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Herbal Extracts May Inhibit Coronavirus Replication

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Pharm Tao

Herbal Extracts May Inhibit Coronavirus Replication (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Medicinal herbal extracts have been screened for their antiviral effects on coronavirus replication (Kim et al., 2008; Kim et al., 2010). The … Continue reading →

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Antiviral Flavonoids from Houttuynia Cordata

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Pharm Tao

Antiviral Flavonoids from Houttuynia Cordata (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) The ethyl acetate (EA) fraction of Houttuynia cordata (H. cordata) Thunb. (Saururaceae) may have antiviral effects. It may be used against coronaviruses and … Continue reading →

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Sabadinine, Houttuynia Cordata, and Coronaviruses

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Pharm Tao

Sabadinine and Houttuynia Cordata (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) The replication of CoVs relies on proteolytic processing (Toney et al., 2004). The major proteinase, 3C-like protease (3CLpro), may become a target for anti-SARS … Continue reading →

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Glycyrrhizin, Cinnamomi Cortex, and Toona Sinensis Roem

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Pharm Tao

Glycyrrhizin, Cinnamomi Cortex, and Toona Sinensis Roem (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Glycyrrhizin (GL) may suppress SARS-CoV replication (Hoever et al., 2005). The insertion of 2-acetamido-beta-d-glucopyranosylamine into the GL glycoside chain increased the … Continue reading →

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The Antiviral Flavonoids for SARS-CoV and HCV

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Pharm Tao

The Antiviral Flavonoids for SARS-CoV and HCV (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Aryl diketoacid (ADK) has antiviral effects that can be improved by adding an aromatic arylmethyl substituent (Park et al., 2012). A … Continue reading →

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Emodin and the SARS Coronavirus

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Emodin and the SARS Coronavirus (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) SARS-CoV spike (S) protein is a type I membrane-bound protein (Ho et al., 2007). It has an elemental role for the viral attachment … Continue reading →

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Antiviral Herbal Compounds for SARS-CoV Ion Channels

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Antiviral Herbal Compounds for SARS-CoV Ion Channels (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) The protein coded by the open-reading-frame 3a of SARS coronavirus may form a cation-selective channel (Schwarz et al., 2014). The channel … Continue reading →

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The Antiviral Compound for MERS-CoV

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Pharm Tao

The Antiviral Compound for MERS-CoV (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) A type of nucleoside analogues may be similar to the natural nucleosides that can block viral replication (Agostini et al., 2019). Potent antiviral … Continue reading →

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Structural Analysis for Antiviral Compounds

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Structural Analysis for Antiviral Compounds (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) The coronavirus main protease (M(pro)) is critical in viral gene expression (Xue et al., 2008). The viral replication through the proteolytic processing of … Continue reading →

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Potential Antiviral Compounds for Coronaviruses: Tests and Screenings

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Potential Antiviral Compounds for Coronaviruses: Tests and Screenings (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Some agents inhibiting coronaviral replication have been investigated (Golda and Pyrc, 2008). The potential antiviral agents include (Golda and Pyrc, … Continue reading →

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Antiviral Antibodies, Immunity, and Coronaviruses

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Antiviral Antibodies and Coronaviruses (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Mutations in virus-derived CD8 T-cell epitopes may abolish cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) recognition (Butler et al., 2007). The mutations may block virus clearance in coronavirus-infected … Continue reading →

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Potential Antiviral Agents for SARS and Various Coronaviruses

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Indomethacin for Various Coronaviruses (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Cyclopentenone cyclooxygenase (COX) metabolites have been found to be useful targets against RNA viruses (Amici et al., 2006). The COX inhibitor indomethacin (INDO) may … Continue reading →

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Remdesivir and Chloroquine as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Remdesivir As A Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronavirus-es: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) The nucleoside analogue GS-5734 (remdesivir) has been found to inhibit human and zoonotic CoVs (Agostini et al., 2018). GS-5734 may inhibit … Continue reading →

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Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs for Coronaviruses

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Pharm Tao

Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs for Coronaviruses (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronavirus-es: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs may lower the vulnerability of public health systems to the coronavirus pandemic. Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs are needed to Combat the … Continue reading →

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Studies about Antiviral Drugs for Coronaviruses

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Pharm Tao

The Antiviral Remdesivir and the Coronavirus SARS-CoV Agostini, M. L., Andres, E. L., Sims, A. C., Graham, R. L., Sheahan, T. P., Lu, X., Smith, E. C., Case, J. B., Feng, J. Y., Jordan, R., Ray, A. S., Cihlar, T., … Continue reading →

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Grief, Bereavement and Immune Dysfunction: The Role of Psychoneuroimmunology

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Pharm Tao

Mental and emotional reactions such as grief and bereavement have been linked to cortisol responses and neuroendocrine activations, as well as alterations in electroencephalography (EEG) records and sleep disorders (Buckley et al., 2012). More importantly, bereavement has been suggested to … Continue reading →

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