Melatonin Inhibits COVID-19-induced Cytokine Storm by Reversing Aerobic Glycolysis in Immune Cells: A Mechanistic Analysis

• Russel J. Reiter,
• Ramaswamy Sharma,
• Qiang Ma,
• Alberto Dominquez-Rodriguez,
• Paul E. Marik,
• Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez

Affiliations

Russel J. Reiter

Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America; Corresponding author:

Ramaswamy Sharma

Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Qiang Ma

Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America

Alberto Dominquez-Rodriguez

Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Paul E. Marik

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, United States of America

Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain