• Medical hypotheses · Jul 2020

    Amantadine as a drug to mitigate the effects of COVID-19.

    • Gonzalo Emiliano Aranda Abreu, María Elena Hernández Aguilar, Deissy Herrera Covarrubias, and Fausto Rojas Durán.
    • Centro de Investigaciones Cerebrales/Universidad Veracruzana, Av. Luis Castelazo Ayala s/n, carr. Xalapa-Veracruz, km 3.5, C.P. 91190 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
    • Med. Hypotheses. 2020 Jul 1; 140: 109755.

    AbstractThe SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread around the world. At this time, there is no vaccine that can help people prevent the spread of coronavirus. We are proposing amantadine as a drug that can be used to mitigate the effects of the virus. It is demonstrated by docking models how amantadine can exert its action on Coronavirus viroporin E.© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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