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  1. Article ; Online: BCG vaccination strategy implemented to reduce the impact of COVID-19: Hype or Hope?

    Rajarshi, Keshav / Chatterjee, Aroni / Ray, Shashikant

    Medicine in drug discovery

    2020  Volume 7, Page(s) 100049

    Abstract: The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine (BCG vaccine) designed to prevent tuberculosis in children has been shown to induce a adaptive immune response in the body to fight against bacteria as well as other parasites and viruses. This knowledge has been ... ...

    Abstract The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine (BCG vaccine) designed to prevent tuberculosis in children has been shown to induce a adaptive immune response in the body to fight against bacteria as well as other parasites and viruses. This knowledge has been reciprocated to generate the idea that this vaccine can also offer protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2). Some recent pre-print articles have highlighted that countries with mass BCG immunizations seems to have a lower incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to those without BCG immunization. There are yet no experimental proof of any such association and the world health organisation (WHO) is currently testing the theory with clinical trials on selected cohorts. Epidemiologists and other scientific experts has expressed both their hope and concern simultaneously regarding the success theory of BCG vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Though its still not verified in any way whether the BCG vaccination can actually prevent COVID-19 or not but we believe a thorough analytical research in this regard is indeed worth a shot.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-26
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2590-0986
    ISSN (online) 2590-0986
    DOI 10.1016/j.medidd.2020.100049
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  2. Article: Combating COVID-19 with mesenchymal stem cell therapy.

    Rajarshi, Keshav / Chatterjee, Aroni / Ray, Shashikant

    Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

    2020  Volume 26, Page(s) e00467

    Abstract: The COVID-19 disease is caused by a positive stranded RNA virus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus mainly targets the pulmonary epithelial cells as it's initial site of infection by letting its surface spike protein interact and bind to the host ACE2 receptor. ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 disease is caused by a positive stranded RNA virus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus mainly targets the pulmonary epithelial cells as it's initial site of infection by letting its surface spike protein interact and bind to the host ACE2 receptor. The internalization and gradual replication of the virus results in an exaggerated immune response triggering release of many pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. This immune storm is responsible for multiple health hazards in the host ultimately leading to multiple organ failure. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy offers a promising approach towards mitigating the delirious effects of the infection in the COVID-19 patients. This therapy has shown to reduce the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines as well as repair of damaged tissues in COVID-19 patients. This review has been organized to put forward the positive aruments and implications in support of mesenchymal stem cell therapy as a necessary approach for treating COVID-19 patients.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-14
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2801018-8
    ISSN 2215-017X
    ISSN 2215-017X
    DOI 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00467
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  3. Article ; Online: Convalescent plasma therapy: a promising coronavirus disease 2019 treatment strategy.

    Piyush, Ravikant / Rajarshi, Keshav / Khan, Rajni / Ray, Shashikant

    Open biology

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 9, Page(s) 200174

    Abstract: The world is passing through a very difficult phase due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has disrupted almost all spheres of life. Globally, according to the latest World Health Organization report (10 August 2020), COVID-19 has ...

    Abstract The world is passing through a very difficult phase due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has disrupted almost all spheres of life. Globally, according to the latest World Health Organization report (10 August 2020), COVID-19 has affected nearly 20 million lives, causing 728 013 deaths. Due to the lack of specific therapeutic drugs and vaccines, the outbreak of disease has spawned a corpus of contagious infection all over the world, day by day, without control. As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a very rapid infection rate, it is essential to develop a novel ameliorative and curative strategy as quickly as possible. Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy is a type of adaptive immunity that has already been found to be effective in confronting several infectious diseases from the last two decades. For example, CP therapy was used in the treatment of viral-induced diseases like SARS-CoV epidemics, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) pandemics, Ebola epidemics and H1N1 pandemic. In this review, we have mainly focused on the therapeutic role of CP therapy and its neutralizing effect to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus/immunology ; Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification ; COVID-19 ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; Coronavirus Infections/immunology ; Coronavirus Infections/pathology ; Coronavirus Infections/therapy ; Coronavirus Infections/virology ; Humans ; Immunization, Passive ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/pathology ; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy ; Pneumonia, Viral/virology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Severity of Illness Index ; COVID-19 Serotherapy
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2630944-0
    ISSN 2046-2441 ; 2046-2441
    ISSN (online) 2046-2441
    ISSN 2046-2441
    DOI 10.1098/rsob.200174
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  4. Article ; Online: Combating COVID-19 with mesenchymal stem cell therapy

