment of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (O.T.); Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Branch, National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (F.S.); and Mount Sinai Institute for Systems Biomedicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York (I.T.) tavassoly@gmail.com otavasso@sfu.ca.
Farinaz SafaviDepartment of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (O.T.); Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Branch, National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (F.S.); and Mount Sinai Institute for Systems Biomedicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York (I.T.).
Iman TavassolyDepartment of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (O.T.); Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Branch, National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (F.S.); and Mount Sinai Institute for Systems Biomedicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York (I.T.) tavassoly@gmail.com otavasso@sfu.ca.
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Pathophysiology of Basal Ganglia DisordersZ01NS003031 · NINDS · NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI HALLETT, MARK · 2007 to 2008
$4.4M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 NS003031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are cell surface receptors that are involved in the cellular uptake of pathologic amyloid proteins and viruses, including the novel coronavirus; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Heparin and heparan sulfate antagonize the binding of these pathogens to HSPGs and stop their cellular internalization, but the anticoagulant effect of these agents has been limiting their use in the treatment of viral infections. Heparin-binding peptides (HBPs) are suitable nonanticoagulant agents that are capable of antagonizing binding of heparin-binding pathogens to HSPGs. Here, we review and discuss the use of HBPs as viral uptake inhibitors and will address their benefits and limitations to treat viral infections. Furthermore, we will discuss a variant of these peptides that is in the clinic and can be considered as a novel therapy in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The need to discover treatment modalities for COVID-19 is a necessity, and therapeutic interventions such as heparin-binding peptides (HBPs), which are used for other cases, can be beneficial based on their mechanisms of actions. In this paper, we have discussed the application of HBPs as viral uptake inhibitors in COVID-19 and explained possible mechanisms of actions and the therapeutic effects.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Heparan Sulfate ProteoglycansHumansPandemicsPeptidesPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus InternalizationAntiviral AgentsHeparan Sulfate ProteoglycansPeptidesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike glycoprotein, SARS-CoV

Identifiers

PMID32913137
PMCPMC7610036
OpenAlexW3086870866

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