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Table 1. Search strategy for our literature review.

Database	Search Queries
PubMed	On SARS-CoV2: ‘COVID-19 symptoms’ ‘SARS-CoV2 AND cytokine release syndrome’ ‘SARS-CoV2 entry mechanism’ ‘SARS-CoV2 AND galectins’ ‘SARS-CoV2 S1-NTD’ ‘SARS-CoV2 spike protein’ ‘SARS-CoV2 cytokine storm syndrome’ ‘SARS-CoV2 sialic acids’ ‘SARS-CoV2 fibrosis’ On β-coronaviruses: ‘MERS-CoV entry mechanism’ On Galectin-3: ‘Galectins’ ‘Galectin-3’ ‘Galectin-3 AND cytokines’ ‘Galectin-3 AND inflammation’ ‘Galectin-3 AND viruses’ ‘Galectin-3 AND viral infection’ ‘Galectin-3 AND fibrosis’ On Galectin-3 Inhibitors: ‘Galectin-3 inhibitors’ ‘TD139’ ‘TD139 pulmonary fibrosis’
Google Scholar	On SARS-CoV2: ‘COVID-19,’ ‘COVID-19 symptoms’ ‘SARS-CoV2 fibrosis’ On Galectin-3: ‘Galectins’ ‘Galectin-3 cytokines’ ‘Galectin-3 fibrosis’ On Galectin-3 Inhibitors: ‘Galectin-3 inhibitors’ ‘TD139’ ‘Gal-3 clinical trials’

Database

Search Queries

PubMed

On SARS-CoV2: ‘COVID-19 symptoms’ ‘SARS-CoV2 AND cytokine release syndrome’ ‘SARS-CoV2 entry
mechanism’ ‘SARS-CoV2 AND galectins’ ‘SARS-CoV2 S1-NTD’ ‘SARS-CoV2 spike protein’ ‘SARS-CoV2 cytokine
storm syndrome’ ‘SARS-CoV2 sialic acids’ ‘SARS-CoV2 fibrosis’
On β-coronaviruses: ‘MERS-CoV entry mechanism’
On Galectin-3: ‘Galectins’ ‘Galectin-3’ ‘Galectin-3 AND cytokines’ ‘Galectin-3 AND inflammation’ ‘Galectin-3
AND viruses’ ‘Galectin-3 AND viral infection’ ‘Galectin-3 AND fibrosis’
On Galectin-3 Inhibitors: ‘Galectin-3 inhibitors’ ‘TD139’ ‘TD139 pulmonary fibrosis’

Google
Scholar

On SARS-CoV2: ‘COVID-19,’ ‘COVID-19 symptoms’ ‘SARS-CoV2 fibrosis’
On Galectin-3: ‘Galectins’ ‘Galectin-3 cytokines’ ‘Galectin-3 fibrosis’
On Galectin-3 Inhibitors: ‘Galectin-3 inhibitors’ ‘TD139’ ‘Gal-3 clinical trials’