The History, Efficacy, and Safety of Potential Therapeutics: A Narrative Overview of the Complex Life of COVID-19.

Abstract:

:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic posed a serious public health concern and started a race against time for researchers to discover an effective and safe therapy for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. This review aims to describe the history, efficacy, and safety of five potential therapeutics for COVID-19, remdesivir, favipiravir, hydroxychloroquine, tocilizumab, and convalescent plasma. A literature review was conducted through October 2020 to identify published studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of these five potential therapeutics. Clinical improvement was used to assess the efficacy, while reported withdrawals from study participation and adverse events were used to evaluate the safety. In total, 95 clinical studies (6 interventional and 89 observational studies) were obtained, of which 42 were included in this review. The evaluation of the efficacy and safety profiles is challenging due to the limitations of the clinical studies on one hand, and the limited number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the other. Moreover, there was insufficient evidence to support repurposing remdesivir, favipiravir, and tocilizumab for COVID-19.

authors

Daou F,Abou-Sleymane G,Badro DA,Khanafer N,Tobaiqy M,Al Faraj A

doi

10.3390/ijerph18030955

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-22 00:00:00

issue

3

eissn

1661-7827

issn

1660-4601

pii

ijerph18030955

journal_volume

18

pub_type

杂志文章,评审
  • Effect of Antenatal Exercises, Including Yoga, on the Course of Labor, Delivery and Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study.

    abstract::Background: Delivering a child is a very stressful experience for women. Pregnancy and labor entail complex events that are unique to each individual female. The management of labor pain is often done using analgesics and anesthesia, which have been shown to have some side effects. More comprehensive data are needed t...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17155274

    authors: Wadhwa Y,Alghadir AH,Iqbal ZA

    更新日期:2020-07-22 00:00:00

  • DANGER! Crisis Health Workers at Risk.

    abstract::The occupational hazards of health workers (HWs) in standard work environments have been well defined in both the developed and developing world during routine working conditions. Less defined are the hazards to HWs during pandemics, epidemics, natural disasters, wars, conflicts, and other crises. How do crises affect...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17155270

    authors: Harrell M,Selvaraj SA,Edgar M

    更新日期:2020-07-22 00:00:00

  • Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population.

    abstract::The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric characteristics of the AQ-27-I in a high school student population. Students aged between 17 and 20 years and attending the fourth and fifth year of a scientific high school in Milan were approached at the school and were asked to fill in an anonymous socio-de...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17145207

    authors: Ferrari S,Bressi C,Busnelli E,Mattei G,Pozzoli S,Oliva A,Galeazzi GM,Pingani L

    更新日期:2020-07-19 00:00:00

  • Romantic Attraction and Substance Use in 15-Year-Old Adolescents from Eight European Countries.

    abstract::Sexual minority youth are at higher risk of substance use than heterosexual youth. However, most evidence in this area is from North America, and it is unclear whether the findings can be generalized to other cultures and countries. In this investigation, we used data from the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Chil...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16173063

    authors: Költő A,Cosma A,Young H,Moreau N,Pavlova D,Tesler R,Thorsteinsson EB,Vieno A,Saewyc EM,Nic Gabhainn S

    更新日期:2019-08-23 00:00:00

  • Driving Accidents, Driving Violations, Symptoms of Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity (ADHD) and Attentional Network Tasks.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Iran has serious problems with traffic-related injuries and death. A major reason for traffic accidents is cognitive failure due to deficits in attention. In this study, we investigated the associations between traffic violations, traffic accidents, symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17145238

    authors: Zamani Sani SH,Fathirezaie Z,Sadeghi-Bazargani H,Badicu G,Ebrahimi S,Grosz RW,Sadeghi Bahmani D,Brand S

    更新日期:2020-07-20 00:00:00

  • Construction of a Seasonal Difference-Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression (SD-GTWR) Model and Comparative Analysis with GWR-Based Models for Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) in Hubei Province (China).

