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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 894, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173854
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Dexamethasone; Corticosteroid; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 therapeutics; Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Immunosuppressant
Dexamethasone has been identified as a significant development in fighting COVID-19, reducing mortality rates among severe cases. This review examines the therapeutic potential and risks of dexamethasone during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The current outbreak of novel COVID-19 challenges the development of an efficient treatment plan as soon as possible. Several promising treatment options stand out as potential therapy of COVID-19, including plasma-derived drugs, monoclonal antibodies, antivirals, antimalarial, cell therapy, and cotticostemids. Dexamethasone an approved corticosteroid medication, acting as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant agent. In the current pandemic, dexamethasone is declared a major development in the fight against COVID-19. Steroidal dexamethasone was presented as the recent advancement that significantly reduces the mortality rate among severe COVID-19 cases. This review summarizes the preliminary opinion about the dexamethasone outbreak, therapeutic potential, risks, and strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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