ReviewMolecular biology reports2022
Nitazoxanide and COVID-19: A review.
Review in Molecular biology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Nitazoxanide on the Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Clinical drug investigation · 2022Pooled it
- Mitigation of micropollutant toxicity in treated wastewater using the HEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2026Article
- Modulation of mTOR, NLRP3, and Nrf2/HO-1 signaling by atorvastatin and nitazoxanide in experimental ulcerative colitis.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Terpene-Enriched Nitazoxanide-Loaded Chondrosomes: Aerodynamic Characterization and In Silico Evaluation of Antiviral Activity.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multifunctional bioactivity of eco-friendly Penicillium gladioli extract against Toxoplasma gondii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A pain from the nose to the head: neurological commitment during long COVID.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025Review
- Enhancing thiazolide efficacy: C-4 aryl modifications drive selective SARS-CoV-2 inhibition.Future medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Integrating single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics reveals the therapeutic effect of nitazoxanide in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- The Possible Role of Metformin and Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 in Multiple Sclerosis Neuropathology: Birds of a Feather Flock Together.The European journal of neuroscience · 2025Review
- Eco-sustainable chromatographic method for the determination of favipiravir and nitazoxanide for COVID-19: application to human plasma.BMC chemistry · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Potential of Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies (nMAbs) against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant.Current pharmaceutical design · 2025Review
- Unveiling the antibacterial action of ambroxol against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria: in vitro, in vivo, and in silico investigation.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Antibacterial and wound healing potential of biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: an in vitro and in vivo study.Microbial cell factories · 2024Article
- An Overview of SARS-CoV-2 Potential Targets, Inhibitors, and Computational Insights to Enrich the Promising Treatment Strategies.Current microbiology · 2024Review
- Irisin/PGC-1α/FNDC5 pathway in Parkinson's disease: truth under the throes.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024Review
- Role of GABA pathway in motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: a bidirectional circuit.European journal of medical research · 2024Review
- Transcriptional Differential Analysis of Nitazoxanide-Mediated Anticanine Parvovirus Effect in F81 Cells.Viruses · 2024Article
- Role of fenofibrate in multiple sclerosis.European journal of medical research · 2024Review
- The Potential Effect of Dapsone on the Inflammatory Reactions in COVID-19: Staggering View.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2024Review
- The African Kelleni's roadmap using nitazoxanide and broad-spectrum antimicrobials to abort returning to COVID-19 square one.Inflammopharmacology · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a current global illness triggered by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) leading to acute viral pneumonia, acute lung injury (ALI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and cytokine storm in severe cases. In the COVID-19 era, different unexpected old drugs are repurposed to find out effective and cheap therapies against SARS-CoV-2. One of these elected drugs is nitazoxanide (NTZ) which is an anti-parasitic drug with potent antiviral activity. It is effectively used in the treatment of protozoa and various types of helminths in addition to various viral infections. Thus, we aimed to elucidate the probable effect of NTZ on SARS-CoV-2 infections. Findings of the present study illustrated that NTZ can reduce SARS-CoV-2-induced inflammatory reactions through activation of interferon (IFN), restoration of innate immunity, inhibition of the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, suppression of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and induction of autophagic cell death. Moreover, it can inhibit the induction of oxidative stress which causes cytokine storm and is associated with ALI, ARDS, and multi-organ damage (MOD). This study concluded that NTZ has important anti-inflammatory and immunological properties that may mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced inflammatory disorders. Despite broad-spectrum antiviral properties of NTZ, the direct anti-SARS-CoV-2 effect was not evident and documented in recent studies. Then, in silico and in vitro studies in addition to clinical trials and prospective studies are needed to confirm the beneficial impact of NTZ on the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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