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autres liens vers Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread
https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-2-69
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16115318
Cette étude certes réalisée sur des primates vient contredire les conclusions provisoires de Bernard Dugué ("Il se peut que la chloroquine ne soit pas
nécessaire mais rien ne permet de le penser en l’état actuel des choses.")
Results
We report, however, that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on
SARS-CoV infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are
observed when the cells are treated with the drug either before or after
exposure to the virus, suggesting both prophylactic and therapeutic
advantage. In addition to the well-known functions of chloroquine such
as elevations of endosomal pH, the drug appears to interfere with
terminal glycosylation of the cellular receptor, angiotensin-converting
enzyme 2. This may negatively influence the virus-receptor binding and
abrogate the infection, with further ramifications by the elevation of
vesicular pH, resulting in the inhibition of infection and spread of
SARS CoV at clinically admissible concentrations.
Conclusion
Chloroquine is effective in preventing the spread of SARS CoV in cell
culture. Favorable inhibition of virus spread was observed when the
cells were either treated with chloroquine prior to or after SARS CoV
infection. In addition, the indirect immunofluorescence assay described
herein represents a simple and rapid method for screening SARS-CoV
antiviral compounds.