Irbesartan
Our recent systems biology study suggested several repurposable drugs for potential treatment of COVID-19, including melatonin and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) i.e., irbesartan thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…
Caplacizumab
A bivalent Single-domain antibody (VHH) designed for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombosis.
Severe COVID-19 is a Microvascular Disease ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.116…
ezetimibe/atorvastatin
Risk assessment: Managing hyperlipidaemia in patients with COVID-19 and during its pandemic: An expert panel position statement from HEART UK ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Combination been mentioned previously (not Covid-19 related): thailandmedical.news/news/combinati…
Lycopene:
Previous assessment (not Covid-19): Although lycopene from tomatoes has been tested in humans for cardiovascular diseases and prostate cancer, no effect on any disease was found. web.archive.org/web/2017072210…
Vitamin D
Several AI's have now come to the same conclusion regarding vitamin D
Identification of potential treatments for COVID-19 through artificial intelligence-enabled
phenomic analysis of human cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Preprint from a collaboration between NIH, King's College London, University of Purdue, Oxford, Auckland, Concepcion, Virginia, and Lübeck:
Of the 225 530 excess deaths, 150 541 (67%) were attributed to COVID-19. US mortality rates for heart disease and Alzheimer disease/dementia increased Mar-Apr. AD deaths also up in June-July, coinciding with the summer surge in sunbelt states. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
Deaths from non–COVID-19 causes (eg, Alzheimer disease, diabetes, heart disease) increased sharply in 5 states with the most COVID-19 deaths
The reason for worse prognosis in ppl w diabetes is likely to be multifactorial. Age, sex, ethnicity, comorbidities hypertension and cardiovascular disease, obesity, and a pro-inflammatory and pro-coagulative state all probably contribute to the risk. thelancet.com/journals/landi…
Translated: The comparison showed that hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease were halved during the shutdown when the pandemic hit Norway, and remained lower than normal in the first weeks after the gradual easing of measures.
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In parallel with the shutdown, there was an increase in admissions for covid-19 and a as the authorities gradually eased the restrictions, there was an increase in admissions for cardiovascular disease, but to a lower level than before the onset of the epidemic in Norway.
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A compilation on current data on seasonality of SARS-CoV-2 as well as historic data on other virus, such as common cold HCoV's and influenza
Leading virus immunity expert Prof Iwasaki on seasonality of virus: highlights the importance of the environmental factors: temperature and humidity as well as vitamin D status, in modulating immune responses to viral infections in the respiratory tract. annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/an…
Temperature, Humidity, and Latitude Analysis to Estimate Potential Spread and Seasonality of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…