Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxivPreprint
Hypertonic saline and aprotinin based blockage of SARS-CoV-2 specific furin site cleavage by inhibition of nasal protease activity
This study shows that hypertonic saline and aprotinin inhibit SARS-CoV-2 furin site cleavage in nasal proteases, reducing viral entry.
DOI 10.1101/2021.11.19.469276