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The Potential Role of Lithium as an Antiviral Agent against SARS-CoV-2 via Membrane Depolarization: Review and Hypothesis

Abdallah Barjas Qaswal et al.

Summary: This review proposes lithium as a potential drug to treat COVID-19 by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activity, inhibiting cell death, and modulating the immune system. Urgent preclinical and clinical studies are needed to prove the efficacy and safety of lithium in improving the condition of COVID-19 patients.

SCIENTIA PHARMACEUTICA (2021)

Article Psychiatry

6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records

Maxime Taquet et al.

Summary: Our study provides evidence of significant neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months following COVID-19 infection. The risks were highest in patients with severe COVID-19. This information could assist in service planning and research priority identification.

LANCET PSYCHIATRY (2021)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Population-Level Disparities in COVID-19: Measuring the Independent Association of the Proportion of Black Population on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in US Counties

Anne H. Gaglioti et al.

Summary: An ecological analysis of US counties found a positive association between the proportion of non-Hispanic Black (NHB) population and COVID-19 case and death rates, indicating higher risks in Black communities. This association remained unchanged even after adjusting for other factors, highlighting the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities.

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Is there a link between vitamin D status, SARS-CoV-2 infection risk and COVID-19 severity?

Davide Ferrari et al.

Summary: COVID-19, which emerged in December 2019, rapidly spread globally affecting individuals of different genders and ages, with severe cases more common among elderly males with comorbidities. Vitamin D has been suggested to potentially enhance immunity, reduce inflammation, and be associated with diseases affecting COVID-19 outcomes.

CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND FUNCTION (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Inhibition of acid sphingomyelinase by ambroxol prevents SARS-CoV-2 entry into epithelial cells

Alexander Carpinteiro et al.

Summary: The acid sphingomyelinase/ceramide system plays a crucial role in cellular infection with some viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Ambroxol has the potential to inhibit acid sphingomyelinase and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection, making it a candidate for clinical studies in preventing COVID-19.

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (2021)

Editorial Material Immunology

Using psychoneuroimmunity against COVID-19

Sung-Wan Kim et al.

BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY (2020)

Article Neurosciences

Repurposing chlorpromazine to treat COVID-19: The reCoVery study

M. Plaze et al.

ENCEPHALE-REVUE DE PSYCHIATRIE CLINIQUE BIOLOGIQUE ET THERAPEUTIQUE (2020)

Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Covid-19: risk factors for severe disease and death

Rachel E. Jordan et al.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing

David E. Gordon et al.

NATURE (2020)

Review Psychiatry

Lithium's antiviral effects: a potential drug for CoViD-19 disease?

Andrea Murru et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS (2020)

Review Psychiatry

Neuropsychiatric aspects of COVID-19 pandemic: A selective review

Damodharan Dinakaran et al.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY (2020)

Editorial Material Chemistry, Medicinal

Lithium as a candidate treatment forCOVID-19: Promises and pitfalls

Ravi Philip Rajkumar

DRUG DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Nicotine and the nicotinic cholinergic system in COVID-19

Yousef Tizabi et al.

FEBS JOURNAL (2020)

Review Immunology

Flattening the COVID-19 Curve With Natural Killer Cell Based Immunotherapies

Marisa Market et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2020)

Review Infectious Diseases

The pathogenesis and treatment of the 'Cytokine Storm' in COVID-19

Qing Ye et al.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION (2020)

Article Environmental Sciences

Baseline Chronic Comorbidity and Mortality in Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases: Results from the PRECOVID Study in Spain

Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and COVID-19 infection within the UK Biobank cohort

Ross McQueenie et al.

PLOS ONE (2020)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Socio-economic status and COVID-19-related cases and fatalities

R. B. Hawkins et al.

PUBLIC HEALTH (2020)

Letter Psychiatry

Mental illnesses among COVID-19 patients: Possible immunological underpinnings

Sujita Kumar Kar et al.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients With Symptomatic COVID-19 A Randomized Clinical Trial

Eric J. Lenze et al.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Bipolar disorders

Roger S McIntyre et al.

LANCET (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Risk Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in a US National Sample of Patients With COVID-19

Ning Rosenthal et al.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Cytokine release syndrome: inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines as a solution for reducing COVID-19 mortality

Negar Moradian et al.

EUROPEAN CYTOKINE NETWORK (2020)

Article Cell Biology

Pharmacological Inhibition of Acid Sphingomyelinase Prevents Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 by Epithelial Cells

Alexander Carpinteiro et al.

CELL REPORTS MEDICINE (2020)

Article Geriatrics & Gerontology

Pre-pandemic psychiatric disorders and risk of COVID-19: a UK Biobank cohort analysis

Huazhen Yang et al.

LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY (2020)

Article Immunology

Antipsychotic-induced immune dysfunction: A consideration for COVID-19 risk

Meghan May et al.

BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH (2020)

Review Critical Care Medicine

Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in COVID-19

Wentao Ni et al.

CRITICAL CARE (2020)

Review Psychiatry

Causes of premature mortality in schizophrenia: a review of literature published in 2018

Thomas M. Laursen

CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY (2019)

Article Neurosciences

Physical Health Literacy and Health-related Behaviors in Patients with Psychosis

Sung-Wan Kim et al.

CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE (2019)

Review Geriatrics & Gerontology

Benzodiazepines or related drugs and risk of pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Guo-qing Sun et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY (2019)

Review Psychiatry

Cytokine Alterations in Schizophrenia: An Updated Review

Sara Momtazmanesh et al.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY (2019)

Review Psychiatry

Overview and systematic review of studies of microbiome in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Tanya T. Nguyen et al.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH (2018)

Editorial Material Psychiatry

Aging of the body and the brain in schizophrenia

Lisa T. Eyler et al.

SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH (2018)

Review Medicine, General & Internal

Depression

Gin S. Malhi et al.

LANCET (2018)

Review Psychology, Clinical

Cognitive Deficits in Psychotic Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective

Julia M. Sheffield et al.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY REVIEW (2018)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Risk of pneumonia associated with incident benzodiazepine use among community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer disease

Heidi Taipale et al.

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL (2017)

Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

The Relationship Between Sedatives, Sedative Strategy, and Healthcare-Associated Infection: A Systematic Review

Daniel A. Caroff et al.

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2016)

Review Clinical Neurology

Mortality and life expectancy in persons with severe unipolar depression

Thomas Munk Laursen et al.

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS (2016)

Review Medicine, General & Internal

Schizophrenia

Michael J. Owen et al.

LANCET (2016)

Article Psychiatry

A systematic review and meta-analysis of premature mortality in bipolar affective disorder

J. F. Hayes et al.

ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA (2015)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Secretory sphingomyelinase in health and disease

Johannes Kornhuber et al.

BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (2015)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Concomitant use of two or more antipsychotic drugs is common in Sweden

Annica Bergendal et al.

THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (2015)

Article Psychiatry

Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications and Risk of Pneumonia in Schizophrenia

Chian-Jue Kuo et al.

SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN (2013)

Letter Psychology, Clinical

A 5-Year Follow-Up of Diabetes Knowledge in Persons With Serious Mental Illness and Type 2 Diabetes

Faith B. Dickerson et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY (2009)