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. 2022 Mar 10;14(3):573. doi: 10.3390/v14030573
ACE2 Angiotensin II receptor
ALI Acute lung injury
ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome
BSAAs Broad-spectrum antiviral agents
CCTI Chest computer tomography image
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDSCO Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019
CPE Cytopathic effects
CRS Cytokine release syndrome
CS “Cytokine storm”
CT Computed tomography
CXI Chest X-ray image
DABK Bradykinin metabolite [des-Arg973] BK
DCGI Drugs Controller General of India
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
ECDC European Centre for Disease Prevention
EMA European Medicines Agency
EUA Emergency Use Authorization
FBSED Fourier-Bessel series expansion-based decomposition
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GBS Guillain-Barre syndrome
GCG Gallocatechingallate
GISAID Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data
HDIVC High-dose intravenous vitamin C
hERG Human ether-ago-go-related gene
HRQoL Health-related quality of life
HZ Herpes zoster
IFNAR Human interferon alpha-receptor
IFN Interferon
IgY Immunoglobulin Y
IL Interleukin
IVM Ivermectin
LQTS Long QT syndrome
MDR Multidrug resistance
MFDS Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
MHLW Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare
Mpro Main protease
NLR Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
NMPA National Medical Products Administration
NRA National Regulatory Agency
PARP1 Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase 1
PCS Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
PMDA Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
RBD Receptor-binding domain
RdRp RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
RT-PCR Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VOCs Variants of concern
VOIs Variants of interest
VST Venous sinus thrombosis
VZV Varicella zoster virus
WHO World Health Organization