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Therapeutic options for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Guangdi Li, +1 more
- 01 Mar 2020 - 
- Vol. 19, Iss: 3, pp 149-150
TLDR
The potential for repurposing existing antiviral agents to treat 2019-nCoV infection (now known as COVID-19) is discussed, some of which are already moving into clinical trials.
Abstract
Therapeutic options in response to the 2019-nCoV outbreak are urgently needed. Here, we discuss the potential for repurposing existing antiviral agents to treat 2019-nCoV infection (now known as COVID-19), some of which are already moving into clinical trials. Therapeutic options in response to the 2019-nCoV outbreak are urgently needed. Here, we discuss the potential for repurposing existing antiviral agents to treat 2019-nCoV infection (now known as COVID-19), some of which are already moving into clinical trials.

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Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review.

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a SARS-CoV-2 receptor: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic target.

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SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues.

Carly G. K. Ziegler, +135 more
- 28 May 2020 - 
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The FDA-approved drug ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.

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