Erythromycin, retapamulin, pyridoxine, folic acid, and ivermectin inhibit cytopathic effect, papain-like protease, and M(PRO) enzymes of SARS-CoV-2.
Bello SO, Imam MU, Bello MB, Yunusa A, Ahmed Adamu A, Shuaibu A, Igumbor EU, Habib ZG, Popoola MA, Ochu CL, Yahaya Bello A, Deeni YY, Okoye I.
Bello SO, et al.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023 Nov 27;13:1273982. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1273982. eCollection 2023.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023.
PMID: 38089816
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To repurpose existing drugs for COVID-19, we previously showed, qualitatively, that erythromycin, retapamulin, pyridoxine, folic acid, and ivermectin inhibit SARS-COV-2-induced cytopathic effect (CPE) in Vero cells. AIM: This study aimed to quantitatively explore the inhib …
To repurpose existing drugs for COVID-19, we previously showed, qualitatively, that erythromycin, retapamulin, pyridoxine, folic acid …