Potent Virucidal Activity In Vitro of Photodynamic Therapy with <i>Hypericum</i> Extract as Photosensitizer and White Light against Human Coronavirus HCoV-229E

Potent Virucidal Activity In Vitro of Photodynamic Therapy with <i>Hypericum</i> Extract as Photosensitizer and White Light against Human Coronavirus HCoV-229E

The emergent human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its high infectivity rate has highlighted the strong need for new virucidal treatments. In this sense, the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with white light, to take advantage of the sunlight, is a potent strategy for decreasing the virulence and pathog...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Praena, Marta Mascaraque, Sabina Andreu, Raquel Bello-Morales, Edgar Abarca-Lachen, Valentina Rapozzi, Yolanda Gilaberte, Salvador González, José Antonio López-Guerrero, Ángeles Juarranz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
HCoV-229E
virucide
coronavirus
<i>Hypericum</i> extract
photosensitization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/11/2364

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