    abstract::Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is considered a globally distributed infectious disease which results in many deaths annually in Hubei Province, China. In order to conduct a better analysis and accurately predict HFRS incidence in Hubei Province, a new model named Seasonal Difference-Geographically and Te...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph13111062

    authors: Ge L,Zhao Y,Sheng Z,Wang N,Zhou K,Mu X,Guo L,Wang T,Yang Z,Huo X

    更新日期:2016-10-29 00:00:00

  • Toxicity and estrogenic endocrine disrupting activity of phthalates and their mixtures.

    abstract::Phthalates, widely used in flexible plastics and consumer products, have become ubiquitous contaminants worldwide. This study evaluated the acute toxicity and estrogenic endocrine disrupting activity of butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di(n-butyl) phthalate (DBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisodecyl phthalate ...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph110303156

    authors: Chen X,Xu S,Tan T,Lee ST,Cheng SH,Lee FW,Xu SJ,Ho KC

    更新日期:2014-03-14 00:00:00

  • Wearable Ultrafine Particle and Noise Monitoring Sensors Jointly Measure Personal Co-Exposures in a Pediatric Population.

    abstract::Epidemiological studies have linked both traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and noise to adverse health outcomes, including increased blood pressure, myocardial infarction, and respiratory health. The high correlation between these environmental exposures and their measurement challenges have constrained research on...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16030308

    authors: Leaffer D,Wolfe C,Doroff S,Gute D,Wang G,Ryan P

    更新日期:2019-01-23 00:00:00

  • Customers as Co-Creators: Antecedents of Customer Participation in Online Virtual Communities.

    abstract::The development of internet technology and the popularity of smartphones has been gradually affecting people's daily lives, thus causing subtle changes to their health. Manufacturing companies are increasingly establishing virtual communities to motivate customers to participate in new product development. However, th...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16244998

    authors: Yang Y,Li Z,Su Y,Wu S,Li B

    更新日期:2019-12-09 00:00:00

  • WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review of Transport Noise Interventions and Their Impacts on Health.

    abstract::This paper describes a systematic review (1980-2014) of evidence on effects of transport noise interventions on human health. The sources are road traffic, railways, and air traffic. Health outcomes include sleep disturbance, annoyance, cognitive impairment of children and cardiovascular diseases. A conceptual framewo...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3390/ijerph14080873

    authors: Brown AL,van Kamp I

    更新日期:2017-08-03 00:00:00

  • Quantifying the Effect of Macroeconomic and Social Factors on Illegal E-Waste Trade.

    abstract::As illegal e-waste trade has been significantly growing over the course of the last few years, the consequences on human health and the environment demand immediate action on the part of the global community. Though it is argued that e-waste flows from developed to developing countries, this subject seems to be more c...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph13080789

    authors: Efthymiou L,Mavragani A,Tsagarakis KP

    更新日期:2016-08-05 00:00:00

  • From Office Environmental Stressors to Work Performance: The Role of Work Patterns.

    abstract::Background: Different studies have shown a relationship between office environmental stressors and performance. However, studying environmental stress in the workplace requires analyzing more specific patterns to generate knowledge about the type of employees who are more or less vulnerable to environmental stressors....

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph15081633

    authors: Soriano A,Kozusznik MW,Peiró JM

    更新日期:2018-08-02 00:00:00

  • Tobacco Control Progress in Low and Middle Income Countries in Comparison to High Income Countries.

    abstract::The study aimed to describe worldwide levels and trends of tobacco control policy by comparing low and middle income countries with other income categories from 2007 to 2014 and to analyze the corresponding relation to recent changes in smoking prevalence. Policy measure data representing years 2007 to 2014 were colle...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph13101039

    authors: Anderson CL,Becher H,Winkler V

    更新日期:2016-10-24 00:00:00

  • Factors Influencing Technology Integration in the Curriculum for Taiwanese Health Profession Educators: A Mixed-Methods Study.

    abstract::In this study, we explored the considerations and the influencing factors for the technological integration of educational curricula based on the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) framework for health profession educators (HPEs). A mixed methodology was used that included semi-structured interviews wi...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16142602

    authors: Chen HJ,Liao LL,Chang YC,Hung CC,Chang LC

    更新日期:2019-07-22 00:00:00

  • Assessing the Mental Health, Physical Activity Levels, and Resilience of Today's Junior College Students in Self-Financing Institutions.

