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Immunomodulatory and Antiviral Activity of Metformin and Its Potential Implications in Treating Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Lung Injury

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a disease which causes severe lung injury and multiple organ damage, presents an urgent need for new drugs. The case severity and fatality of COVID-19 are associated with excessive inflammation, namely, a cytokine storm. Metformin, a widely used d...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xianyang, Guo, Huifang, Qiu, Li, Zhang, Chengdong, Deng, Qiang, Leng, Qibin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7461864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32973814
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.02056