Unlike Chloroquine, mefloquine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in physiologically relevant cells and does not induce viral variants.
C. Q. Sacramento, N. Fintelman-Rodrigues, S. S. G. Dias, J. R. Temerozo, A. d. P. D. Da Silva, C. S. da Silva, A. C. Ferreira, M. Mattos, V. C. Soares, F. Pereira-Dutra, M. D. Miranda, D. F. Barreto-Vieira, M. A. N. da Silva, S. de Siqueira Santos, M. Torres, , T. M. L. Souza
This paper shows mefloquine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in relevant cells more effectively than chloroquine without promoting viral mutations.
bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2021Microbiology