Unlike Chloroquine, Mefloquine Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Physiologically Relevant Cells

Unlike Chloroquine, Mefloquine Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Physiologically Relevant Cells

Despite the development of specific therapies against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the continuous investigation of the mechanism of action of clinically approved drugs could provide new information on the druggable steps of virus–host interaction. For example, chloroquine (CQ...

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Main Authors:	Carolina Q. Sacramento, Natalia Fintelman-Rodrigues, Suelen S. G. Dias, Jairo R. Temerozo, Aline de Paula D. Da Silva, Carine S. da Silva, Camilla Blanco, André C. Ferreira, Mayara Mattos, Vinicius C. Soares, Filipe Pereira-Dutra, Milene Dias Miranda, Debora F. Barreto-Vieira, Marcos Alexandre N. da Silva, Suzana S. Santos, Mateo Torres, Otávio Augusto Chaves, Rajith K. R. Rajoli, Alberto Paccanaro, Andrew Owen, Dumith Chequer Bou-Habib, Patrícia T. Bozza, Thiago Moreno L. Souza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:	Viruses
Subjects:	SARS-CoV-2 antiviral COVID-19 antimalarial drug mefloquine
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/2/374

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