Recent case studies on the use of ozone to combat coronavirus: Problems and perspectives.

Autor: Manjunath SN; Ohio Heart Group, 800 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205, USA., Sakar M; Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India., Katapadi M; Ohio Heart Group, 800 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.; Ohio University, Ohio Heart Group, Ohio Health systems and Mount Carmel Health systems, 800 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205, USA., Geetha Balakrishna R; Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental technology & innovation [Environ Technol Innov] 2021 Feb; Vol. 21, pp. 101313. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2020.101313
Abstrakt: Coronavirus pandemic has created havoc in the world. COVID-19 is now officially labeled as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus-SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, it is equally important to combat the virus both inside the human body as well as in the environment. These viruses, being RNA viruses, are found to be susceptible to ozone. Ozone being an unstable molecule can breakup into its split products namely reactive oxygen species and ozonides creating a toxic environment for these viruses. Ozone mainly prevents the membrane fusion with the host cell, thus interfering with their replication. With vast applications of the gas, it has created a new spark in the field of medicine in combating these viruses and many other organisms. In this context, this article provides insights from recent clinical and research studies on the problems and possibilities in employing the ozone to combat the coronaviruses.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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