Article
Treatment Protocol for COVID-19 Based on T2R Phenotype.
Viruses - 18 Mar 2021
Taha Mohamed A, Hall Christian A, Shortess Colin J, Rathbone Richard F, Barham Henry P
Abstract excerpt
COVID-19 has become a global pandemic of the highest priority. Multiple treatment protocols have been proposed worldwide with no definitive answer for acure. A prior retrospective study showed association between bitter taste receptor 38 (T2R38) phenotypes and the severity of COVID-19. Based on this, we proposed assessing the different T2R38 phenotypes response towards a targeted treatment protocol. Starting July...
Topics
- Adult
- Azithromycin
- COVID-19
- Clinical Protocols
- Dexamethasone
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Prospective Studies
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Retrospective Studies
- SARS-CoV-2
- Taste
- COVID-19 Drug Treatment
- Taste Receptors, Type 2