    Rajarshi, Keshav / Chatterjee, Aroni / Ray, Shashikant

    Biotechnology Reports

    2020  Volume 26, Page(s) e00467

    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2801018-8
    ISSN 2215-017X
    ISSN 2215-017X
    DOI 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00467
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  5. Article ; Online: Combating COVID-19 with mesenchymal stem cell therapy

    Keshav Rajarshi / Aroni Chatterjee / Shashikant Ray

    Biotechnology Reports, Vol 26, Iss , Pp e00467- (2020)

    2020  

    Abstract: The COVID-19 disease is caused by a positive stranded RNA virus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus mainly targets the pulmonary epithelial cells as it’s initial site of infection by letting its surface spike protein interact and bind to the host ACE2 receptor. ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 disease is caused by a positive stranded RNA virus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus mainly targets the pulmonary epithelial cells as it’s initial site of infection by letting its surface spike protein interact and bind to the host ACE2 receptor. The internalization and gradual replication of the virus results in an exaggerated immune response triggering release of many pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. This immune storm is responsible for multiple health hazards in the host ultimately leading to multiple organ failure. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy offers a promising approach towards mitigating the delirious effects of the infection in the COVID-19 patients. This therapy has shown to reduce the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines as well as repair of damaged tissues in COVID-19 patients. This review has been organized to put forward the positive aruments and implications in support of mesenchymal stem cell therapy as a necessary approach for treating COVID-19 patients.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; Mesenchymal stem cells ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Immunomodulatory ; Cytokines ; Biotechnology ; TP248.13-248.65 ; covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Convalescent plasma therapy

    Ravikant Piyush / Keshav Rajarshi / Rajni Khan / Shashikant Ray

    Open Biology, Vol 10, Iss

    a promising coronavirus disease 2019 treatment strategy

    2020  Volume 9

    Abstract: The world is passing through a very difficult phase due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has disrupted almost all spheres of life. Globally, according to the latest World Health Organization report (10 August 2020), COVID-19 has ...

    Abstract The world is passing through a very difficult phase due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has disrupted almost all spheres of life. Globally, according to the latest World Health Organization report (10 August 2020), COVID-19 has affected nearly 20 million lives, causing 728 013 deaths. Due to the lack of specific therapeutic drugs and vaccines, the outbreak of disease has spawned a corpus of contagious infection all over the world, day by day, without control. As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a very rapid infection rate, it is essential to develop a novel ameliorative and curative strategy as quickly as possible. Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy is a type of adaptive immunity that has already been found to be effective in confronting several infectious diseases from the last two decades. For example, CP therapy was used in the treatment of viral-induced diseases like SARS-CoV epidemics, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) pandemics, Ebola epidemics and H1N1 pandemic. In this review, we have mainly focused on the therapeutic role of CP therapy and its neutralizing effect to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
    Keywords covid-19 ; sars-cov-2 ; plasma therapy ; viraemia ; chloroquine ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; covid19
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher The Royal Society
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: BCG vaccination strategy implemented to reduce the impact of COVID-19

    Keshav Rajarshi / Aroni Chatterjee / Shashikant Ray

    Medicine in Drug Discovery, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 100049- (2020)

    Hype or Hope?

    2020  

    Abstract: The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine (BCG vaccine) designed to prevent tuberculosis in children has been shown to induce a adaptive immune response in the body to fight against bacteria as well as other parasites and viruses. This knowledge has been ... ...

