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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02220-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5

Abstract

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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.