CM is an approved drug in Japan for clinical treatment of pancreatitis , it is also the inhibitor of cellular serine protease/Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 (TMPRSS2) which is involved in the priming of SARS-CoV-2 S protein and virus entry to lung cells (Figure 1) (Table 1) (106). Here, TMPRSS2 is linked to pancreatitis.