Many plants produce secondary metabolites (PSMs) with antiviral activities. Among the antiviral PSMs, lipophilic terpenoids in essential oils can disturb the lipid envelope of viruses. Phenols and polyphenols (flavonoids, rosmarinic acid and tannins)…
In late 2019, a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, the capital of the Chinese province Hubei. Since then, SARS-CoV-2 has been responsible for a worldwide pandemic resulting in over 4…
The United Kingdom and Scottish governments instigated a societal lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, many experienced substantial lifestyle changes alongside the stresses of potentially catching the virus or experiencing…
Saba-Ikhlas Malik, Muna Ahmed, Nour Khattab Faculty of Medicine, St George’s University of London, London, UKCorrespondence: Saba-Ikhlas MalikFaculty of Medicine, St George’s University of London, London, UKEmail m1400090@sgul.ac.uk As…
Este texto busca fazer reflexões sobre o momento atual caracterizado pela pandemia da Covid-19. Evidenciamos, como ponto de partida, memórias de uma experiência fundamentada na Teologia da Libertação, a qual influenciou o surgimento dos Movimentos…
Saadiq M Moledina,* Alexander A Maini,* Alice Gargan, William Harland, Heloise Jenney, Georgina Phillips, Kate Thomas, Devkishan Chauhan, Michael Fertleman From the Cutrale Perioperative & Ageing Group, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College…
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised numerous questions among patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases regarding potential reciprocal effects of COVID-19 and their underlying disease, and potential effects of immunomodulatory therapy on…
The multisystem effects of SARS-CoV-2 encompass the thyroid gland as well. Emerging evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 can act as a trigger for subacute thyroiditis (SAT). We conducted a systematic literature search using PubMed/Medline and Google…
Pediatric critical care patients with COVID-19 treated in Peru have higher mortality than those previously reported from other countries. Pediatric providers have reported a high number of patients without comorbidities presenting with hemorrhagic…