    Abstract The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine (BCG vaccine) designed to prevent tuberculosis in children has been shown to induce a adaptive immune response in the body to fight against bacteria as well as other parasites and viruses. This knowledge has been reciprocated to generate the idea that this vaccine can also offer protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2). Some recent pre-print articles have highlighted that countries with mass BCG immunizations seems to have a lower incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to those without BCG immunization. There are yet no experimental proof of any such association and the world health organisation (WHO) is currently testing the theory with clinical trials on selected cohorts. Epidemiologists and other scientific experts has expressed both their hope and concern simultaneously regarding the success theory of BCG vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Though its still not verified in any way whether the BCG vaccination can actually prevent COVID-19 or not but we believe a thorough analytical research in this regard is indeed worth a shot.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; BCG immunization ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Immunity and Tuberculosis ; Pharmacy and materia medica ; RS1-441 ; covid19
    Subject code 306
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: BCG vaccination strategy implemented to reduce the impact of COVID-19

    Rajarshi, Keshav / Chatterjee, Aroni / Ray, Shashikant

    Medicine in Drug Discovery

    Hype or Hope?

    2020  Volume 7, Page(s) 100049

    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ISSN 2590-0986
    DOI 10.1016/j.medidd.2020.100049
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article: Nucleic acid-based therapy for coronavirus disease 2019.

    Piyush, Ravikant / Rajarshi, Keshav / Chatterjee, Aroni / Khan, Rajni / Ray, Shashikant

    Heliyon

    2020  Volume 6, Issue 9, Page(s) e05007

    Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the pandemic that originated in China has already spread into more than 190 countries, resulting in huge loss of human life and many more are at the stake of losing it; if not intervened with the best therapeutics ...

    Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the pandemic that originated in China has already spread into more than 190 countries, resulting in huge loss of human life and many more are at the stake of losing it; if not intervened with the best therapeutics to contain the disease. For that aspect, various scientific groups are continuously involved in the development of an effective line of treatment to control the novel coronavirus from spreading rapidly. Worldwide scientists are evaluating various biomolecules and synthetic inhibitors against COVID-19; where the nucleic acid-based molecules may be considered as potential drug candidates. These molecules have been proved potentially effective against SARS-CoV, which shares high sequence similarity with SARS-CoV-2. Recent advancements in nucleic acid-based therapeutics are helpful in targeted drug delivery, safely and effectively. The use of nucleic acid-based molecules also known to regulate the level of gene expression inside the target cells. This review mainly focuses on various nucleic acid-based biologically active molecules and their therapeutic potentials in developing vaccines for SARS-CoV-2.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05007
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  10. Article: Essential functional molecules associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: Potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19

    Rajarshi, Keshav / Khan, Rajni / Singh, Mrityunjay K / Ranjan, Tushar / Ray, Sandipan / Ray, Shashikant

    Gene. 2021 Feb. 05, v. 768

    2021  

    Abstract: The whole world is still suffering substantially from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Several protein-based molecules that are associated with the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which are essential for its ...

    Abstract The whole world is still suffering substantially from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Several protein-based molecules that are associated with the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which are essential for its functionality, survival, and pathogenesis have been identified and are considered as potential therapeutic targets. These protein-based molecules are either structural/non-structural components of SARS-CoV-2 or host factors, which play a crucial role in this infection. Developing drug molecules against these essential functional molecules to hinder their regular functioning and associated physiological pathways could be promising for successful clinical management of this novel coronavirus infection. The review aims to highlight the functional molecules that play crucial roles in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. We have emphasized how these potential druggable targets could be beneficial in tackling the COVID-19 crisis.
    Keywords Coronavirus infections ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ; administrative management ; genes ; infection ; pathogenesis ; therapeutics
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0205
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 391792-7
    ISSN 1879-0038 ; 0378-1119
    ISSN (online) 1879-0038
    ISSN 0378-1119
    DOI 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145313
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