N-acetylcysteine as a potential treatment for COVID-19

Future Microbiol. 2020 Jul:15:959-962. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0074. Epub 2020 Jul 14.
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Keywords: COVID-19; N-acetylcysteine; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcysteine / pharmacology
  • Acetylcysteine / therapeutic use*
  • Angiotensin II / drug effects
  • Antioxidants / therapeutic use
  • Betacoronavirus / drug effects*
  • Betacoronavirus / physiology
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Virus Internalization / drug effects

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Cytokines
  • Angiotensin II
  • Acetylcysteine