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Potential role of memantine in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19: its antagonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and beyond

Memantine, as an antagonist of α7-nAChR and NMDA receptors, may decrease ACE2 receptor expression and reduce oxidative stress and inflammation. Hence, memantine may potentially reduce SARS-CoV-2 virulence. https://bit.ly/2AZHiVg

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hasanagic, Senad, Serdarevic, Fadila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7301831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32554535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01610-2020