Thymosin as a possible therapeutic drug for COVID-19: A case report
| Autor: | Mei Yan Xu, Fang Min Gan, Sha Sha Ye, Hui Zhao, Qiong Na Zheng |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) media_common.quotation_subject Chest pain 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Lung imaging Case report medicine media_common biology business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutic effect Thymosin COVID-19 General Medicine Treatment 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis biology.protein 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom Antibody business Therapeutic drug |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Clinical Cases |
| ISSN: | 2307-8960 |
| Popis: | Background There are no effective antiviral therapies for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at present. Although most patients with COVID-19 have a mild or moderate course of disease, up to 5%-10% of patients may have a serious and potentially life-threatening condition, indicating an urgent need for effective therapeutic drugs. The therapeutic effect of thymosin on COVID-19 has not been previously studied. In this paper, for the first time we report a case of thymosin treatment of COVID-19. Case summary A 51-year-old man with imported COVID-19 was admitted with definite symptoms of chest tightness, chest pain, and fatigue. The polymerase chain reaction results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 were negative. The antibody test was positive, confirming the diagnosis of COVID-19. As many orally administered drugs were not well tolerated due to gastrointestinal symptoms, an emergency use of thymosin, a polypeptide consisting of 28 amino acids, was administered by injection. Finally, after the implementation of the treatment program, symptoms and lung imaging improved significantly. Conclusion In this case report, it is confirmed that thymosin may help alleviate the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. |
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