Anti-protease Treatments Targeting Plasmin(ogen) and Neutrophil Elastase May Be Beneficial in Fighting COVID-19

Physiol Rev. 2020 Oct 1;100(4):1597-1598. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00019.2020.
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Keywords: COVID; elastase; neutrophil extracellular traps; plasmin; treatment.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections*
  • Estrone / analogs & derivatives
  • Fibrinolysin*
  • Humans
  • Leukocyte Elastase*
  • Pandemics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral*
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Estrone
  • Leukocyte Elastase
  • Fibrinolysin
  • estropipate