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ReviewFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association2021

Exploring the magic bullets to identify Achilles' heel in SARS-CoV-2: Delving deeper into the sea of possible therapeutic options in Covid-19 disease: An update.

Shikha Thakur, Mayank, Bibekananda Sarkar, Arshad J Ansari, Akanksha Khandelwal, Anil Arya, Ramarao Poduri, Gaurav Joshi

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Review in Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Molnupiravir: A new candidate for COVID-19 treatment.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2022
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  8. Recent efforts for drug identification from phytochemicals against SARS-CoV-2: Exploration of the chemical space to identify druggable leads.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2021
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  9. Exploring insights of hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug in Covid-19: An update.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shikha ThakurDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, School of Health Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151 001, India.
MayankShobhaben Pratapbhai Patel - School of Pharmacy & Technology Management, SVKM's NMIMS University, Vile Parle, Mumbai 400056, India.
Bibekananda SarkarB.S.S. College, Supaul. B.N Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar 852131, India.
Arshad J AnsariSchool of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, NH-8, Bandar Sindri, Ajmer 305817, Rajasthan, India.
Akanksha KhandelwalDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Anil AryaDepartment of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151 001, India. Electronic address: aniljaglan0581@yahoo.com.
Ramarao PoduriDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, School of Health Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151 001, India. Electronic address: ramaraop@yahoo.com.
Gaurav JoshiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, School of Health Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151 001, India. Electronic address: garvpharma29@gmail.com.
Central University of Punjab · INBhupendra Narayan Mandal University · INCentral University of Rajasthan · INNarsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The symptoms associated with Covid-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in severe conditions can cause multiple organ failure and fatality via a plethora of mechanisms, and it is essential to discover the efficacious and safe drug. For this, a successful strategy is to inhibit in different stages of the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle and host cell reactions. The current review briefly put forth the summary of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and highlight the critical areas of understanding in genomics, proteomics, medicinal chemistry, and natural products derived drug discovery. The review further extends to briefly put forth the updates in the drug testing system, biologics, biophysics, and their advances concerning SARS-CoV-2. The salient features include information on SARS-CoV-2 morphology, genomic characterization, and pathophysiology along with important protein targets and how they influence the drug design and development against SARS-CoV-2 and a concerted and integrated approach to target these stages. The review also gives the status of drug design and discovery to identify the drugs acting on critical targets in SARS-CoV-2 and host reactions to treat Covid-19.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAntiviral AgentsBiological ProductsDrug DesignDrug DiscoveryHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsBiological ProductsBiologicsCovid-19Drug designFood and nutrientsNatural productsRepurposed drugsSARS-CoV-2Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID33253764
PMCPMC7694479
OpenAlexW3106576494

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