From Molecular Pathology of COVID-19 to Nigella Sativum as a Treatment Option:Scientific Based Evidence of Its Myth or Reality

• 作者: Muhammad Atif Farrah Naz Junaid Akhtar Muhammad Imran Sidrah Saleem Javed Akram Muhammad Ikram Ullah
• 来源期刊: 中国结合医学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（1）
• 所属期刊栏目: Review
• 页码范围: 88-95
• 页数: 8页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-021-3311-z

摘要

COVID-19 virus is a causative agent of viral pandemic in human beings which specifically targets respiratory system of humans and causes viral pneumonia.This unusual viral pneumonia is rapidly spreading to all parts of the world,currently affecting about 105 million people with 2.3 million deaths.Currant review described history,genomic characteristics,replication,and pathogenesis of COVID-19 with special emphasis on Nigella sativum (N.sativum) as a treatment option.N.sativum seeds are historically and religiously used over the centuries,both for prevention and treatment of different diseases.This review summarizes the potential role of N.sativum seeds against COVID-19 infection at levels of in silico,cell lines and animal models.