Vanadium As Potential Therapeutic Agent for COVID-19: A Focus on Its Antiviral, Antiinflamatory, and Antihyperglycemic Effects

Overview

Journal J Trace Elem Med Biol

Specialties Endocrinology
Environmental Health

Date 2021 Nov 19

PMID 34798510

Citations 9

Authors

Sabina Semiz

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Abstract

An increasing evidence suggests that vanadium compounds are novel potential drugs in the treatment of diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Vanadium has also demonstrated activities against RNA viruses and is a promising candidate for treating acute respiratory diseases. The antidiabetic, antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, cardioprotective, antineoplastic, antiviral, and other potential effects of vanadium are summarized here. Given the beneficial antihyperglycemic and antiinflammatory effects as well as the potential mechanistic link between the COVID-19 and diabetes, vanadium compounds could be considered as a complement to the prescribed treatment of COVID-19. Thus, further clinical trials are warranted to confirm these favorable effects of vanadium treatment in COVID-19 patients, which appear not to be studied yet.

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