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Potential Role of Semaglutide in Treatment of Covid-19 Infection

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  • Mohamed Elborei

    (Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, MTI University, Egypt)

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a very serious, contagious, and infectious disease that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome. It has four structural base proteins: envelope (E), nucleocapsid (N), membrane (M) and spike (S) protein which is responsible for the viral attachment, fusion, and entry [1]. The disease co-morbidities include hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer [2]. CoVID-19 infections can be either asymptomatic or associated by fever, cough, shortness of breath and gastrointestinal irritation, severe pneumonia and even death in elderly and immunocompromised patients [3].

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  • Mohamed Elborei, 2023. "Potential Role of Semaglutide in Treatment of Covid-19 Infection," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 50(5), pages 42047-42048, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:50:y:2023:i:5:p:42047-42048
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.50.008010
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