    abstract::In recent decades, the number of adolescents and young adults with poor mental health has been increasing, particularly among students in tertiary institutions. This study investigates the physical activities, resilience, and mental health status of junior college students in Hong Kong. The questionnaire consisted of ...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16173210

    authors: Chow SKY,Choi EKY

    更新日期:2019-09-03 00:00:00

  • Acute Toxicity of Divalent Mercury Ion to Anguilla japonica from Seawater and Freshwater Aquaculture and Its Effects on Tissue Structure.

    abstract::The acute toxicity of divalent mercury ion to Anguilla japonica from seawater and freshwater aquaculture was assessed. In particular, the effects of toxicity on the microstructures of the gill and liver tissues were examined using the hydrostatic method, without feeding, at a water temperature of 20 °C. The median let...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16111965

    authors: Tang Y,Liu Y,Zhang T,Li J,Wang X,Zhang W,Zeng G,Liu S,Guan L

    更新日期:2019-06-03 00:00:00

  • Putting Knowledge into Practice: Low-Income Women Talk about Food Choice Decisions.

    abstract::Insights into barriers and facilitators for healthy eating are needed to improve low-income women's diets and to decrease disease risk. The study objectives were to explore women's qualitative perceptions of influences on their food choices such as food security, their knowledge of nutrition-related health risk factor...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17145092

    authors: Palmer SM,Knoblauch ST,Winham DM,Hiller MB,Shelley MC

    更新日期:2020-07-15 00:00:00

  • Different length (DL) qPCR for quantification of cell killing by UV-induced DNA damage.

    abstract::We describe the different length (DL) qPCR method for quantification of UV induced DNA damage in cell killing. The principle of DL qPCR is that DNA damage inhibits PCR. Applications with different lengths can therefore be used to detect different levels of UV-induced DNA damage. The assay was evaluated on three strain...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph7093376

    authors: Rudi K,Hagen I,Johnsrud BC,Skjefstad G,Tryland I

    更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00

  • Understanding the Influence of Environment on Adults' Walking Experiences: A Meta-Synthesis Study.

    abstract::The environment has an important impact on physical activity, especially walking. The relationship between the environment and walking is not the same as for other types of physical activity. This study seeks to comprehensively identify the environmental factors influencing walking and to show how those environmental ...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3390/ijerph13070731

    authors: Dadpour S,Pakzad J,Khankeh H

    更新日期:2016-07-20 00:00:00

  • Health Risk Perceptions Are Associated with Domestic Use of Basic Water and Sanitation Services-Evidence from Rural Ethiopia.

    abstract::We examine factors associated with the use of basic water supply and sanitation services as part of an integrated community-based nutrition programme which included a drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) intervention and emphasise findings related to health risk perceptions. Data were collected from 2658 hous...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph15102112

    authors: Anthonj C,Fleming L,Godfrey S,Ambelu A,Bevan J,Cronk R,Bartram J

    更新日期:2018-09-26 00:00:00

  • Development of Hourly Indoor PM2.5 Concentration Prediction Model: The Role of Outdoor Air, Ventilation, Building Characteristic, and Human Activity.

    abstract::Exposure to indoor particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) is a critical health risk factor. Therefore, measuring indoor PM2.5 concentrations is important for assessing their health risks and further investigating the sources and influential factors. However, installing monitoring instruments to collec...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17165906

    authors: Jung CC,Lin WY,Hsu NY,Wu CD,Chang HT,Su HJ

    更新日期:2020-08-14 00:00:00

  • Element Levels and Predictors of Exposure in the Hair of Ethiopian Children.

    abstract::Children's development and health may be affected by toxic heavy metal exposure or suboptimal essential element intake. This study aimed to provide updated information regarding the concentrations of 41 elements in children's hair (aged under 18) living in a rural area of the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia. The hi...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17228652

    authors: Astolfi ML,Pietris G,Mazzei C,Marconi E,Canepari S

    更新日期:2020-11-21 00:00:00

  • Microbial monitoring of surface water in South Africa: an overview.

