Nitric oxide a possible treatment for COVID-19.
Nitric oxide a possible treatment for COVID-19. Covid-19 (Coronavirus disease) is a respiratory tract infection caused by a coronavirus closely related to SARS coronavirus. Generally, Covid-19 patients show hypoxemia associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Hypoxemia means lowering of oxygen level in the blood, hence we need advanced mechanisms to transfer oxygen from alveoli to blood. Many experimental & clinical evidence explains the significant role of Inhaled Nitric Oxide(NO) as a selective vasodilator. , which has shown to restore oxygenation by helping to normalize shunts and ventilation/perfusion mismatch. NO has ability to suppress the replication of coronavirus, only NO has this unique property than other vasodilator agents. Hence it helps to clinical management of COVID-19 . Researchers in many universities continuously working on the COVID-19 vaccine, a scientist at Uppsala University have d...