Adrenosterone for COVID-19

Adrenosterone may be beneficial for COVID-19 according to the study below. COVID-19 involves the interplay of 500+ viral and host proteins and factors providing many therapeutic targets. Scientists have proposed 12,000+ potential treatments. c19early.org analyzes 220+ treatments. We have not reviewed adrenosterone in detail.
Sabarimuthu et al., An In Silico Study of Phytochemicals of Cissus quadrangularis as Resources for Docking With Main Protease of SARS COV‐2 and Comparative Analysis, ChemistrySelect, doi:10.1002/slct.74758
ABSTRACT Investigating structurally varied ethnopharmacological scaffolds is still essential for finding long‐lasting inhibitors against SARS‐CoV‐2, despite a great deal of research on synthetic antivirals. Cissus quadrangularis is a well‐known medicinal succulent that is highly prized for its rich therapeutic profile of secondary metabolites. However, its unique multi‐constituent strategy against the essential viral replication enzyme, the main protease (M pro ), is still unknown. By performing a comparative structural screening of phytoconstituents from C. quadrangularis against the catalytically active dimeric form of SARS‐CoV‐2 M pro via docking and simulation analyses, this study filled this knowledge gap. The M pro dimer of COVID‐19 was significantly inhibited by the top ranked phytochemicals of C. quadrangularis viz. luteolin (−7.7 Kcal/mol), quercetin (−7.3 Kcal/mol), kaempferol (−7.2 Kcal/mol), adrenosterone (−7.8 Kcal/mol), resveratrol (−7.0 Kcal/mol), piceatannol (−6.9 Kcal/mol), etc. which had the binding energies indicating their potential for additional in vitro research. These results elucidated the structural and thermodynamic framework behind C. quadrangularis's predicted target interaction, offering a clear computational rationale for prioritizing its specific flavonoid and stilbene components as candidates lead for mandatory future in vitro validation. The molecular docking of M pro dimer of COVID‐19 was visualized using PyMOL and Ligplot.