Chloroquine and COVID-19: role as a bitter taste receptor agonist?
COVID-19 is a world public health emergency caused by the new coronavirus, SARSCoV-2. Many drugs were repurposed as a treatment for COVID-19 patients including Chloroquine (CQ). CQ is a bitter taste receptor agonist reported to relax the airways suggesting a role in preventing disease severity of CO...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229752100007X |