Hypothetical Protective Effects of Crocin Carotenoid against Coronavirus-Induced Organ Damage: The Possible Role of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway
نویسندگان
1 School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Eastern Mediterranean University, School of Pharmacy, Famagusta, North Cyprus
3 Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.30476/ijms.2021.88513.1921چکیده
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a major global medical and economic burden in that it had caused over 85 million infected cases and over 1.8 million deaths worldwide by the end of December 2020. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are infectious diseases similar to COVID-19. However, unlike COVID-19, they did not create pandemics.
