From d6a219aba038622a25395925f605c39c90a43e88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Madore" Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 17:27:16 +0200 Subject: Link to paper on effects of vitamin D. --- covid19-links.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/covid19-links.md b/covid19-links.md index 95c6677..d0d150d 100644 --- a/covid19-links.md +++ b/covid19-links.md @@ -117,6 +117,19 @@ 0.3% and that 44% of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland were not diagnosed by qPCR.” +* [Effect of Calcifediol Treatment and best Available Therapy versus + best Available Therapy on Intensive Care Unit Admission and + Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Pilot + Randomized Clinical + study](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960076020302764) + (*J. Steroid Biochem. Molec. Biol.*, 2020-08-29). Highlights: “ The + vitamin D endocrine system may have a variety of actions on cells + and tissues involved in COVID-19 progression. Administration of + calcifediol or 25-hydroxyvitamin D to hospitalized COVID-19 patients + significantly reduced their need for Intensive Care United + admission. Calcifediol seems to be able to reduce severity of the + disease.” + * [Feline coronavirus drug inhibits the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 and blocks virus replication](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18096-2) -- cgit v1.2.3