An Update on SARS-CoV-2: Damage-response Framework, Potential Therapeutic Avenues and the Impact of Nanotechnology on COVID-19 Therapy

Author(s): Dharmendra Kumar Khatri, K Pushpa Tryphena, Rahul Kumar, Anitha Sriram, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Rupinder Kaur Sodhi, Jitender Madan and Shashi Bala Singh * .

DOI: 10.2174/9789815039863122010014

Turning Towards Phytopharmaceuticals to Revitalize the Immune System to Fight Against COVID-19

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

The knowledge and lessons learned from the prior severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemics were inadequately materialized and mandated superior techniques and strategies in the health care sector. Currently available preventive and therapeutic management options are inadequate to deal with this pandemic of COVID19. Consequently, the phenomenon of excessive cytokine and chemokine storm clearly depicts a predominant dysregulation of host immune defense. Hence, the implication of optimal immunity boosters to defend against viral infections has been considered effective in addition to balanced nutrition to curtail the damage to the lungs. Plantbased natural products, including extracts, enriched fractions, essential oils, photo molecules, flavors, and fragrances, have attracted both pharmaceutical as well as cosmetic industries. In this chapter, we have comprehensively highlighted the significance of restructured immunity in the prevention of COVID-19. c-ATP (Cellular Adenosine Triphosphate) levels may potentially be considered as a decisive element for maintaining the innate immunity shield against the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Furthermore, implication of natural products, like Withania somnifera, Tinospora cordifolia, Curcuma longa, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Andrographis paniculata, has been validated by the decipherment of their molecular mechanisms in immunomodulation. We propose the phospholipid complexation technique coupled with 3D printing technology to surmount the physicochemical and biopharmaceutical hurdles in order to scale up the use of phytopharmaceuticals with desirable immunomodulatory potential. 

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