瓦尔酸可能有助于打击COVID-19:一项病例对照研究
O Moreno-Pérez1, E Merino2, J Manuel Ramos3
1Endocrinology and Nutrition department, Alicante General University Hospital - Alicante Institute of Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain; Clinical Medicine Department, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.
Neurologia
|September 4, 2024
概括
酸 (VPA) 的使用,特别是在治疗范围内,与SARS-CoV-2感染发病率的显著减少有关. 这表明VPA可能具有抗病毒作用,因此需要进一步研究其在控制COVID-19中的作用.
科学领域:
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 早期证据表明,酸 (VPA) 可能具有抗病毒性质.
- 鉴于正在进行的COVID-19大流行,调查VPA对SARS-CoV-2感染的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较SARS-CoV-2感染的发病率和严重程度,酸 (VPA) 用户与普通人群相比.
- 评估VPA对COVID-19的潜在保护作用.
主要方法:
- 在2020年3月1日至12月17日期间,在一个队列中进行了嵌套的病例控制研究.
- 确定了接受VPA的确诊的SARS-CoV-2感染患者,并与未暴露的普通人群进行了比较.
- 评估了VPA治疗方案 (全时或非全时) 和治疗范围 (ATR) 的水平.
主要成果:
- 与一般人口相比,VPA使用者的SARS-CoV-2感染发生率较低 (1.736%-1.910%vs. 2.201%).
- 在治疗范围 (ATR) 内的VPA水平的患者显示SARS-CoV-2感染风险降低了>75% (或0.233-0.218).
- 在VPA使用者中,COVID-19入院的发生率也较低 (OR0.543).
结论:
- 在治疗范围内使用酸 (VPA) 与SARS-CoV-2感染率的显著降低有关.
- 在接受VPA治疗的患者中,观察到降低COVID-19入院风险的趋势.
- 这些发现凸显了对VPA在COVID-19治疗和预防中的抗病毒潜力的进一步调查的必要性.
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