    abstract::Infrastructural problems force South African households to supplement their drinking water consumption from water resources of inadequate microbial quality. Microbial water quality monitoring is currently based on the Colilert®18 system which leads to rapidly available results. Using Escherichia coli as the indicator ...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.3390/ijerph9082669

    authors: Luyt CD,Tandlich R,Muller WJ,Wilhelmi BS

    更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00

  • Water-borne diseases and extreme weather events in Cambodia: review of impacts and implications of climate change.

    abstract::Cambodia is prone to extreme weather events, especially floods, droughts and typhoons. Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of such events. The Cambodian population is highly vulnerable to the impacts of these events due to poverty; malnutrition; agricultural dependence; settlements in f...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph120100191

    authors: Davies GI,McIver L,Kim Y,Hashizume M,Iddings S,Chan V

    更新日期:2014-12-23 00:00:00

  • Stress-Preventive Management Competencies, Psychosocial Work Environments, and Affective Well-Being: A Multilevel, Multisource Investigation.

    abstract::The Management Competencies for Preventing and Reducing Stress at Work framework represents one of the few tailored models of leadership for work stress prevention purposes, but it has never been empirically evaluated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether supervisors' stress-preventive management competenc...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph15030397

    authors: Toderi S,Balducci C

    更新日期:2018-02-26 00:00:00

  • Impact of Recreational Sports Activities on Metabolic Syndrome Components in Adolescents.

    abstract::We investigated the impact of a sports activities program on metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and pre-MetS among adolescents. Blood samples, blood pressure, weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, body fat percentage, frequency of food consumption, daily time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17010143

    authors: Faria F,Howe C,Faria R,Andaki A,Marins JC,Amorim PR

    更新日期:2019-12-24 00:00:00

  • Traditional Sheep Consumption by Navajo People in Cameron, Arizona.

    abstract::Over 500 abandoned uranium mines are located on the Navajo Reservation. Different pathways of environmental uranium exposure have been studied with respect to the Navajo people including water, soil, and plants; however, uranium exposure from traditional Navajo food, specifically mutton (sheep), has not been reported....

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16214195

    authors: Rock T,Camplain R,Teufel-Shone NI,Ingram JC

    更新日期:2019-10-30 00:00:00

  • Promoting Equity, Social Justice, and Saving Lives with Life Jacket and Clothing Policies.

    abstract::Worldwide, diverse racial/ethnic groups have disproportionately higher drowning rates. Learning to swim and wearing life jackets decrease drowning risk. We evaluated aquatic facilities' policies regarding use of life jackets, clothing, and diapers through a lens of social justice, equity, and inclusion to ensure they ...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17186440

    authors: Beale-Tawfeeq A,Quan L,Bennett E,Fielding RR

    更新日期:2020-09-04 00:00:00

  • The Cumulative Risk of Chemical and Nonchemical Exposures on Birth Outcomes in Healthy Women: The Fetal Growth Study.

    abstract::Metals, stress, and sociodemographics are commonly studied separately for their effects on birth outcomes, yet often jointly contribute to adverse outcomes. This study analyzes two methods for measuring cumulative risk to understand how maternal chemical and nonchemical stressors may contribute to small for gestationa...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph16193700

    authors: Zilversmit Pao L,Harville EW,Wickliffe JK,Shankar A,Buekens P

    更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00

  • Environmental and Psychosocial Interventions in Age-Friendly Communities and Active Ageing: A Systematic Review.

    abstract::Background: The academic literature contains little information regarding the interventions that create age-friendly cities and communities in order to promote active ageing. Objectives: A systematic review was carried out to determine the available empirical evidence in relation to the characteristics, content and ef...

    journal_title:International journal of environmental research and public health

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.3390/ijerph17228305

    authors: Sánchez-González D,Rojo-Pérez F,Rodríguez-Rodríguez V,Fernández-Mayoralas G

    更新日期:2020-11-10 00:00:00