Green Tea Polyphenol Catechins Inhibit Coronavirus Replication and Potentiate the Adaptive Immunity and Autophagy-Dependent Protective Mechanism to Improve Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Green Tea Polyphenol Catechins Inhibit Coronavirus Replication and Potentiate the Adaptive Immunity and Autophagy-Dependent Protective Mechanism to Improve Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Effective antiviral therapeutics are urgently required to fight severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by a SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Because polyphenol catechins could confer antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antimicrobial activities, we assessed the therapeutic effects o...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ching Yang, Chang-Jer Wu, Chen-Yen Chien, Chiang-Ting Chien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
acute lung injury
adaptive immunity
autophagy
catechins
cytokine storm
SARS-CoV replication
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/6/928

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