Cardiac glycosides and COVID-19: would it be a promising therapeutic approach?
Abstract Cardiac glycosides have been found to have an anti-viral effect. This was noted in the past during various epidemics including MERS and SARS. It is due to their inhibitory effect on the Na, K-ATPase membrane pump. Furthermore, they exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. These preclinical obs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652020000700203&tlng=en |