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ArticleHeliyon2023

Inflammatory predictors (eosinophil, C-RP and IL-6) and effectiveness of oral Azvudine tablets treatment in COVID-19 hospitalized patients: A retrospective, self-controlled study.

Yanli Zhao, Gan Gao, Wenhui Li, Zuqing Xu, Xiao Wang, Rong Chang

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yanli ZhaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518110, China.
Gan GaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518110, China.
Wenhui LiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518110, China.
Zuqing XuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518110, China.
Xiao WangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518110, China.
Rong ChangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, 518110, China.
Longgang Central Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Background: Although vaccinations and antiviral drugs are widely used in the clinical treatment worldwide, there is little investigation on the clinical outcomes and effectiveness of oral Azvudine tablets (FNC) treatment in COVID-19 hospitalized patients. The previous data showed Azvudine treatment was closely related to reduced virus shedding time, but the potential role of Azvudine on inflammatory response is scarce. Thus, this study is to investigate inflammatory predictors and effectiveness of oral Azvudine tablets treatment in COVID-19 hospitalized patients. Methods: A total of 600 out of hospitalized patients were retrospectively collected over a 2-month period, of whom 60 out of hospitalized patients infected SARS-CoV-2. 32 of hospitalized patients who received Azvudine tablets were collected and the rest did not. Oral Azvudine tablets treatment: 5 mg/day for 7-14 days. We analyzed the routine blood tests, blood coagulation test, NT-proBNP, Troponin (cTNl), Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) after oral Azvudine tablets treatment compared with that in before oral Azvudine tablets treatment. Also, we compared the CT chest and length of Stay after Azvudine treatment. Results: We found that the number and percentage of eosinophil increased significantly, but the levels of C-reactive protein (C-RP) and IL-6 reduced remarkably after Azvudine treatment. In blood coagulation tests, the results showed that activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (mean ± SEM: 2.950 ± 2.268s) and fibrinogen (mean ± SEM: 0.8910 ± 0.5134g/L) downregulated slightly, while there was similar in the level of D-Dimer (mean ± SEM: 0.1660 ± 0.3108 μg/mL) before and after Azvudine treatment. The expression of NT-proBNP reduced in Azvudine treatment (mean ± SEM: 897.1 ± 557.1pg/mL). Chest computed tomography (CT) scan reports also demonstrated that Azvudine treatment improved lung symptoms in COVID-19 hospitalized patients. Moreover, there is no difference in the average of length of stay in Azvudine treatment (the average of LOS days: 9.0) and no treatment (the average of LOS days: 9.0). Conclusion: Oral Azvudine tablets treatment was associated with decreased inflammatory response and improved blood coagulation function, which should be substantial clinical benefits in COVID-19 hospitalized patients.

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COVID-19Heart failureInflammatory markersOral Azvudine tablets

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