Rheumatoid arthritis drug shows promise against COVID-19, study finds.

[2greys]

A drug against rheumatoid arthritis called baricitinib could potentially be repurposed to treat patients with COVID-19, according to a study conducted by an international research team including researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, represent an example of how artificial intelligence (AI)-algorithms could help identify existing drugs as potential therapies against as new illnesses.

Baricitinib is a once-daily oral drug used for treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. It acts as an inhibitor of janus kinase, a type of enzyme that acts as an “on” or “off” switch in many cellular functions. The drug works by interfering with the inflammatory processes of the immune system and has been viewed as a potential treatment candidate for COVID-19.

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[Mijmijkey74]

Hello. Hope this okay? I have copied and pasted your post to help someone else on here. I am including your name and making other person in need who has been on the medication you mention that your post is yours and not mine in anyway. I haven't yet sent your comment to her, but unfortunately sending it can't wait an unknown amount of possible longer than 24hrs time for your response about this as the OP needs to read your comment now. X

[2greys in reply to Mijmijkey74]

Of course it is okay All my posts are visible to non-members as well, they are all in the public domain freely accessible, I just find and draw attention to them.

[Mijmijkey74 in reply to 2greys]

Great. Thank you.

[Mijmijkey74 in reply to 2greys]

Thank you also for responding so rapidly. 🙂

[HungryHufflepuff]

Is there a similarity between the coronavirus and rheumatoid arthritis? The oxychloroquine or whatever it's called that pretty much sold out after it was thought to prevent the virus is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.