Anti-fibrotic agents could be the game-changer for post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis treatment

Authors

  • Pallab Chakraborty University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India
  • Kaustav Chakraborty Department of Zoology, S.B.S. Government College, Hili, Dakshin Dinajpur – 733126, West Bengal, India

Keywords:

COVID-19, Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis, Lung injury, Anti-fibrotic agents

Abstract

More than 220 countries and territories are globally affected by the recent pandemic COVID-19 which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is possibility of third wave of this pandemic as per epidemiological and public health experts. Besides that post-COVID-19 complications are alarming matter to look upon. Post-COVID-19 complications include several symptoms like as persistent fever; cough; fatigue; headache; attention disorder; dyspnea; anosmia; ageusia; chest pain discomfort; various respiratory illness; acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) etc., and here the things to worry about is the development of pulmonary fibrosis after COVID-19. In some COVID-19 patients, hyper-inflammation in the form of ‘cytokine storm’ along with dysregulated immune response, alveolar epithelial tissue injury and wound repair collectively cause this secondary pulmonary fibrosis. Therefore, using anti-fibrotic agents e.g. pirfenidone, nintedanib and other natural compounds could be meaningful in these circumstances although their efficacy in treating COVID-19 is subject to more detailed laboratory research works. In this review article, we have discussed the progression of pulmonary fibrosis development which is triggered by COVID-19; probable solutions with anti-fibrotic agents including anti-fibrotic drugs, some well-known natural compounds, combined anti-fibrotic therapies; and the current challenges of this field.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5813126

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01/01/2022

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Chakraborty , P. ., & Chakraborty , K. . (2022). Anti-fibrotic agents could be the game-changer for post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis treatment. European Journal of Biological Research, 12(1), 1–10. Retrieved from http://jbrodka.com/index.php/ejbr/article/view/1

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