Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Drugs Reduce Viral Infection by SARS-CoV-2 and Fluoxetine Shows Antiviral Activity Against the Novel Variants in vitro

Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Drugs Reduce Viral Infection by SARS-CoV-2 and Fluoxetine Shows Antiviral Activity Against the Novel Variants in vitro

Repurposing of currently available drugs is a valuable strategy to tackle the consequences of COVID-19. Recently, several studies have investigated the effect of psychoactive drugs on SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture models as well as in clinical practice. Our aim was to expand these studies and test some...

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Main Authors: Senem Merve Fred, Suvi Kuivanen, Hasan Ugurlu, Plinio Cabrera Casarotto, Lev Levanov, Kalle Saksela, Olli Vapalahti, Eero Castrén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
antidepressants (AD)
fluoxetine
SARS-CoV-2
alpha variant
beta variant
delta variant
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.755600/full

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