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Host-directed therapies: a potential solution to combat COVID-19

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EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY
Volume 20, Issue 10, Pages 1117-1120

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1807001

Keywords

Infectious disease; Covid-19; SARS-CoV-2; host-directed

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) characterized by immuno-pathological host responses including pneumonia, lymphopenia, and cytokine storm that leads to severe lung inflammation, developed in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In the absence of an effective vaccine or any definitive cure, the use of host-directed therapies is an effective alternative and demanding treatment option in the current pandemic outbreak of COVID-19.

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