USE OF GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID, GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID AND RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR MITIGATION AND/OR TREATMENT OF PNEUMONITIS/PNEUMONIA/PULMONARY FIBROSIS INDUCED BY VIRUS INFECTION AND/OR BY CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

摘要

The present invention pertains to novel uses of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), glycyrrhizic acid (GR) and related compounds for mitigation and/or treatment of pneumonitis/pneumonia/pulmonary fibrosis induced by various chemicals/bioagents and/or pathogens, such as anti-cancer therapies and/or virus.;Also embodied are therapeutic uses of prodrugs, metabolites, derivatives (e.g., acids, esters and ethers), and salts of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) and glycyrrhizic acid (GR) in a form of drugs, health products, foods or food additives.