COVID-19 treatment: Possible role of itraconazole as new therapeutic option
Falah Hasan Obayes Al-Khikani, RaghdahMaytham Hameed
Abstract
This article discussed the development and repurposing of itraconazole as an antiviral agent against COVID-19 It suggested the use of the antifungal therapeutics itraconazole (ICZ) in the therapy of COVID-19 It showed antiviral effects against enterovirus 71, suggesting that it has broad-spectrum antiviral efficacy against Picornaviridae As well as, it showed antiviral activity against some enveloped viral infections such as influenza A virus
Topics & Concepts
ItraconazoleVirologyRepurposingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineVirusAntifungalPharmacologyBiologyImmunologyInternal medicineDermatologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)EcologyResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesPoxvirus research and outbreaksvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches