Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Drugs Reduce Viral Infection by SARS-CoV-2 and Fluoxetine Shows Antiviral Activity Against the Novel Variants in vitro

• Main Authors: Senem Merve Fred (Author), Suvi Kuivanen (Author), Hasan Ugurlu (Author), Plinio Cabrera Casarotto (Author), Lev Levanov (Author), Kalle Saksela (Author), Olli Vapalahti (Author), Eero Castrén (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Repurposing of currently available drugs is a valuable strategy to tackle the consequences of COVID-19. Recently, several studies have investigated the effect of psychoactive drugs on SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture models as well as in clinical practice. Our aim was to expand these studies and test some...