Repurposing Fostamatinib to Combat SARS-CoV-2-Induced Acute Lung Injury.

Tabassum, Neha; Zhang, Hua; Stebbing, Justin · Cell Rep Med · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A screen by Kost-Alimova et al.<sup>1</sup> suggests that the FDA-approved SYK inhibitor fostamatinib inhibits MUC1 in the respiratory tract and has the potential to treat serious outcomes of coronavirus COVID-19, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI).

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