Morphological cell profiling for drug repurposing against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Elin Asp, Jonne Rietdijk, Marianna Tampere, Hanna Axelsson, Duncan T. Njenda, Swapnil Potdar, Adelinn Kalman, Polina Georgieva, Maris Lapins, Flavio Ballante, Alicia Soler, Martin de Kort, Tero A. Aittokallio, Andrea Zaliani, Maria Kuzikov, , Päivi Östling
The paper identifies host-targeting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 using morphological profiling, finding compounds that reverse infected cell phenotypes and validate host processes hijacked by viruses.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology