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ReviewArabian journal of chemistry2021

Pharmacological basis for the potential role of Azithromycin and Doxycycline in management of COVID-19.

Ahmed S Ali, Mai A ASattar, Shahid Karim, Dina Kutbi, Hanin Aljohani, Duaa Bakhshwin, Mohammed Alsieni, Huda M Alkreathy

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Review in Arabian journal of chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Repurposing of Chemotherapeutics to Combat COVID-19.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2022
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  8. Doxycycline's Potential Role in Reducing Thrombosis and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Multicenter Cohort Study.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ahmed S AliDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Mai A ASattarDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Shahid KarimDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Dina KutbiDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Hanin AljohaniDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Duaa BakhshwinDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlsieniDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Huda M AlkreathyDepartment of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has led to an outbreak of the highly infectious pandemic COVID-19 complicated viral pneumonia. Patients with risk factors frequently develop secondary infections where the role of appropriate antibiotics is mandatory. However, the efforts of drug repurposing lead to recognizing the role of certain antibiotics beyond the management of infection. The current review provided the detailed antiviral, immunomodulatory effect, unique pharmacokinetic profile of two antibiotics namely azithromycin (AZ) and doxycycline (DOX). It summarizes current clinical trials and concerns regarding safety issues of these drugs. Azithromycin (AZ) has amazing lung tissue access, wide range antibacterial efficacy, conceivable antiviral action against COVID-19. It also showed efficacy when combined with other antiviral drugs in limited clinical trials, but many clinicians raise concerns regarding cardiovascular risk in susceptible patients. DOX has a considerable role in the management of pneumonia, it has some advantages including cardiac safety, very good access to lung tissue, potential antiviral, and immunomodulation impact by several mechanisms. The pharmacological profiles of both drugs are heightening considering these medications for further studies in the management of COVID-19.

Indexed as

AntibioticsAzithromycinCOVID-19Cytokine stormDoxycyclineLysosomotropic drugsPharmacokineticsSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34909062
PMCPMC7797177
OpenAlexW3119119439

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