Amantadine has potential for the treatment of COVID-19 because it inhibits known and novel ion chann...
Amantadine has potential for the treatment of COVID-19 because it inhibits known and novel ion channels encoded by SARS-CoV-2
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England: Nature Portfolio
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The dire need for COVID-19 treatments has inspired strategies of repurposing approved drugs. Amantadine has been suggested as a candidate, and cellular as well as clinical studies have indicated beneficial effects of this drug. We demonstrate that amantadine and hexamethylene-amiloride (HMA), but not rimantadine, block the ion channel activity of P...
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Amantadine has potential for the treatment of COVID-19 because it inhibits known and novel ion channels encoded by SARS-CoV-2
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_f7013bc495364bc4bcb0878e0dba41ad
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2399-3642
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2399-3642
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10.1038/s42003-021-02866-9
