Repositioning of Atorvastatin for the treatment of COVID-19. Statins such as Atorvastatin are potent cholesterol-lowering drugs that are tested against COVID-19. Statins could be proven beneficial particularly against SARS-CoV-2-induced cardiovascular manifestations.
Tags: ACE, ACE2, ANGIOTENSIN II, APOPTOTIC PROCESS, ATORVASTATIN, BLOOD PRESSURE, COAGULATION, COVID-19, IL1B, IL6, IMMUNE RESPONSE, IMMUNITY, INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE, LIPID METABOLIC PROCESS, MYALGIA, OBESITY, OXIDATIVE STRESS, RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM, REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION, SARS-COV-2, TNF, VASODILATION