Introduction
COVID-19 infection, shock
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019, HAND INFECTION, SHOCK, COVID-19 PNEUMONIA, COVID-19 INFECTION, CORONAVIRUS, HEAT, SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 [Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of proteins produced by cells in response to stressors such as heat, radiation, and infection. HSPs may play a role in COVID-19 infection [We hypothesized that teprenone might suppress exacerbation of COVID-19 pneumonia. We investigated whether teprenone inhibited worsening of COVID-19 patients.