Title of article :
The Potential Use of Persian Herbal Medicines Against COVID-19 Through Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Author/Authors :
Heidary, Fatemeh Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz , Varnaseri, Mehran Infectious Diseases Department - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz , Gharebaghi, Reza Kish International Campus - University of Tehran, Tehran
Abstract :
The outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported from Wuhan City, China in December 2019 (1-3) and subsequently affectedmany countriesworldwide; sparkling a pandemic. The COVID-19 is an enveloped positive stranded RNA virus and initial studies indicate that the virus is phylogenetically related to the SARS-Corona viruses (4). It is also said that these two viruses share a similar receptor, called angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), to enter the host cell (5, 6).
Keywords :
COVID-19 , Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Journal title :
Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
