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ReviewPharmaceutical biology2022

The vital role of animal, marine, and microbial natural products against COVID-19.

Aljawharah A Alqathama, Rizwan Ahmad, Ruba B Alsaedi, Raghad A Alghamdi, Ekram H Abkar, Rola H Alrehaly, Ashraf N Abdalla

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Review in Pharmaceutical biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Bioactive natural products in COVID-19 therapy.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aljawharah A AlqathamaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Rizwan AhmadDepartment of Natural Products and Alternative Medicines, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ruba B AlsaediDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Raghad A AlghamdiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ekram H AbkarDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Rola H AlrehalyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ashraf N AbdallaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Umm al-Qura University · SAImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextSince the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, researchers have been working on finding ways to prevent viral entry and pathogenesis. Drug development from naturally-sourced pharmacological constituents may be a fruitful approach to COVID-19 therapy.

objectiveMost of the published literature has focussed on medicinal plants, while less attention has been given to biodiverse sources such as animal, marine, and microbial products. This review focuses on highlighting natural products and their derivatives that have been evaluated for antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties.

methodsWe searched electronic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and Springer Link to gather raw data from publications up to March 2021, using terms such as 'natural products', marine, micro-organism, and animal, COVID-19. We extracted a number of documented clinical trials of products that were tested

resultsVarious classes of flavonoids, 2 polyphenols, peptides and tannins were found, which exhibit inhibitory properties against viral and host proteins, including 3CLpro, PLpro, S, hACE2, and NF-κB, many of which are in different phases of clinical trials. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsThe synergistic effects of logical combinations with different mechanisms of action emphasizes their value in COVID19 management, such as iota carrageenan nasal spray, ermectin oral drops, omega-3 supplementation, and a quadruple treatment of zinc, quercetin, bromelain, and vitamin C. Though

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsBiological ProductsCOVID-19Drug DevelopmentDrug SynergismHumansImmunomodulating AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsBiological ProductsImmunomodulating Agentscombination treatmentmicroorganismspandemicSARS-CoV-2coronavirustarget

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PMID35234563
PMCPMC8896193
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