Drug repositioning is an alternative for the treatment of coronavirus COVID-19

Drug repositioning is an alternative for the treatment of coronavirus COVID-19

Given the extreme importance of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, and as scientists agree there is no identified pharmacological treatment, where possible, therapeutic alternatives are raised through drug repositioning. This paper presents a selection of studies involving drugs from different...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of antimicrobial agents 2020-06, Vol.55 (6), p.105969-105969, Article 105969
Hauptverfasser: Serafin, Marissa B., Bottega, Angelita, Foletto, Vitória S., da Rosa, Taciéli F., Hörner, Andreas, Hörner, Rosmari
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Sprache:eng
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anti-infective agents
Coronavirus infections
COVID-19
drugs
pandemic
Repositioning
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
therapeutics
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Zusammenfassung:Given the extreme importance of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19, and as scientists agree there is no identified pharmacological treatment, where possible, therapeutic alternatives are raised through drug repositioning. This paper presents a selection of studies involving drugs from different pharmaceutical classes with activity against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV, with the potential for use in the treatment of COVID-19 disease.
ISSN:0924-8579
1872-7913
DOI:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105969