mBio (Oct 2021)
Mechanism of Microbial Metabolite Leupeptin in the Treatment of COVID-19 by Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs
- Lifeng Fu,
- Shuai Shao,
- Yong Feng,
- Fei Ye,
- Xue Sun,
- Qingling Wang,
- Feng Yu,
- Qisheng Wang,
- Baoying Huang,
- Peihua Niu,
- Xuebing Li,
- Catherine C. L. Wong,
- Jianxun Qi,
- Wenjie Tan,
- George Fu Gao
Affiliations
- Lifeng Fu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Shuai Shao
- National Institute for Radiological Protection, China CDC, Beijing, China
- Yong Feng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Fei Ye
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
- Xue Sun
- Center for Precision Medicine Multi-Omics Research, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Qingling Wang
- Shaanxi Natural Carbohydrate Resource Engineering Research Center, College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
- Feng Yu
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Qisheng Wang
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Baoying Huang
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
- Peihua Niu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
- Xuebing Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Catherine C. L. Wong
- Center for Precision Medicine Multi-Omics Research, Peking University Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Jianxun Qi
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Wenjie Tan
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biosafety, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
- George Fu Gao
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02220-21
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 5
Abstract
A TCM formula has played an important role in the treatment of COVID-19 in China. However, the mechanism of TCM action is still unclear.