Camostat Mesylate May Reduce Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Sepsis: A First Observation.
Camostat Mesylate May Reduce Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Sepsis: A First Observation.
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DOI:
10.1097/cce.0000000000000284
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发表时间:
2020-11
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Winkler MS
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Hofmann-Winkler H;Moerer O;Alt-Epping S;Bräuer A;Büttner B;Müller M;Fricke T;Grundmann J;Harnisch LO;Heise D;Kernchen A;Pressler M;Stephani C;Tampe B;Kaul A;Gärtner S;Kramer S;Pöhlmann S;Winkler MS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 cell entry depends on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and transmembrane serine protease 2 and is blocked in cell culture by camostat mesylate, a clinically proven protease inhibitor. Whether camostat mesylate is able to lower disease burden in coronavirus disease 2019 sepsis is currently unknown. Retrospective observational case series. Patient treated in ICU of University hospital Göttingen, Germany. Eleven critical ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients with organ failure were treated in ICU. Compassionate use of camostat mesylate (six patients, camostat group) or hydroxychloroquine (five patients, hydroxychloroquine group). Clinical courses were assessed by Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score at days 1, 3, and 8. Further, viral load, oxygenation, and inflammatory markers were determined. Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score was comparable between camostat and hydroxychloroquine groups upon ICU admission. During observation, the Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score decreased in the camostat group but remained elevated in the hydroxychloroquine group. The decline in disease severity in camostat mesylate treated patients was paralleled by a decline in inflammatory markers and improvement of oxygenation. The severity of coronavirus disease 2019 decreased upon camostat mesylate treatment within a period of 8 days and a similar effect was not observed in patients receiving hydroxychloroquine. Camostat mesylate thus warrants further evaluation within randomized clinical trials.