Anonymous ID: edb75d April 15, 2020, 3:46 p.m. No.8805934   🗄️.is 🔗kun

2020 Jan-Feb;

Zinc is reported to have antiviral effect,[24] and it inhibits CoV RNA polymerase activity and thus hampers replication in cell culture experiments.[25] As cytokine storm is a pathognomonic feature of COVID-19, inhibition of these pro-inflammatory cytokines may theoretically prove useful (e.g., inhibition of IL-6 by tocilizumab).[24]

 

The importance of chloroquine as an antiviral agent (decade old Malaria Drug) is coming up. Chloroquine even showed efficacy as a potent antiviral against SARS-CoV infection and spread.[35] Pretreatment with chloroquine renders vero E6 cells refractory to SARS CoV infection. Moreover, in the postinfection period, treatment with chloroquine prevents the spread of SARS-CoV infection.[35] Chloroquine increases endosomal pH and thus makes the environment unfavorable for the virus/cell fusion. Chloroquine also affects the glycosylation process of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2, receptor for binding of viral spike protein, which is essential for interaction with the host).[35] Being nonexpensive and easily available agent, chloroquine may prove as a promising candidate.

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074432/